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The New York Knicks entered the NBA season ready to prove that last year was no fluke. New York reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years last season, and now the team has full title expectations.

One problem that the Knicks had a year ago was a lack of depth across the roster, but the team did a decent job addressing this over the summer. However, New York is still fairly thin in the backcourt, and it could see the front office look to make some moves before the deadlines this season.

To make matters worse, New York just saw guard Landry Shamet suffer a shoulder injury. The injury doesn’t seem to be as bad as originally thought, but the Knicks can’t afford to have him miss too much time.

As the season draws closer to the midseason point, the Knicks front office may look to add some talent to the roster, even if just to have some extra depth. But how New York goes about this remains to be seen, especially given all the factors across the roster and the title pressure that this team has.

This is just a prediction, NOT a report!

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One player that New York had its eyes on during the summer to bolster the roster is veteran NBA guard Ben Simmons. New York came close to landing the former No. 1 overall draft pick, but it never materialized over the offseason.

Simmons has been looking for another opportunity in the NBA after shooting down retirement rumors over the summer. The veteran could offer the Knicks some depth in the backcourt, especially with the injury to Shamet.

The former All-Star played decently last season, splitting time between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. With the Nets, Simmons averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 0.8 steals per game.

Simmons looked very comfortable running the offense in Brooklyn, but he wanted a chance to go after a title, so the Nets bought him out. The veteran signed with the Clippers, and he wasn’t able to reproduce the success on the court.

With Los Angeles, Simmons only put up 2.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 0.7 steals per game, and his role was heavily reduced. The veteran never looked comfortable with the Clippers, and it may have played into his free agency over the summer.

But if he were to latch on with the Knicks, even on a 10-day type of contract, he would be given the chance to show what he can do. New York could take the chance on Simmons, and it would be a low-risk, possibly high-reward move for this team going forward.