{"id":525802,"date":"2026-01-08T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/525802\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:52:11","slug":"knicks-reportedly-shopping-this-veteran-big-man-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/525802\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks reportedly shopping this veteran big man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knicks reportedly shopping this veteran big man<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks<\/a> could be looking to upgrade their front court ahead of February’s trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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Forbes NBA insider Evan Sidery reported that the Knicks are looking to trade center\u00a0Guerschon Yabusele.<\/p>\n

“The Knicks are shopping Guerschon Yabusele during trade season for a rotational upgrade,” Sidery said.<\/p>\n

Yabusele’s averaging 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and shooting 41.3% from the field this season. He signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Knicks last offseason after one season with the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“After a strong season with the Sixers, Yabusele has been a disappointment in New York. Yabusele\u2019s $5.5 million salary is easily absorbable for teams in need of forward depth.”<\/p>\n

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He started 43 games last season in place of the injured Joel Embiid. Yabusele averaged 11 points and 5.6 rebounds in 70 games for the Sixers and was considered a strong addition for the Knicks.<\/p>\n

But he hasn’t seen the same success this season with the Knicks. He’s playing less than 10 minutes per game and hasn’t found a consistent role in head coach Mike Brown’s rotation.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are searching for a veteran center to back up Karl-Anthony Towns. New York has been linked to Dallas Mavericks<\/a> center Daniel Gafford, who was a key part of the Mavericks’ run to the NBA Finals in 2023.<\/p>\n

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New York (24-13) has lost four of its past five games. The Knicks are second in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Detroit Pistons<\/a>. They return to action Friday against the Phoenix Suns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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