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The New York Knicks traded away Guerschon Yabusele while making a deal for Jose Alvarado at the NBA trade deadline to shake up the roster.<\/p>\n
The New York Knicks<\/a> signed Jordan Clarkson<\/a> and Guerschon Yabusele<\/a> over the offseason in what were expected to be two moves to bolster their championship hopes after an Eastern Conference Finals exit in 2025, and while neither has played up to their peak, the latter was most recently moved at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n The Knicks traded Yabusele<\/a> to the Chicago Bulls<\/a> in exchange for Dalen Terry<\/a>, a former first-round pick who never got much run in The Windy City.<\/p>\n After the trade, Yabusele\u2019s offseason signee partner in Clarkson took to Threads to comment on the trade.<\/p>\n \u201cget to it Yabu happy for you bro keep hooping man,\u201d the 12th-year guard wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n On the season,\u00a0 Yabusele was averaging just 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per night in 41 games. In his first appearance for Chicago<\/a>, he finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals.<\/p>\n Knicks Players React To Trade Deadline Deals<\/p>\n Clarkson\u2019s comments on the Yabusele trade were just one of the Knicks\u2019 players\u2019 reactions to their deadline deals, which also included the team adding Jose Alvarado<\/a> from the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/a><\/p>\n Regarding the French big man, Mohamed Diawara<\/a> wrote \u2018Yeaaaa yabuuuuu!!!!\u2018 in a post on X<\/a> after his standout first game for the Bulls. Pacome Dadiet<\/a>, who was expected<\/a> to be moved along with Yabusele at the deadline, but ended up staying in New York, posted <\/a>a picture on Instagram of the two together.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Yabusele was under contract with the Knicks for another year, he reworked his deal with the team so he was able to be traded.<\/p>\n Guerschon Yabusele worked with Knicks to amend 2nd year of his contract, removing the player option in order facilitate trade with Chicago, per league sources. Trade gives him opportunity to compete and play this season in CHI and evaluate his options this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cGuerschon Yabusele worked with Knicks to amend 2nd year of his contract, removing the player option in order facilitate trade with Chicago, per league sources,\u201d Ian Begley wrote in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cTrade gives him opportunity to compete and play this season in CHI and evaluate his options this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Alvarado, Josh Hart<\/a> was the big name New York player who reacted to the news of the Knicks trading Terry again back to New Orleans<\/a>, along with two second-round picks for Alvarado.<\/p>\n \u201cJOSEEEEEEE,\u201d Hart wrote in a post on X<\/a>, reacting to the news of Alvrado returning to the city in which he grew up.<\/p>\n The point guard himself posted a picture of him<\/a> with the Pelicans\u2019 staff with the caption \u2018Love Nola\u2018 in response to him being moved.<\/p>\n The Knicks were both rumored to be interested in trading Yabusele and making a deal for Alvarado<\/a>, so at the deadline, it appears New York got what they wanted to make a playoff push.<\/p>\n Can New-Look Knicks Compete For A Title?<\/p>\n While the Knicks were rumored to be shopping Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> in a move that likely would have seen them target Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>, that never came to fruition.<\/p>\n Instead, they kept their core of Jalen Brunson<\/a>, Hart, Towns, Mikal Bridges<\/a>, OG Anunoby<\/a>, and Mitchell Robinson<\/a> together, while making a few slight changes around the margins to fix some of the issues that became clear after their struggles post-NBA Cup.<\/p>\n But now, the Knicks have their roster set for the rest of the season, and while they still could target a buyout candidate<\/a> before the playoffs, this is the core that they will compete for their first title in more than 50 years with.<\/p>\n Writing for The Athletic, James L. Edwards<\/a> discussed the chances of this New York squad winning four straight playoff rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Knicks, from top to bottom, feel like a well-oiled machine now,\u201d he wrote. \u201cFrom here on out, it\u2019s just about basketball. Players no longer have to worry about potentially uprooting their lives. There\u2019s no more fear about being in an Antetokounmpo trade. Certain guys can now exhale\u2026Many people thought this Knicks team could be special. New York has started to prove those people right.\u201d<\/p>\n New York has now won eight games in a row after going 2-9 earlier in January. Their issues seem to be fixed after Brunson held a \u2018players only\u2018 <\/a>meeting, and everyone looks to be on the same page on how to finish out the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The injury and subsequent surgery<\/a> for Miles McBride<\/a> will be a tough pill to swallow for the Knicks, but now they have Alvarado and a strong foundation with playoff experience together.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEli Gregorski<\/a> is a sports journalist covering the NBA for Heavy Sports. He has years of sports writing experience covering the NBA, NFL, college football and basketball, international soccer, and Formula One. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was the assistant sports editor for the award-winning CU Independent student publication. 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