{"id":155430,"date":"2025-01-11T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=134680"},"modified":"2025-01-11T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:00:00","slug":"paul-pierce-says-knicks-need-to-trade-for-ex-number-one-draft-pick-right-now-before-making-76ers-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/paul-pierce-says-knicks-need-to-trade-for-ex-number-one-draft-pick-right-now-before-making-76ers-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pierce says Knicks need to trade for ex-number one draft pick \u2018right now\u2019, before making 76ers U-turn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA saw the return of one the league’s most talented stars this week, taking to action for the first time this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While a lot of talk this season was about Joel Embiid’s battle with load management<\/a>, two NBA stars got to early January without playing a single game.<\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard made his return for the LA Clippers<\/a> – days before Zion Williamson<\/a> made a comeback for the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Williamson put in an electrifying 22 point performance<\/a> – including a spectacular 360 windmill dunk – which may have sparked some extra trade interest in him<\/a>, demonstrating he is both talented and importantly, fully healthy.<\/p>\n

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Paul Pierce botches New York Knicks trade<\/h2>\n

Former NBA star Paul Pierce was among those impressed with Zion Williamson’s performance.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the KG Certified podcast, he got thinking about landing spots for the 2019 NBA first overall draft pick.<\/p>\n

Pierce exclaimed: “If I’m the Knicks I’m trying to get him right now.”<\/p>\n

Asked how exactly the New York Knicks<\/a> might be able to facilitate a trade for Zion, he suggested giving up one of their starters, Josh Hart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pierce said: “They got a lot of cats expendable, they could get rid of Josh Hart, [and] what’s the shooter’s name?”<\/p>\n

But then Kevin Garnett pointed that if Pierce could not name the ‘shooter’ he wanted to include in the trade, the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> would not bite on a deal like that.<\/p>\n

Pierce then conceded that if he was the general manager on the Knicks proposing the trade, he would give it up, admitting: “We ain’t got enough for you all.”<\/p>\n

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