Knicks brass felt they needed a point guard who can penetrate to open the court for Kristaps Porzingis, and they netted one in disappointing 2015 lottery pick Emmanuel Mudiay before Thursday’s deadline, a league source confirms.
In a three-way deal, the Knicks will give up Doug McDermott, who goes to Dallas. The Knicks and Nuggets also will swap second-round picks, with Denver getting the Knicks’ second-rounder via the Clippers and Denver’s second-round pick via Portland coming back to New York. Devin Harris goes from the Mavericks to the Nuggets as well.
The Post reported this week that Knicks GM Scott Perry inquired about the Magic’s Elfrid Payton, who is in a similar mold to 6-foot-5 Mudiay.