When the 3 p.m. trade deadline passed Thursday, the Knicks put down their phones, unable to pull off another deal after last week’s franchise-shifting trade of Kristaps Porzingis. Then they got to work on their own roster, waiving high-priced veterans Enes Kanter and Wes Matthews.
Matthews, who was acquired along with Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan and a pair of first-round picks in the deal that sent Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke to Dallas, immediately hooked on with the Pacers.
Matthews was with the Knicks for only five days, playing in two games.