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The Knicks are maybe, possibly interested in trading for Russell Westbrook...at the right price

Russell Westbrook is up for grabs, and the Knicks — reportedly among a small group of potential trade partners — have held discussions with the Houston Rockets about a deal that would bring the feisty former MVP to New York.

The idea of Westbrook being traded to the Knicks has been uncomfortably lurching towards us like lava lately, and on Friday, the molten magma caused the rumor mill to burst into flames.

The Knicks are on the short list of viable trade destinations for Houston's Russell Westbrook, league sources say

If the Knicks prove willing to absorb the $130+ million left on Westbrook's contract to make him their centerpiece, there is a trade to be made

They have weighed it— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) November 13, 2020

That’s right, the Knicks are “on the short list of viable trade destinations” for Westbrook, who turned 32 this week (happy birthday!