Knicks more eager to trade No. 4 pick if Towns, Okafor, Russell off board

Sources say the Knicks are entertaining trading down in the draft if Karl-Anthony Towns, Jahil Okafor and D'Angelo Russell are all taken in the top three picks.

It sounds as if they remain on the fence about both Emmanuel Mudiay and Kristaps Porzingis. That’s why they’ve been looking at players such as Cameron Payne and Frank Kaminsky in recent workouts.

If the Knicks can get a valuable veteran and still land somewhere in the back end of the lottery, it might make more sense for them than taking a player they aren’t sold on at No. 4.