Go ahead and remove Keon Ellis from the list of the New York Knicks’ potential trade-deadline possibilities. The Cleveland Cavaliers swooped in first, acquiring him and Dennis Schroder as part of a three-team trade in exchange for De’Andre Hunter and a second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Pretty much every team under the sun has been linked to Ellis. This includes the Knicks, who joined a list that also featured the Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, and “many” others.
Ellis would have been a terrific fit as a 6’4” guard-wing hybrid who capably defends at the point-of-attack, and can knock down threes.