Knicks have an unlikely trade partner who could solve a major problem

The New York Knicks’ desire to trade Guerschon Yabusele is among the NBA’s worst-kept secrets. On the heels of their Trae Young trade, the Hawks are now nearly $7 million below the luxury tax. Why the Knicks are struggling to find Yabusele tradesNew York is inside $150,000 of the second apron. But their $13.1 million trade exception—which can be used to absorb players outright—from the Bogdan Bogdanovic deal last February expires at the deadline. If the Knicks are willing to include a second, they can take on Yabu’s money outright, without sending anyone back in return.