The Knicks are a fringe playoff team in the eastern conference this season, but should they be playing for a top pick instead of a 1st round beatdown by the Celtics or Cavaliers?

New York may be an attractive destination for free agents with a big building block like Kristaps Porzingis so the downtrodden franchise might not be too far away from being a serious contender, but until that day comes, co-founder of The Basketball Friends Jade Hoye says the Knicks would benefit more from another prized lottery pick in the summer of 2018.

Check out our interview with Jade, who has created a network of podcasts under the Leverage The Chat umbrella:

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