The New York Knicks are in great shape a day before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. After starting with a lackluster 10-8 record, the organization has turned the corner, prevailing in 24 of its last 33 contests.

Just two years ago, the Suns put together a godfather offer to get Kevin Durant from the Nets, sending four unprotected first-round picks along with Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson as the basis of that trade.

Phoenix acquired Durant at the 2023 trade deadline along with T.J. Warren by sending Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks and a 2028 first-round pick swap to the Brooklyn Nets. It was the kind of move a team only makes if it expects to win a championship. That hasn't happened.