NBA Rumors: 3 players who could leave the New York Knicks this summer

#2 Kevin Knox

Kevin Knox has struggled to make much of an impact in New York

Following an underwhelming rookie season, Kevin Knox has been linked with a trade from the Knicks. The teenager averaged just 12.8 points on 37 percent shooting as a rookie, and SNY's Ian Begley is reporting that the Pelicans may be interested in the young power forward:

Some people in the Pelicans organization were quietly gathering some intel on Knox recently, sources told SNY. Now, it's common for teams to gather information on players. That's part of the job of the front office/scouting department. But the uncertainty surrounding Davis' future in New Orleans makes their information-gathering on Knox (which was happening before Griffin took over) intriguing.

Knox was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Knicks in last year's draft, although he could be sacrificed due to the Knicks' desire to contend now, rather than build around their young core.