Raptors Win
New York surrendered a first-round pick, two second-rounders and useful veterans for Andrea Bargnani. Injuries and poor fit turned the deal into a clean long-term asset loss.
New York Knicks Received
- Player Andrea Bargnani
Toronto Raptors Received
- Player Steve Novak
- Player Marcus Camby
- Player Quentin Richardson
- Draft Pick 2014 second round pick (#59-Xavier Thames)
- Draft Pick 2016 first round pick (less favorable of Knicks, Nuggets picks) (#9-Jakob Poeltl)
- Draft Pick 2017 second round pick (#36-Jonah Bolden)
Trade Analysis
The Andrea Bargnani trade was a poor use of both draft capital and roster flexibility. New York sent Steve Novak, Marcus Camby, Quentin Richardson, a 2014 second, a 2016 first-round mechanism and a 2017 second to Toronto for a player who never became the spacing or secondary scoring solution the Knicks expected. Bargnani appeared in only 71 games across two injury-filled seasons and did not provide enough rebounding, defense or availability to justify the cost. Toronto eventually benefited from the first-round structure that produced the No. 9 position in the 2016 draft, while the Knicks had already fallen out of contention. Even without pretending New York would have made the same downstream selection, a first plus additional assets for limited production is an F-level the other team Win.