The New York Knicks checked with the Atlanta Hawks on the trade availability of center Clint Capela. It’s unclear how deep those conversations got, but New York is known to be searching for additional depth at the center position.
One challenge in acquiring Capela is his $22.3 million salary for this season. The Knicks would have to part with at least one rotation player to add Capela via trade.
New York lost Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency. That’s left the Knicks with the talented, but injury-prone Mitchell Robinson and third-stringer Jericho Sims as the team’s centers.