At the time, the deadline deal that sent Evan Fournier and Quentin Grimes to Detroit in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks seemed like a home run for the Knickerbockers.
Grimes was in the middle of a disappointing season, and Fournier had been banished from Coach Thibodeau’s rotation a long time ago. It felt like the Knicks were giving up pocket change for two established veterans who could provide a much-needed scoring punch off the bench. Alec Burks was a Thibs guy who had been around for a playoff series before, and has a reputation around the league as a quintessential bucket-getter.