The New York Knicks are searching for a true backup center for Karl-Anthony Towns ahead of next week's trade deadline, and a few names have been floating along

Thus, per New York Basketball, SNY’s Ian Begley recently predicted that the Knicks will move Sims to the Houston Rockets with seven days left to execute trades (h/t ClutchPoints’ Alex House):

New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.

Mitchell Robinson is currently in his seventh season with the New York Knicks. However, the veteran center has yet to appear in a game due to injury. He is coming off a season where he averaged 5.6 points,

After making a franchise-altering trade with the Raptors last year, the Knicks could be looking toward Toronto again for frontcourt help ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline. The Knicks have expressed interest in Raptors forward Chris Boucher,

The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors have traded together in the past, and they could find another opportunity to do so.