Give and Go: Should the Knicks trade their pick in upcoming NBA draft?

Phil Jackson will face his biggest decision yet as Knicks president this summer.

Chris Mannix | Mar 16, 2015

Give and Go: Should the Knicks trade their pick in upcoming NBA draft? /

In this week's episode of Give and Go, SI.com's Chris Mannix sits down with Rob Mahoney to debate the biggest topics being discussed around the league. Among this week's subjects:

• Should the Knicks trade their first-round pick? Phil Jackson could try and fast-track the team's rebuild with a deal.

• Better coaching job: Celtics' Brad Stevens of Jazz's Quin Snyder? The former NCAA coaches are doing wonders with their teams in recent weeks.

• Smooth deal? Examining the NBPA's rejection of a smoothing affect on the salary cap and whether the decision is good for the NBA.

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Published Mar 16, 2015

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.