BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

[cow]

I mean if they didn't use the main benefit of the KP trade for them correctly, did they really "win" the trade? What constitutes winning a trade here?

Mavs made the playoffs 3 years in a row with KP, and was on their way to a fourth before cutting bait and that was despite his health issues. 

NYK made the playoffs once and promptly overpaid. Mavs got back 2 valued contributors for KP. 
NYK got: 

• Taj Gibson
  
• Julius Randle
  
• Portis (who they lost as a FA)
  
• Bullock (who they lost as a FA)
  
• Nerlens Noel
  
• Alec Burks
  

So far they traded the 2021 Mavs pick to the Clippers for Grimes. 

Would you take 3 post season appearances w/ 1 WCF trip over, 2 late picks, wasted space, and 1 playoff appearance?

Don't see how the Knicks can be called a winner here at all, but I guess when it rains it pours and we have to give the Knicks their just desserts for...reasons.

We extended THJ and punted KP's contract down the road in the flavor of Dinwiddie (terrible in the playoffs) and Bertans (terrible contract) and had to tip Washington a 2nd round pick to do so while still not even having paid off the debt of the initial trade.  I don't think there are any winners here.