One of the many obstacles in trading for Kristaps Porzingis since his availability was made public on Tuesday, has been the general idea the New York Knicks have that he would've been the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA Draft, according to David Aldridge of NBA.com.

The Knicks have previously shot quite the greedy offers to teams, most memorably offering Porzingis to the Phoenix Suns for Devin Booker and the No. 4 pick in this year's draft — a trade in which the latter scoffed at.

New York is heading toward a rebuild with every intention to ship out its star players in Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony, as well as dumping Joakim Noah‘s salary on the way. The organization (read as Phil Jackson) is intent in seeking picks reflecting Porzingis' talent scale, which could prove over-the-top for most teams.

Standing at 7-foot-3 with an 8-foot wingspan, Porzingis has been able to terrorize teams at both ends with his dynamic scoring and ferocious rim protection during his two years in the league, but teams are unlikely to shell out all their assets for a player that was intentionally put on the market — enforcing the No. 1 rule in NBA economics — it's a buyer's world.

Porzingis' recent injury history can also be a deterrent for some teams, making them more likely to try to buy low, given the storied trail of really tall big men who have had their careers cut short due to injury.