The New York Knicks are going for it. The Knicks made major headlines on Tuesday by acquiring Mikal Bridges in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets. They may have relinquished five first-round picks in that deal, but they still have enough ammo to make another move. Perhaps that move could entail making another trade for the Los Angeles Clippers' Paul George. He can facilitate a trade if he opts into his player option for next season. If George does that, what could a potential trade with the Knicks and Clippers for him look like?

To be perfectly honest, this is very unrealistic after the Bridges deal. The Knicks probably won't pursue PG, but if they did, it could look like this.

Trade Offer

The New York Knicks trade Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and two 2024 first-round picks (24th and 25th overall) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Paul George and Bones Hyland

Why the Knicks do it

The Knicks are serious about competing with the Boston Celtics for Eastern Conference supremacy. They proved as much with their acquisition of Bridges. In order for them to really go toe-to-toe with the champions, they'd have to bolster their collection of wings even further. Acquiring OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors at the trade deadline last year was a good start, but they need more.

They already got it with Bridges and could overdo with George. It'd be well worth it for them to do so. The Knicks could trade for George and still use bird rights to retain the likes of Anunoby and Hartenstein. It would mean an outrageously expensive tax bill, but it would also vault the Knicks to the top of the league.

George, Bridges, and Anunoby would form the best collection of wings in the league. They'd also have the physicality and versatility to defend just about any team in the league. Not only that, but George, in particular, would give them a big boost of creation on offense.

New York was far too reliant on Brunson to create and need someone to take some pressure off of him. The All-NBA guard ranked eighth in the league in usage rate last season at 31.5%. That number jumped to 35.2% in the playoffs.

Trading Randle and Robinson would hurt, but the Knicks made their run at the end last year without either of them for a large portion of it. They can sacrifice those two to upgrade on both ends of the floor with George.

Why the Clippers do it

The Clippers have yet to offer George a four-year max extension that he wants. Perhaps they are weary of the second apron and being in it for multiple years. Maybe they feel like the window to compete with George and Kawhi Leonard has run its course. Regardless of how they feel, it's imperative to get something back for George and not lose him for nothing.

If they want to continue to compete but with a different look, they don't have another avenue to acquire a player close to George's caliber. If they want to blow it up, they have to acquire more draft capital since they don't control any of their picks until 2030.

Adding multiple players on rookie contracts is a good way for the Clippers to get more young players into their program on cheap deals. Randle is an All-NBA caliber player who, along with Robinson, can help the Clippers now if they choose to keep them. Trading those two into multiple players and contracts would be another path for them as well.

Trading George would certainly hurt the Clippers. However, it does beat possibly losing him for nothing and would give them much more versatility to build out their roster. If the Knicks really wanted to go for it, this would be the move for them to make. Whether it happens or not will be worth watching.