We made fun of Russ on the podcast about a month ago for BROACHING the concept of the Sixers trading for Kristaps Porzingis, who hasn’t talked to Phil Jackson all offseason… and yet, here we are.

Adrian Wojaonskdfjwskskski is reporting that the Knicks are considering trading Porzingis. From The Vertical:

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is weighing the possibility of trading Kristaps Porzingis, an idea that’s inspired a frenzy of suitors across the NBA, league sources told The Vertical.

To that possibility, Jackson had a dinner meeting with Arizona forward Lauri Markkanenon Monday night in New York, league sources told The Vertical. Jackson considers Markkanen, a 7-foot jump-shooting forward, a replacement for Porzingis and is considering selecting him with the team’s No. 8 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft.

The Knicks are poised to begin listening to rival teams’ pitches on potential Porzingis deals, league sources said.

It’s hard to imagine that Phil Jackson would want to trade Porzingis in the division, but then again, Jackson is so out on the reservation at this point that he thinks Lauri Makkanen could be a suitable replacement, probably because’s he’s tall and white and can shoot.

This Sixers still have a haul of assets and players – Okafor, Saric – to offer up, and a beautiful, pristine power forward roster spot waiting.

One of the great things about the Sixers having so much cap space and a young core is that they can and will be players in every trade and most free agent scenarios that pop up. This is going to be fun.