Both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are among the teams in either the first or second apron following Thursday's NBA trade deadline, according

Status: Currently rostered by the Pelicans after he was traded by the Raptors. He is not able to sign with any team currently a team in the luxury tax apron. He is not currently considered a buyout candidate, per Jake Fischer.

Robinson, at full strength, is better than all these options (and some we surely failed to mention), which is why league sources believe the Knicks’ preference is that Robinson returns healthy. The “healthy” part is the big risk. The free-falling Magic are intriguing and have Goga Bitadze but don’t typically partake in midseason trades.