SNY's The Warm-Up: Knicks' deadline moves — Mets' spring leaders — NHL

Friday, March 26, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌅 Good morning. Watch The Putback with Ian Begley: Trade Deadline Recap, presented by 888sport, live on SNY's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages at noon today. Ian and Chris Williamson are joined by Michael Vandegarde (18-year NBA Scout) and CP (Creator of Knicks Fan TV) as they discuss what the Knicks and Nets did and didn't do at the NBA trade deadline. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 This weekend's sports schedule Friday - Mets vs. Nationals, 6:10 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Yankees vs. Orioles, 6:35 p.m. ⚾ - Nets at Pistons, 7 p.m. 🏀 - Devils at Capitals, 7 p.m. 🏒 Saturday - NCAA Sweet 16: No. 1 UConn WBB vs. No. 5 Iowa, 1 p.m. 🏀 - Rangers at Flyers, 1 p.m. 🏒 - Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Mets vs. Astros, 1:10 p.m. on PIX11 ⚾ - Islanders at Penguins, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Knicks at Bucks, 8 p.m. 🏀 Sunday - Rangers at Capitals, noon 🏒 - Mets at Marlins, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Yankees at Phillies, 1:05 p.m. ⚾ - Devils at Bruins, 5:30 p.m. 🏒 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [BNNY]( With Matt Harvey making the Orioles Opening Day roster, could he be a Mets trade deadline option? - [The Cookie Club]( Gearing up for Mets Opening Day Today's word count: 674 words The Knicks made a trade, but missed on Lonzo Ball (for now) Mike Ehrmann/USA TODAY Sports The Knicks didn't land Lonzo Ball (he stayed in New Orleans; more on him in a second), but they did complete one rather complicated three-team trade. Details: - The Knicks received OKC's Terrance Ferguson, two second-rounders, the draft rights to Emir Preldžić, and Philadelphia's Vincent Poirier, whom they plan to waive. - The 76ers received New York's Iggy Brazdeikis and OKC's George Hill. - The Thunder received Philadelphia's Tony Bradley, New York's Austin Rivers and two Philly second-rounders. Ferguson has played only 49 minutes 13 games for the Thunder this season. The move, though, opens up a spot for the Knicks on the buyout market. As for Ball, a contagious passer shooting 38.5 percent from deep who hits restricted free agency this summer, the Knicks' interest will carry over into the offseason, [reported]( SNY's Ian Begley yesterday. Begley gave a big-picture look at what's next for Knicks following the deadline [here](. Also: The Knicks played the Wizards last night. They trailed by 15 at half and 17 in the third quarter but came all the way back for a 106-102 win, climbing to above .500 at 23-22. Takeaways [here](. On SNY.tv: - [Phil Jackson opened up on a recent podcast about his disastrous time with the Knicks]( - [I]( Begley breaks down the Knicks' low-key deadline day]( - [The Knicks and Nets are both still in on Andre Drummond]( - [RJ Barrett overcomes slow start to lead Knicks' comeback effort vs. Wizards]( Trivia time In 2004, the Nets traded in-season for Vince Carter for a future Hall of Famer and two Williamses. Can you name all three? Answers at the bottom. The Mets' team leaders through 19 preseason games Jim Rassol/USA TODAY Sports The viability of spring training stats is up for debate. That doesn't mean they aren't fun to track. Here are the Mets' leaders through 19 spring games. Hits: - Pete Alonso, 14 (8 XBHs) - Francisco Lindor, 14 (5 XBHs) - Brandon Nimmo, 12 (4 XBHs) - Kevin Pillar, 11 (4 XBHs) - James McCann, 10 (2 XBHs) Batting average (min. 30 ABs): - Pete Alonso, .350 - Francisco Lindor, .341 - Kevin Pillar, .324 - James McCann, .313 - Brandon Nimmo, .308 Home runs: - Francisco Lindor, 4 - Pete Alonso, 3 - Albert Almora Jr., 2 - Jake Hager, 2 - Dominic Smith, 2 Innings pitched: - Marcus Stroman, 18.1 - Jacob deGrom, 13.2 - Corey Oswalt, 8.2 - Joey Lucchesi, 8.1 - Jordan Yamamoto, 8.1 ERA (min. 5 IP): - Miguel Castro, 0.00 - Jacob deGrom, .66 - Jordan Yamamoto, 1.08 - Jeurys Familia, 1.50 - Stephen Tarpley, 1.50 Strikeouts: - Jacob deGrom, 21 - Marcus Stroman, 17 - Joey Lucchesi, 11 - Aaron Loup, 9 - Corey Oswalt, 9 On SNY.tv: - [Could the Mets get a Noah Syndergaard extension done using Lance McCullers' deal as roadmap?]( - [Former Mets ace Matt Harvey makes Orioles' Opening Day roster]( The spring training highlight of the day goes to ... @Yankees/Twitter ... Aaron Judge, who hit a ruthlessly towering home run off of Phillies pitcher Matt Moore yesterday. Watch the whole play [here](. Now take a second to guess how far it went. .... .... Answer: 440 feet, with a 110.1 exit velo. The home run was a sigh of relief for Judge, the Yankees, and the entire city of New York (maybe not Queens), because it was his first of the spring. He's hitting only .250 so far with an OPS of .708. As for the game, the Phillies won, 13-12, after the Yankees scored six runs in the top of the ninth to force another half inning. Takeaways [here](. On SNY.tv: - MARTINO: [Facing roster decisions, the Yankees are receiving trade interest in Mike Tauchman]( - [Aaron Boone opened up on Yankees' roster decision with Jay Bruce]( - [Clint Frazier sees All-Star potential as Yankees' starting LF in 2021]( Last night in tri-state hockey: Rangers run it up, Isles come back Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports The Rangers ... [beat the Flyers]( 8-3, which only serves as their second highest scoring output against Philadelphia this season. Mika Zibanejad led New York with six points (three goals, three assists). The Islanders ... came back from 2-0 down [to beat the Bruins in overtime]( 4-3. Anthony Beauvillier poked in the [game-winner]( off a save. The Devils ... couldn't pull off the tri-state sweep, [losing to the Capitals]( 4-3. Here are the updated standings in the East Division: - Islanders (22-8-4), 48 points - Washington (21-7-4), 46 - Pittsburgh (21-11-2), 44 - Boston (16-8-5), 37 --------------------------------------------------------------- - Rangers (15-13-4), 34 - Philadelphia (15-13-4), 34 - Devils (12-15-4), 28 - Sabres (6-22-4), 16 The New York Minute - [READ]( Jordan Montgomery said Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia helped him master his cutter. - [READ]( The Giants signed veteran guard Zach Fulton yesterday. - [READ]( The Nets ended up hanging on to Spencer Dinwiddie - [WATCH]( We made a very necessary Mets version of the opening intro of The Office. - [READ]( Geno Auriemma discussed his return to his team after an absence due to a positive COVID-19 test. TRIVIA ANSWER: Alonzo Mourning, Aaron Williams, Eric Williams. That's the buzzer. Enjoy your weekend. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](mailto:%20SNYfeedback@gmail.com?subject=)). Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. 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