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Evan & Tiki

Best of the Knicks on WFAN: Grand Theft Alvarado & Deadline Surge

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Evan & Tiki react to the Jose Alvarado trade as the news breaks during their show. Plus, Boomer & Gio on what the move means for the Knicks (12:55); the trade has Craig Carton feeling confident the Knicks can go all the way (18:29); the Knicks’ OT win over the Nuggets shows Boomer & Gio the team is kicking things into high gear (42:40); Evan Roberts on why you can believe in the Knicks (57:29); Evan & Tiki on the Deuce McBride injury (1:14:05); Craig Carton basks in the recent Knicks’ success (1:26:24).

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, this fan focus is sponsored by Chef IQ, precision cooking, effortless results,

0:07.7

Chef IQ.com moments ago. Shams with the tweet, the New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jose

0:13.9

Alvarado to the New York Knicks, a homecoming for the Pelicans Guard. He is from Brooklyn, New York.

0:20.1

I think he went to high school in Queens. He is a New Yorker. So not only do you have the homecoming, but you get a guy that, by the way, what did they give up? I have to ask it, who's in the trade? We still don't have those details. All right. So we'll find out from Shams, I'm sure, in the next few minutes. but here's all you need to know about Jose Alvarado to spite, you know, besides just the local connection. His nickname is Grand Theft Alvarado. He plays with great energy. He's a good defender. Not because he likes GTA? Because he's actually stealing cars? No. No, not actually. I'm talking about the game.

0:54.5

Oh, the game?

0:55.1

I'm sure he played it.

0:56.2

Who didn't play it?

0:57.0

Like, I even played that game.

0:57.8

Of course, everybody played that game.

0:58.9

Yeah, it's a hell of a game. No, it's because of his reputation. He's a high motor player. He's a really good perimeter defender. he'll pick guys up with full court press and annoy that crap out of them

1:09.2

and he is one of those guys

1:11.5

why you're, oh we got the return?

1:13.5

We have the return and it the crap out of them. And he is one of those guys.

1:12.3

We have the, oh, we got the return?

1:13.6

We have the return.

1:14.1

And it's kind of hysterical.

1:15.1

It's funny.

1:15.3

Who's Jake Fisher, by the way?

1:16.5

Jake Fisher's a hell of a reporter for Bleacher Report.

1:18.7

Covers the NBA.

1:19.8

Jake Fisher yesterday.

1:21.3

Jake, the Knicks are nowhere close in pursuit of hometown guard.

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