BREAKING: Knicks Trade for Jose Alvarado | Evan & Tiki

WFAN Daily

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3.8 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Breaking news hits mid-show and the Knicks make a classic contender move, grabbing Jose Alvarado from the Pelicans. The guys immediately lean into the New York angle, Alvarado is a local kid, and the “homecoming” vibe matters because this is a player built for Madison Square Garden energy. They run through the scouting report fast: high motor, pest defender, full-court pressure, and the nickname says it all. “Grand Theft Alvarado” is about taking the ball, not the video game jokes, even if they still squeeze those in.

Then the return drops and everyone starts laughing because it’s one of those deals where you almost assume there has to be more. The Knicks give up newly acquired Dalen Terry and two second round picks. That’s it. It also sets up a mini victory lap at the reporters who said the Knicks were nowhere close to Alvarado.

From there, the basketball case gets loud. This is a playoff-rotation pickup, not a headline grab. They frame Alvarado as a weapon for a series where you need someone to harass a primary ball handler, with Cade Cunningham being the example that keeps coming up. He also becomes insurance for Deuce McBride with the injury situation still weird and vague. The point is simple: you just added a guy who will actually play when it matters, without touching the core.

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1:13.1	Knicks, a homecoming for the Pelicans Guard. He is from Brooklyn, New York. I think he went to
1:18.4	high school in Queens. He is a New Yorker. So not only do you have the homecoming, but you get a guy
1:24.5	that, by the way, what did they give up? I have to ask it, who's in the
1:28.1	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.
1:44.8	Not because he likes GTA.
1:47.5	Because he's actually... Grand theft, Alvarado. He plays with great energy. He's a good defender.
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