The New York Knicks haven't made the playoffs in three seasons, setting a new franchise-low in wins during the '14-15 campaign. 

Iman Shumpert was one of the key players the Knicks were developing during that stretch, hoping the young guard could eventually be one of the cogs to help Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire lift New York back into relevancy.

Then, the Cavaliers traded for both Shumpert and J.R. Smith to help round out a roster that went on to the NBA Finals. He's now found a new basketball life alongside LeBron James and company. Shumpert opened up about the trade, throwing some serious shade at the Knicks.

Shumpert was one of several NBA players who Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype spoke with regarding being traded, and Iman was incredibly candid about the experience.

"I was hurt when I got traded, so it would’ve been cool for me if I had at least gotten to play my last games with them. I was sitting out for like a month and by the time I got traded, it was a deflating feeling, especially with that season that we were having," Shumpert said.

Shumpert was dealing with a shoulder injury at the time he was traded, which was one of the reasons the Knicks made him available as part of the package they sent to Cleveland. 

"Then, shortly after we walk in and we get to playing with the Cavs, we go on a long winning streak. I kept thinking back to my old teammates like, ‘Damn, I was hurt and we were losing. Now I come here and I’m playing well and the energy is great,'" Shumper said of the change.

The kicker in all of this, though, is the following quote he dropped as his closing thoughts about being traded by the Knicks mid-season.

"I just felt like they kind of grabbed me out of hell. And every game was being showcased on TV and we’re winning. It was just crazy. I was happy, but I felt bad too.”

Shumpert had been on the Knicks since being drafted 17th-overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, knowing nothing besides being a part of one of the most covered franchises in professional sports. 

The '14-15 season was especially disastrous in New York, with Derek Fisher struggling as a first-year head coach, Anthony playing in just 40 games and Stoudemire making his exit from New York after failing to turn the franchise around. 

Based on how things have gone in New York since the trade, and how Shumpert's career has turned out, it truly was a blessing from the Cavaliers.