gunsnewing wrote:I would love to get Randle from the Lakers. Still draft a top bigman and have Randle come off the bench. He is going to need to be brought along slowly after knee surgery anyway

I dont want Randle--undersized injured. I just read their draft pick in 2015 is gone unless its top 5. Im not trading Carmelo for Julius Randle and cap space. I would want 2 first round picks and 2 2nd. That is fair value since im getting zero back in players.

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gunsnewing wrote:I would love to get Randle from the Lakers. Still draft a top bigman and have Randle come off the bench. He is going to need to be brought along slowly after knee surgery anyway

I like Randall. I would hope the Knicks could at least get a 1st round pick as well, maybe the pick Houston sent with Lin. Hopefully a bit more than that.

Id do their Houston 2015 an unrestricted 2016 pick and a 2015+2017 2nd rounder. 4 picks 2 first 2 seconds. Thats fair.

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gunsnewing wrote:I would love to get Randle from the Lakers. Still draft a top bigman and have Randle come off the bench. He is going to need to be brought along slowly after knee surgery anyway

I like Randall. I would hope the Knicks could at least get a 1st round pick as well, maybe the pick Houston sent with Lin. Hopefully a bit more than that.

Id do their Houston 2015 an unrestricted 2016 pick and a 2015+2017 2nd rounder. 4 picks 2 first 2 seconds. Thats fair.

It seems reasonable. Nash is done. Lin isn't working out there and the Knicks would be taking on whatever is left of his 15 mil. If you take Randle out you need to make up close to 3 mil in salary to make the deal work. I think the Lakers would do this but I don't know if Dolan would take back Lin. Similar to Woodson having to fire the agent he shared with Larry Brown, Lin crossed Dolan. I am not sure Dolan moves on even if it is smart business (not sure that it is just the move that jumps out regarding Melo).

They can simply cut Lin.

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gunsnewing wrote:I would love to get Randle from the Lakers. Still draft a top bigman and have Randle come off the bench. He is going to need to be brought along slowly after knee surgery anyway

I like Randall. I would hope the Knicks could at least get a 1st round pick as well, maybe the pick Houston sent with Lin. Hopefully a bit more than that.

Id do their Houston 2015 an unrestricted 2016 pick and a 2015+2017 2nd rounder. 4 picks 2 first 2 seconds. Thats fair.

It seems reasonable. Nash is done. Lin isn't working out there and the Knicks would be taking on whatever is left of his 15 mil. If you take Randle out you need to make up close to 3 mil in salary to make the deal work. I think the Lakers would do this but I don't know if Dolan would take back Lin. Similar to Woodson having to fire the agent he shared with Larry Brown, Lin crossed Dolan. I am not sure Dolan moves on even if it is smart business (not sure that it is just the move that jumps out regarding Melo).

They can simply cut Lin.

They could but that would be like Jacksonville cutting Tebow if they had him. It might be the right move but the team/front office would get crushed.

if Lin doesn't perform new york fans will be the first to turn on him. Trust me in a new york minute

now if he is averaging 15 & 7 like he did here and abruptly is let go again than yes the Knicks will get crushed again

smackeddog wrote:The only realistic possibility is Houston- I started a thread on it yesterday. Melo wouldn't agree to go to the Lakers if his reason for wanting out of NY is all the losing. Morey has the salaries to match and some picks to trade. We'd be looking at taking back Ariza, expiring a in Shved and Jet and that rookie we drafted and traded the rights to

I dont see it--I's rather keep Melo in this case. To me its pretty simple--Im not taking back ANYTHING that I dont want just to make a trade. If someone gives me clear cap room and picks--I can do that. If I have to take minimal cap with a young player and a couple of picks--I can do that. Im not getting stuck with Trevor Ariza for four years and bad draft picks.

Unless I go the package that was what I wanted or close to it--I'd much rather keep Melo. All of this stuff that melo scks is pure BS. IF melo was part of a TEAM--where we had a legit 4 a legit 2 a 1 that ws able to penetrate--a diversity of athletes and shooters off the bench--we can be much better.

Its very hard to trade melo right now where we get fair value back. I dont see it .

We did this SAME sht with Zach randolph. Remember Zach scks hes a cancer hes for himself--the guy goes to Memphis for NOTHING and gets back to being an all star. Have to stay PATIENT here unless a deal really makes sense.

"I would bestow the desire for not one, but two first round picks!"
"These picks shalt not be protected as for I, lord of teh internet shall have it as I see it"
"but no, my thirst for value and redemptions shall require even more! Do a three way trade and bring me McDermott!!!"
"Conceptually, figurativly and literally I Would want back a mystical PG as well!!!"
"Melo, that bastard human cash flow sucubus shall be banashed from the Mecca!!"
"We need to shut him down so he heels! But, should a trade scenario by the grace of Merlin magically appear no other team shall know our secret and he is not damaged"!
"Tank! WE shall never tank! Call it the REPOSITIONING OF DRAFT STATUS"!
"Melo, he forced his way here!! Actually it was the sneaky trojan horse where appeared via a giant golden Mooby!!!!"