There are many reasons why

I don't need to read in the press of the

Point guard possibly speaking we're an option

This summer for him to sign here to make

An informed decision to aggressively pursue him

- Age

- Financials

- Metrics Are on an Uptick

- Stye of Play

- More Pure Point Guard Instincts

- Athletically gifted as any available

- Very good defensively

Jason Kidd has built a philosophy and defined role for each player on the roster that utilized their youth, versatility, LENGTH/SIZE, depth, multiple abilities/versatility, good shooters to space the floor/ skills to create for each other, and it makes it very hard to defend....

They are a very good DEFENSIVE team, with many guys with great length/size/mobility/youth/ athletic ability and gave them the confidence they in each other
Kidd deserves Coach of the Year considerations if these guys continues to play this way

My question is if Brandon Knight is a product of the system or is he as good as his stats and advanced stats says....

TripleThreat wrote:He's an interesting player. Lot of talent. That being said, he's having success with Jason Kidd.

Would he leave Kidd, who is clearly helping to elevate his game?

Anytime a player is available

Leaving their current situations is always

The biggest question but I'm looking at the market he's in

I look at how they let Jennings go and pursued Teague

They weren't quite aggressive as one would expect

In both situations and since the market is more pressing

This summer not sure the Bucks can stomach a stiff offer

From the competition, Ricky Rubio pretty much established what market value should be

The Bucks are at $50mil in committed salary

Without Jared Dudley's PO who's having a fine season[$4.5mil]

They have RFA cap hits on Knight and Kris Middleton

I don't think their team can afford to pay the Luxury Tax

And they will to keep all 3 and have any chance of adding

Other talent to their team outside of what they currently have

We may have to overpay but if you're going to overpay

On a point guard he's the one you do it on

If we can move Calderon or Pablo and filler

It should create enough room to then make a very competitive offer

To Amir Johnson

TripleThreat wrote:He's an interesting player. Lot of talent. That being said, he's having success with Jason Kidd.

Would he leave Kidd, who is clearly helping to elevate his game?

I think an offer of $11m would make the Bucks knees shake.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

yellowboy90 wrote:Knight wasn't playing this well anytime last year. He was playing borderline starting pg offensively and had problems defensively too.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

Knight is 23 years old and coming into his own on a team that is young yet winning. There is almost NO way that the Bucks will not match almost any offer--think about it--if you owned the Bucks--would 2-4mm more a year effect what amounts to your franchise player? Hes getting paid but the Bucks will kepp him just like I realized the Bulls will keep Butler--we can try but I doubt anything happens.

yellowboy90 wrote:Knight wasn't playing this well anytime last year. He was playing borderline starting pg offensively and had problems defensively too.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

The kid exploded right around the time they acquired Ramon Sessions. But I'm sure there are some arbitrary stats that negate a very apparent improvement in his play over the course of last season. In any case, here is a stats/play breakdown of what I'm talking about from a Bucks fan:

http://www.bucksketball.com/2014/03/the-brandon-knight-rises/

F500ONE wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:Knight wasn't playing this well anytime last year. He was playing borderline starting pg offensively and had problems defensively too.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

Knight is 23 years old and coming into his own on a team that is young yet winning. There is almost NO way that the Bucks will not match almost any offer--think about it--if you owned the Bucks--would 2-4mm more a year effect what amounts to your franchise player? Hes getting paid but the Bucks will kepp him just like I realized the Bulls will keep Butler--we can try but I doubt anything happens.

You really need to study the NBA CBA

And how it can greatly affect small market teams

Knight's max offer[$66mil cap] provides him a

First yr starting salary $16.5mil, no frontloading

Add to their $50mil committed next yr it puts them at $66.5mil

You figure Luxury Tax will be somewhere around $77-79mil

This is////

Without Dudley picking up his $4.5mil

Without Middleton being offered a deal

So 1 of 2 things will likely happen

They either lose Knight or Middleton or

Maybe 3 things, they will be sellers at the deadline to move salary

Likely Illyasova, Bayless, Pachulia, Mayo, Dudley

Maybe 4 things they keep Knight, Middleton, and Dudley

And they break $80mil committed in salary next yr paying Tax

We won't get Knight. But we could eat Mayos contract for there pick or future pick.

U know of any other teams in this situation where we could use our available cap space to prevent them from lux tax and come out like bandits?

F500ONE wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:Knight wasn't playing this well anytime last year. He was playing borderline starting pg offensively and had problems defensively too.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

Knight is 23 years old and coming into his own on a team that is young yet winning. There is almost NO way that the Bucks will not match almost any offer--think about it--if you owned the Bucks--would 2-4mm more a year effect what amounts to your franchise player? Hes getting paid but the Bucks will kepp him just like I realized the Bulls will keep Butler--we can try but I doubt anything happens.

You really need to study the NBA CBA

And how it can greatly affect small market teams

Knight's max offer[$66mil cap] provides him a

First yr starting salary $16.5mil, no frontloading

Add to their $50mil committed next yr it puts them at $66.5mil

You figure Luxury Tax will be somewhere around $77-79mil

This is////

Without Dudley picking up his $4.5mil

Without Middleton being offered a deal

So 1 of 2 things will likely happen

They either lose Knight or Middleton or

Maybe 3 things, they will be sellers at the deadline to move salary

Likely Illyasova, Bayless, Pachulia, Mayo, Dudley

Maybe 4 things they keep Knight, Middleton, and Dudley

And they break $80mil committed in salary next yr paying Tax

We won't get Knight. But we could eat Mayos contract for there pick or future pick.

U know of any other teams in this situation where we could use our available cap space to prevent them from lux tax and come out like bandits?

Regardless you still go after Knight

The Bucks situation is not a cakewalk for them

Team with possible salary issues on books next year

Or Players picking up options

Boston - Green

Minnesota - Young, Martin

Golden State - Lee and Iggy

Denver - Gallo, Mcgee, Hickson

Sacramento - Landry, Thompson

Charlotte - Henderson, Stephenson

Nets - Lopez, Williams

Wizards - Webster

Pelicans - Gordon

Clippers - Redick

Yea of course we should still go after him. I would force Bucks, Bulls, Orlando and whoever else to max there players.

If we offer a restricted player a contract, isn't there a rule that prevents us from offering anyone else a contract, until the team makes a decision to match or not?

newyorknewyork wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:Knight wasn't playing this well anytime last year. He was playing borderline starting pg offensively and had problems defensively too.

I hope he succeeds though. I've been following Knight's career loosely since he was a junior in H.S.

Knight is 23 years old and coming into his own on a team that is young yet winning. There is almost NO way that the Bucks will not match almost any offer--think about it--if you owned the Bucks--would 2-4mm more a year effect what amounts to your franchise player? Hes getting paid but the Bucks will kepp him just like I realized the Bulls will keep Butler--we can try but I doubt anything happens.

You really need to study the NBA CBA

And how it can greatly affect small market teams

Knight's max offer[$66mil cap] provides him a

First yr starting salary $16.5mil, no frontloading

Add to their $50mil committed next yr it puts them at $66.5mil

You figure Luxury Tax will be somewhere around $77-79mil

This is////

Without Dudley picking up his $4.5mil

Without Middleton being offered a deal

So 1 of 2 things will likely happen

They either lose Knight or Middleton or

Maybe 3 things, they will be sellers at the deadline to move salary

Likely Illyasova, Bayless, Pachulia, Mayo, Dudley

Maybe 4 things they keep Knight, Middleton, and Dudley

And they break $80mil committed in salary next yr paying Tax

We won't get Knight. But we could eat Mayos contract for there pick or future pick.

U know of any other teams in this situation where we could use our available cap space to prevent them from lux tax and come out like bandits?

Regardless you still go after Knight

The Bucks situation is not a cakewalk for them

Team with possible salary issues on books next year

Or Players picking up options

Boston - Green

Minnesota - Young, Martin

Golden State - Lee and Iggy

Denver - Gallo, Mcgee, Hickson

Sacramento - Landry, Thompson

Charlotte - Henderson, Stephenson

Nets - Lopez, Williams

Wizards - Webster

Pelicans - Gordon

Clippers - Redick

Yea of course we should still go after him. I would force Bucks, Bulls, Orlando and whoever else to max there players.

If we offer a restricted player a contract, isn't there a rule that prevents us from offering anyone else a contract, until the team makes a decision to match or not?

I think it's 3days cap could be tied up on RFA offers

Butler is pointless for Bulls, as he's played himself

Into an absolute Max and he will have the field as suitors

Can't say the same for Knight or even Dragic or Jackson, at least not yet

Tobias is interesting although I think

He's dead even on where his market will settle

We have to target the guys who's value is a staggering proposition

Where it's extreme and unknown as to what their team or the field suggest it is