1) Kevin Martin (Min)-- god knows we need a guard who can score
2) Tyus Jones (Min)-- in the games he has played, he has looked good, Looked great at duke in college, he will never get any burn as long as ricky rubio is around
3) Tyler Hansbrough (Cha) Not really in the rotation, was relevant when given playing time in indiana, plays his heart out everytime out. I think hes better than seraphin
4) Kendall Marshall (76ers) This guy put up rediculous stats 2 season ago starting for the lakers, wouldnt hurt to give him a shot
5) Bradley Beal & Nene for Melo- Free agent after this season, trade melo to a contender, pair him with wall[/b]
6) Courtney Lee & Jeff Green & matt barnes for Melo - In the final year of his contract, consistent, worth a phone call. Jeff green is no melo, Team consistently falls short in the playoffs, Give us cap room to work with moving forward, Appealing trade to both teams (Front court of Gasol,Melo,Randolph) they could give anyone in the west a run for the money

Feel free to comment on any of these and add

NYY1NYK2 wrote:I think of all the trades the memphis one makes the most sense. Memphis is just a player short of a deep run, and the front court of Melo,ZBO, Gasol woudl be a nightmare.

WIth washington they get melo we get beal, beal could help it by saying he wont resign with Washington

Memphis trade doesn't make sense for the Knicks. 3 expiring deals for Melo? not thanks. Everyone one Memphis wants to KILL Green, literally. Barnes is 35 and Courtney is a barely starting SG.

Beal is 23 and is on a minutes restriction. Nene is 33 and clearly on downside of career.

When you trade someone like Melo, you gotta get something in return.

Also, none of the PG's you mentioned are particularly good or fit the triangle. I don't see how any of your suggestions further any optimal agenda.

NYY1NYK2 wrote:@ martin, The deal to memphis is good even if we get expirings read the following reasons..
1) Jeff Green could resign with us or leave
2) Matt barnes is a decent player, hustles
3) Courney lee al so expiring,,,
Moral of the story CAP SPACE

so essentially the best you can do is give Melo away for nothing?

When you build a team you need talent. Why would a high level talent player come to the Knicks minus Melo? And who is that player?

Would give us a starting lineup of
ROLO
KP
Durant
Beal
PG---remains to be seen

martin wrote:

NYY1NYK2 wrote:I think of all the trades the memphis one makes the most sense. Memphis is just a player short of a deep run, and the front court of Melo,ZBO, Gasol woudl be a nightmare.

WIth washington they get melo we get beal, beal could help it by saying he wont resign with Washington

Memphis trade doesn't make sense for the Knicks. 3 expiring deals for Melo? not thanks. Everyone one Memphis wants to KILL Green, literally. Barnes is 35 and Courtney is a barely starting SG.

Beal is 23 and is on a minutes restriction. Nene is 33 and clearly on downside of career.

When you trade someone like Melo, you gotta get something in return.

yeah and his consent to the trade, so this is super unrealistic

NYY1NYK2 wrote:Please stop with this star player s#it. Melo is a HIGH VOLUME Scorer. And by volume i mean shot taking. His knee is quickly deteriorating, So yes I would trade melo for half decent players.
Melo is not top 5 in this league. Jeff green is not a star but having him for a year on a team that is going no where would give us room to go after Beal and Durant, who are both better than any player on our roster.
Then you could trade AA and DWILL and Calderon for picks and players

Would give us a starting lineup of
ROLO
KP
Durant
Beal
PG---remains to be seen

Beal is not better than Melo or KP and it's not even close.