Oquinn to Miami for pick 37 and Udonis Haslem(gets rid of Oquinns cap as well)

franco12 wrote:I know you want picks - but I think I'd rather keep him and resign him. now, if I know he is going to ask for too much (e.g., $15M per), then yes, I trade him.

Otherwise, he took a discount to be here - seems to want to be a Knick and is one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dismal year.

I like Jennings and would have agreed with this earlier in the year... I think he's got a great deal now and teams needs back up PGs. I think the Knicks could potentially get multiple picks for him and I'd be interested in that

SupremeCommander wrote:

franco12 wrote:I know you want picks - but I think I'd rather keep him and resign him. now, if I know he is going to ask for too much (e.g., $15M per), then yes, I trade him.

Otherwise, he took a discount to be here - seems to want to be a Knick and is one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dismal year.

I like Jennings and would have agreed with this earlier in the year... I think he's got a great deal now and teams needs back up PGs. I think the Knicks could potentially get multiple picks for him and I'd be interested in that

Yeah, multiple second rounders but definitely not first round picks.

That being said, if we can't find a suitable trade for Melo, blow it up around him, KP and Willy! The goal should be to recoup as many picks (or pick swaps) as possible while incurring as many loses as possible. There is franchise changing talent in this draft and we need to see if we can get at least one because those are rare....the Brandon Jennings' of the world are not....and can be re-acquired this offseason if necessary.

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Jennings to Houston for pick #28 and KJ McDaniels

Oquinn to Miami for pick 37 and Udonis Haslem(gets rid of Oquinns cap as well)

I'm down for trading for picks but dealing KOQ for a second makes no sense to me. He is a good, young player on a good contract

KOQ is a keeper. Blocks shots, his range on the jumper has gotten better, great passer and an excellent backup on a very friendly contract. Could easily be a late bloomer and become a higher end rotation guy. Zero reason to move him.

You move Rose and Melo. Those are the ball stoppers and guys that arent playing any defense. Jennings hasnt been great but he's been good, and he gets guys involved and gets them easy shots. That is a huge importance with a young roster.

If Melo is a net negative on the team, why consider moving him during the season? Wouldn't you want him around to help us tank for better draft position?

And as much as I like O'Quinn, I'd move him in a heartbeat if it helps us improve our draft positioning or acquire a first round pick of value. With Willy here, us stuck with Noah, and Marshall Plumlee showing some potential, O'Quinn could get pinched for minutes, which would hamper his value to our team anyway.

NardDogNation wrote:

EnySpree wrote:I'd rather do that with Rose. Rose has super value to a contender especially off the bench. I can't think of a team that couldn't use him

Can they afford him though?

As far as resigning? That doesn't matter if a team is trying to steal a hired gun for a playoff run

Nalod wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:Rose is a HUGE expiring, isn't that desirable anymore? It's possible that some rules have changed but in the past a 20 million expiring was a pretty hot commodity. And he can still play to boot!

Not like the old days. Besides, you have to take back a contract of equal value.
Knicks were real good at that.

Good point. Maybe a 3 team deal of sorts? If we cannot get at least 1
First rounder for Rose without an albatross contract in tow then just let him expire. Just don't trade BJ !!! His value is not high enough to get a good pick and he give us more by actually being on the floor. The only scenario where I could see him traded is if we get a bunch of picks from other trades as well and use them to move up in the draft. Everything else is not worth it imho

fishmike wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Jennings to Houston for pick #28 and KJ McDaniels

Oquinn to Miami for pick 37 and Udonis Haslem(gets rid of Oquinns cap as well)

I'm down for trading for picks but dealing KOQ for a second makes no sense to me. He is a good, young player on a good contract

KOQ is a keeper. Blocks shots, his range on the jumper has gotten better, great passer and an excellent backup on a very friendly contract. Could easily be a late bloomer and become a higher end rotation guy. Zero reason to move him.

You move Rose and Melo. Those are the ball stoppers and guys that arent playing any defense. Jennings hasnt been great but he's been good, and he gets guys involved and gets them easy shots. That is a huge importance with a young roster.

If Melo is a net negative on the team, why consider moving him during the season? Wouldn't you want him around to help us tank for better draft position?

And as much as I like O'Quinn, I'd move him in a heartbeat if it helps us improve our draft positioning or acquire a first round pick of value. With Willy here, us stuck with Noah, and Marshall Plumlee showing some potential, O'Quinn could get pinched for minutes, which would hamper his value to our team anyway.

No because Melo/Rose drama on a terrible team is toxic and I want to develop my players not hurt them. Draft position will work itself out. It is what it is. If we move them and start playing better with the younger guys that is a positive, not a negative. Just my 2c.

As for KOQ he's a local product who works hard to improve and has a super friendly deal. I would really need to be impressed with the offer. If that is overvaluing him I am ok with that. I also dont see us stuck with Noah at all. He may not be worth the salary we gave him, however if we move from the iso guys to ball movers Noah will be a good player for us. KP/KOQ/Willy/Noah/Plumlee is a good frontcourt moving forward. I am not really looking to improve that group, rather to let it grow.

So move the $$$ ISO guys. If our youth starts to win games and hurts our draft position thats fine. It means our youth is developing and also that our team will be a more attractive FA destination. If they struggle we may be able to add another top 5 level talent next to the group. I just think thats the best way to play it straight

So potentially keeping those guys around for 30 more games would result in irrepairable harm to the youth? But playing ourselves out of position to draft a franchise-chasing talent isn't irrepairable? Have we not seen "flash-in-the-pan" surges from young teams that never result in long-term sustainable winning (e.g. the Blazers and Bucks) enough to deter this route? That'd make me skeptical of picking up meaningless wins when we could get a guy that could single-handedly change the trajectory of our team for a decade.