nykshaknbake wrote:I think there is a pretty good chance that when his contract is up, he doesn't want to remain part of this mess. And we will be in this same type of mess for 3 years minimum or more likely 5+. If we can get a couple 1st rounders for him at least we won't have lost him for nothing or be forced to trade him last minute for former Bulls players past their prime.

If we can can get a whole group of good young players on good contracts via drafting with lots of picks in the span of 1 or 2 years, we might be able to sign a couple of impact free agents and make a serious playoff run in the future.

Jmpasq wrote:if they arent lottery picks forget it. While Porzingis will never be a superstar player he can be an impactful 3rd option along the lines of a poor mans Kevin Love

nykshaknbake wrote:I think there is a pretty good chance that when his contract is up, he doesn't want to remain part of this mess. And we will be in this same type of mess for 3 years minimum or more likely 5+. If we can get a couple 1st rounders for him at least we won't have lost him for nothing or be forced to trade him last minute for former Bulls players past their prime.

If we can can get a whole group of good young players on good contracts via drafting with lots of picks in the span of 1 or 2 years, we might be able to sign a couple of impact free agents and make a serious playoff run in the future.

How do you know for sure KP will never be a Superstar? You likely would've said the same thing about Dirk at the same age or Nash. It's very hard to say what KP's Ceiling is because he's still not Physically mature yet. KP will continue to fill out and get stronger.

He doesn't really have any limitations talent wise. He can do it all if he works on his weaknesses and further develops his post game and go to moves. He could be unstoppable if he develops a hook shot.

Allanfan20 wrote:Assumption is the mother of all f' ups my friend. Despite the fact that Porzingis is inconsistent, he's still an up and coming star. So you're assuming the picks will be worth while, which is very dangerous. You're also assuming things won't be better in 3 whole years. By then, Melo should be gone, whatever young guys we have will be much further developed (including KP) and the current stench of this crap show of a season should be far gone. Plus, Jax may be gone by then anyway.

Trading KP for picks makes zero sense.

I don't think it's a stretch that we'll be dysfunctional 3 years from now. Next year is guaranteed. We'll spend the next 2 years overhauling the roster and firing the coach when it doesn't bring immediate results. You think Rambis is about to turn the corner as a coach? Whatever GM comes in next is going to be under pressure to turn things around quickly. That means signing more Bulls castoffs to big contracts.(No decent GM is going to come here)

While Jax is here, Our D is still going to be atrocious because we have bad defenders who are just going to be practicing against the triangle which noone else uses. KP is being misused and that is hurting his development. He's a smart kid. He knows if he wants to maximize his potential he has got to get out of this basketball purgatory. He's going to be very good, but just not here. Right now this team is only for players on the decline who want to get one last big paycheck. We run and will continue to run a bad system, have horrible morale and chemistry from front office down.

Allanfan20 wrote:And free agents don't go to where the picks and young developing players are. They go to the already great
Teams or where the STARS are. KP has a chance to be a shining star and it's him that we are using the lire free agents, hopefully sooner than later.... And you want to trade him for picks?

If you trade KP, you might make the team better.

Of course, you could get a huge haul from Boston. Is there anyone in this years draft you want over KP? Granted, potential is very conceptual. There is no Lebron to pick. If so BTW, Boston would not move the pick.
Celtics are not assured even of the top pick. They have the highest odds, thats it of Brooklyn is the worst team.

There is a lot of things to happen before we label KP as a flight risk. Reading an article is not one of them.

fishmike wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:if they arent lottery picks forget it. While Porzingis will never be a superstar player he can be an impactful 3rd option along the lines of a poor mans Kevin Love

nykshaknbake wrote:I think there is a pretty good chance that when his contract is up, he doesn't want to remain part of this mess. And we will be in this same type of mess for 3 years minimum or more likely 5+. If we can get a couple 1st rounders for him at least we won't have lost him for nothing or be forced to trade him last minute for former Bulls players past their prime.

If we can can get a whole group of good young players on good contracts via drafting with lots of picks in the span of 1 or 2 years, we might be able to sign a couple of impact free agents and make a serious playoff run in the future.

lol @ "poor man's Kevin Love"

LOL poor man's Love. He's arguable more impactful than Love right now at 21 years old, when you factor in rim protecting. I am losing brain cells reading this thread.

crzymdups wrote:We can re-sign KP for almost $200M over 5yr. Most he can get from other teams is more like $100M over 4yr. We'd have to screw up pretty bad to lose him.

On edit: I mean keeping him rather than looking for picks is a gamble I would take now. I have no idea at this point about maxing him out.

Knixkik wrote:So the plan is to trade KP for future picks? Most likely, those picks don't turn into a prospect as good as KP. Then we're screwed again. But what happens if they do turn into another player like KP? Then we will see people here saying to trade that player for future picks? Because having a young star apparently isn't a good thing. Future picks is more enticing apparently. So every time we get lucky enough to draft a good player, we should just trade them for future draft picks, and continue to this cycle. Sounds like a lot of fun, and this is why people make fun of Knicks fans.

Yup. Fire and/or trade everyone not named Melo. How else can we average 23 "wins now".