Jimbo5 wrote:Oladipo is still in the front office radar but will only pull the trigger if we can get him for cheap. Lonzo is probably a free agency target and its unlikely the FO will trade for him due to the high cost just to hold his rights to match any offer.

A player that the FO might look to trade for is Toronto's Norman Powel, I haven't seen much of the raptors but Powel is having a good year, averaging 19pts on over 40% 3pt shooting. He is in contract for 2 more years after this year at 11M/year i think. He seems to be a nice pick up.

What trade package will get that done? Ideally we can give Burks and payton and a second rounder?

Powell will be an UFA this summer, he has a player option for next year.

Jimbo5 wrote:Oladipo is still in the front office radar but will only pull the trigger if we can get him for cheap. Lonzo is probably a free agency target and its unlikely the FO will trade for him due to the high cost just to hold his rights to match any offer.

A player that the FO might look to trade for is Toronto's Norman Powel, I haven't seen much of the raptors but Powel is having a good year, averaging 19pts on over 40% 3pt shooting. He is in contract for 2 more years after this year at 11M/year i think. He seems to be a nice pick up.

What trade package will get that done? Ideally we can give Burks and payton and a second rounder?

This is pretty much what Knicks Fan TV said, came from one of CP's sources that gave good intel in the past:

smackeddog wrote:

Jimbo5 wrote:Oladipo is still in the front office radar but will only pull the trigger if we can get him for cheap. Lonzo is probably a free agency target and its unlikely the FO will trade for him due to the high cost just to hold his rights to match any offer.

A player that the FO might look to trade for is Toronto's Norman Powel, I haven't seen much of the raptors but Powel is having a good year, averaging 19pts on over 40% 3pt shooting. He is in contract for 2 more years after this year at 11M/year i think. He seems to be a nice pick up.

What trade package will get that done? Ideally we can give Burks and payton and a second rounder?

This is pretty much what Knicks Fan TV said, came from one of CP's sources that gave good intel in the past:

Good info but the Knicks fan TV guy hasn’t really done his research. He calls Powell a 3 and he’s clearly a 2. He calls him 3&D and he’s not really a defensive player, although he’s not terrible. And he says he has an affordable contract for 2 more years but he has a player option next year which he will opt out of, so he’s essentially a free agent.

That being said, Ball and Powell are the 2 non-star players I believe would be difference makers here.

Knixkik wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

Jimbo5 wrote:Oladipo is still in the front office radar but will only pull the trigger if we can get him for cheap. Lonzo is probably a free agency target and its unlikely the FO will trade for him due to the high cost just to hold his rights to match any offer.

A player that the FO might look to trade for is Toronto's Norman Powel, I haven't seen much of the raptors but Powel is having a good year, averaging 19pts on over 40% 3pt shooting. He is in contract for 2 more years after this year at 11M/year i think. He seems to be a nice pick up.

What trade package will get that done? Ideally we can give Burks and payton and a second rounder?

This is pretty much what Knicks Fan TV said, came from one of CP's sources that gave good intel in the past:

Good info but the Knicks fan TV guy hasn’t really done his research. He calls Powell a 3 and he’s clearly a 2. He calls him 3&D and he’s not really a defensive player, although he’s not terrible. And he says he has an affordable contract for 2 more years but he has a player option next year which he will opt out of, so he’s essentially a free agent.

That being said, Ball and Powell are the 2 non-star players I believe would be difference makers here.

I’d like Powell if he could pass or play some D. He’s also a 6’3 SG so a lil undersized.

unstopaball12 wrote:

martin wrote:

unstopaball12 wrote:Made a thread for oladipo already and the most I'd give up for him is: Knox,payton, Burks and the detroit second round pick this year. This trade gives us a legit 2nd option(RJ not there yet and will look better as a 3rd option).While bullock moves to the second unit and provides size and defense since it involves IQ and Toppin.

You can then choose if you start Frank or rose as your PG

Brock would not let that trade happen. Too much for a guy you can get for free in a few months.

We have 2 first round picks next draft, we have Obi, Quick, RJ, Mitch and maybe Frank if we resign him as our young players. Thibs won't be playing all of them. Sometimes we get excited about draft picks and forget about the current young players we have. Getting oladipo for cheap now is a calculated risk. You end the playoff drought, you get Robinson, Randle and Barrett playoff experience and get first dibs on oladipo before commiting to a long term contract.

IDK, assets like picks and players are limited and have to be used to build upwards IMHO. And just because you have 3 draft picks doesn't mean you can't consolidate them to get better draft position.

Has Oladipo even proven that he can be a positive influence on games won for a team? Houston sucks for many reasons and they ain't winning. Has Oladipo proven HIMSELF as a player worth both trading for AND giving a next contract too? He has been hurt, hasn't come close to the previous output, and is a poor distance shooter for an undersized SG.

What is the opportunity cost of giving up assets now to a player that may or may not want to re-sign with the Knicks versus re-stocking those assets for a better player?

Right now Oladipo and RJ would play the same role on the team, so what is the benefit?

I'm not even close to being able to bridge Oladipo as a long term player the FO would want on a team; that argument is a steep hill. Dude will be 29 soon, not gotten back to top form, and you want to sign him to a 4 year deal OVER the price at which Miami and other teams would be offering?

Uptown wrote:Powell is having a break out year and has been the Raptors best player since the all star break. He's been averaging 27 pts per over his last ten games; 19 for the year. He's also shooting 45% from 3! Powell has been one of the few bright spots for the raptors this year so I can't see them trading him....He would have to be a target this summer even-though I believe he's a RFA.

You don't have to believe anything, just look it up.

This site is money for cap stuff: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/

Player option for next year, so UFA: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/indiana-pacers/yearly/cap/

Welpee wrote:

Uptown wrote:Powell is having a break out year and has been the Raptors best player since the all star break. He's been averaging 27 pts per over his last ten games; 19 for the year. He's also shooting 45% from 3! Powell has been one of the few bright spots for the raptors this year so I can't see them trading him....He would have to be a target this summer even-though I believe he's a RFA.

So what do you do with RJ, move him to SF?

RJ should be a SF anyway, IMO

Knicksfan wrote:

martin wrote:

Jimbo5 wrote:Oladipo is still in the front office radar but will only pull the trigger if we can get him for cheap. Lonzo is probably a free agency target and its unlikely the FO will trade for him due to the high cost just to hold his rights to match any offer.

A player that the FO might look to trade for is Toronto's Norman Powel, I haven't seen much of the raptors but Powel is having a good year, averaging 19pts on over 40% 3pt shooting. He is in contract for 2 more years after this year at 11M/year i think. He seems to be a nice pick up.

What trade package will get that done? Ideally we can give Burks and payton and a second rounder?

Powell will be an UFA this summer, he has a player option for next year.

That could make the price cheap, as they seem to be targeting. I’d rather have Powel than Oladipo, tbh.

I agree, but is Powell available?