So with Shamet, Alvarado, and Diawara, the Knicks are essentially a permanent center away from a sustainable 9-man rotation, with vets on minimums like Clarkson sprinkled in from year to year. I can see the Knicks combining the salaries of Deuce and Dadiet to trade for a center around deadline time, but it would have to be a player in the 7M range or less. If they can do that, maybe they can use the taxpayer MLE to add DiVincenzo back to the mix next summer. If they can’t trade for the center, then the taxpayer MLE is probably used to sign a center upgrade.

The one thing we still have to take into account is the starting 5 still wasn’t very good until playoffs. So it’s important to continue to mix in good bench guys to help balance them out. I think Alvarado will be a big key to that. He proved he could take a little playmaking pressure off of Brunson, and he will only get more comfortable in that role. And a lot of longterm upside will be dependent on Diawara’s development, as he is the one player we can picture as a future starter that’s already on the roster. But it’s been great for Leon to lock up these guys, and I have no doubt he will get creative during the season to add center help.

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remaining cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remainging cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

Nickel can shoot and seems to have some IQ on both ends. Definitely looks better than everyone else including Mo D so far. He will most likely get a reg deal.

Kayil looked a little better later in the game but, he's gotta show more to get a reg deal.

McCullar just couldn't stay healthy enough and never gained any traction. I don't think we will see him back unless he is willing to take another two way deal. Really wanted to see more from him.

Kolek is going to be an NBA rotation player but. I don't know if that will be with us. We simply have too many guards. Trading Deuce may be an option and a two for one trade with Deuce and Dadiet would probably mean we keep Kolek.

There's plenty of time for the team to figure this out and I trust they will make competent decisions filling out the back end of the roster. Leon is always making moves and he has shown the ability to correct mistakes without hurting the team. I'll patiently wait and see what happens. The first time in forever that we don't have to fret over what we need to win a title. Now we just need to figure out how to repeat. We are fairly deep but, most of it is basically guards/players 6'5 and under.

Brunson/GTA/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce/JC
Hart/Shamet

That's half the team and most of the rotation 6'5 or less. I think Mikal is 6'6 but, close enough.

JBGoat wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:Based on the real possibility Mo is going to take a while to mature, my primary second unit would be:

Kolek
McCullar
Drummond
Nickel
Shamet

That group would go on some epic scoring runs together

Other than Drummond, it's a small ball lineup. But not that small. Kolek is the only guy under 6'5".

Drummond is the best defensive rebounder in the NBA and can outlet to any of those guys. If they don't get a fast break, they'd have both Shamet and Nickel capable of quick dagger pull-ups on the break.

This is a squad that would find the open man with the firepower to nail their shots. Kolek is usually an above average shooter and McCullar improved significantly to the point he may become a legit scoring threat himself.

In general, with Drummond, you're not going to get as many second chance balls as you did with Mitch. Whereas Mitch was the best offensive rebounder in the NBA, Drummond is the best at shutting down second chances for the opposition. That's why you could fashion a crew that outlets and breaks off of Drummond's boards before the defense sets.

GTA just signed an extension. He'll be the PG off the bench. With Shamet and Clarkson returning where is Kolek getting minutes? We also still have Deuce at the moment and McCullar will be lucky to get a two way deal. I also don't expect to see many hockey substitutions with our bench. One or two starters will most likely always be out there.

Final roster isn't set though so, I guess w will have to wait and see how the bench is filled out by opening night. Could be some surprises in the future. In Leon we trust!

Those are just my preferences.

Jose probably will be the first PG off the bench, but things can change based on his or Kolek's performance.

Clarkson is not guaranteed minutes either. Nickel could take those in a heartbeat IMO.

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remainging cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

Nickel can shoot and seems to have some IQ on both ends. Definitely looks better than everyone else including Mo D so far. He will most likely get a reg deal.

Kayil looked a little better later in the game but, he's gotta show more to get a reg deal.

McCullar just couldn't stay healthy enough and never gained any traction. I don't think we will see him back unless he is willing to take another two way deal. Really wanted to see more from him.

Kolek is going to be an NBA rotation player but. I don't know if that will be with us. We simply have too many guards. Trading Deuce may be an option and a two for one trade with Deuce and Dadiet would probably mean we keep Kolek.

There's plenty of time for the team to figure this out and I trust they will make competent decisions filling out the back end of the roster. Leon is always making moves and he has shown the ability to correct mistakes without hurting the team. I'll patiently wait and see what happens. The first time in forever that we don't have to fret over what we need to win a title. Now we just need to figure out how to repeat. We are fairly deep but, most of it is basically guards/players 6'5 and under.

Brunson/GTA/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce/JC
Hart/Shamet

That's half the team and most of the rotation 6'5 or less. I think Mikal is 6'6 but, close enough.

McCullar's first year was set aside for recovery. They drafted him knowing this.

It is not that he couldn't stay healthy. He didn't get reinjured.

He completed his recovery the first year and played last year as a two-way.

Again, I don't know if he factors into their plans, but I believe most people are sleeping on him.

McCullar was an end of second round guy. He still hasn’t developed any sort of consistent shooting ability. Unfortunately it’s unlikely he’s in the nba much longer. He’s already 25.

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remainging cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

Nickel can shoot and seems to have some IQ on both ends. Definitely looks better than everyone else including Mo D so far. He will most likely get a reg deal.

Kayil looked a little better later in the game but, he's gotta show more to get a reg deal.

McCullar just couldn't stay healthy enough and never gained any traction. I don't think we will see him back unless he is willing to take another two way deal. Really wanted to see more from him.

Kolek is going to be an NBA rotation player but. I don't know if that will be with us. We simply have too many guards. Trading Deuce may be an option and a two for one trade with Deuce and Dadiet would probably mean we keep Kolek.

There's plenty of time for the team to figure this out and I trust they will make competent decisions filling out the back end of the roster. Leon is always making moves and he has shown the ability to correct mistakes without hurting the team. I'll patiently wait and see what happens. The first time in forever that we don't have to fret over what we need to win a title. Now we just need to figure out how to repeat. We are fairly deep but, most of it is basically guards/players 6'5 and under.

Brunson/GTA/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce/JC
Hart/Shamet

That's half the team and most of the rotation 6'5 or less. I think Mikal is 6'6 but, close enough.

McCullar's first year was set aside for recovery. They drafted him knowing this.

It is not that he couldn't stay healthy. He didn't get reinjured.

He completed his recovery the first year and played last year as a two-way.

Again, I don't know if he factors into their plans, but I believe most people are sleeping on him.

He was injured when we drafted him. He also dealt with multiple injuries after that. Calf injury. Quad injury. He didn't stay healthy and he could not seem to gain any traction on making it into the rotation. I wanted to see more of him for sure but, it never happened. Now he's not even on the SL roster and is a free agent. We could see him come back on a two way deal but, who knows.

Knixkik wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remainging cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

Nickel can shoot and seems to have some IQ on both ends. Definitely looks better than everyone else including Mo D so far. He will most likely get a reg deal.

Kayil looked a little better later in the game but, he's gotta show more to get a reg deal.

McCullar just couldn't stay healthy enough and never gained any traction. I don't think we will see him back unless he is willing to take another two way deal. Really wanted to see more from him.

Kolek is going to be an NBA rotation player but. I don't know if that will be with us. We simply have too many guards. Trading Deuce may be an option and a two for one trade with Deuce and Dadiet would probably mean we keep Kolek.

There's plenty of time for the team to figure this out and I trust they will make competent decisions filling out the back end of the roster. Leon is always making moves and he has shown the ability to correct mistakes without hurting the team. I'll patiently wait and see what happens. The first time in forever that we don't have to fret over what we need to win a title. Now we just need to figure out how to repeat. We are fairly deep but, most of it is basically guards/players 6'5 and under.

Brunson/GTA/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce/JC
Hart/Shamet

That's half the team and most of the rotation 6'5 or less. I think Mikal is 6'6 but, close enough.

McCullar's first year was set aside for recovery. They drafted him knowing this.

It is not that he couldn't stay healthy. He didn't get reinjured.

He completed his recovery the first year and played last year as a two-way.

Again, I don't know if he factors into their plans, but I believe most people are sleeping on him.

McCullar was an end of second round guy. He still hasn’t developed any sort of consistent shooting ability. Unfortunately it’s unlikely he’s in the nba much longer. He’s already 25.

I had the prevailing thought that McCullar would have been a first round pick but for the bone bruise injury during his super senior season. Defensive specialist who needed to prove his outside shot at the NBA level. Every team knew he had the bone bruise and would have missed the first NBA season and that’s why he dropped, not cause of talent or potential.

Definitely needs to prove that outside shot to sustain a career.

Knicks have a roster squeeze and that’s why you don’t see him on the roster. I dont think him being out of NBA soon is the right take but I could be wrong and time will tell.

martin wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:K

BlueKnickers wrote:

JBGoat wrote:GTA5
Deuce/JC
Shamet
Drummond

That's the bench outlook right now. Everyone else is fighting for minutes until proven otherwise. Kolek should see more time but, that remains to be seen. No one else has earned anything yet and we don't really know what the final roster looks like.

Mo D still looks VERY raw.
Dadiet still looks soft.
Nickel looks promising in summer league but, it's summer league.
Kayil? Not impressed yet.

Not everyone of these guys is making the team if we want to sign another center. My biggest issue is we still don't have ANYONE taller than 6'5 to backup OG. Hoping one of the kids develop but, as of now we have questions about them.

Both Deuce and Dadiet could be moved at any time before the season or before the trade deadline.

There may be more room than at present.

Either they stash Kayil or sign him on a two way deal. If not they have to trade someone into cap space to clear a spot for a 3rd center. Kolek/Deuce/Dadiet are certainly options for that move.

We are guard heavy and no proven length on the bench besides Drummond. Nickel/Mo D/Dadiet are the only options in that regard. We just won a championship with the same issue though. I just would prefer to get a little more length from our bench.

It only makes sense to sign Nickel to a regular contract, because unless he is considered merely as a future trade asset then he will not benefit at all playing in Westchester. He's the one guy in this group you plug in and play immediately.

I agree that Kayil is likely either a two-way or a stash. Two-way gives him experience with the main club so that's a good solution if he shows some more flashes in the next two games. I cannot see him getting a regular contract this year though.

Shamet is 6'5" and Nickel is 6'7". Shamet turned into a plus defender this season. Nickel looks competent enough. They bring some defensive size and scoring off the bench if Mo falls out of the rotation.

I've been hanging on for them to sign up McCullar. He's 6'5" and is a beast on defense and gives you an above average handle in the backcourt. He is a better distributer than either Deuce or Alvarado. He solves the size issue. But he's the one we hear nothing about so I'm hoping that means they're waiting to finish their moves before they sign him back. I have no idea if they want him back, but he looks perfect for this roster. He's ready to play.

Dadiet's contract next season is a team option at $5.73M so I think they will move him and Deuce. I'm assuming SL is to showcase him as an asset, not so he can secure a place in the rotation.

Therefore, if you move Dadiet and Deuce, that frees up two spots and $7.3M in salary this season. With that plus the remainging cap space they have left they can secure a C and sign Nickel and McCullar to regular deals.

Nickel can shoot and seems to have some IQ on both ends. Definitely looks better than everyone else including Mo D so far. He will most likely get a reg deal.

Kayil looked a little better later in the game but, he's gotta show more to get a reg deal.

McCullar just couldn't stay healthy enough and never gained any traction. I don't think we will see him back unless he is willing to take another two way deal. Really wanted to see more from him.

Kolek is going to be an NBA rotation player but. I don't know if that will be with us. We simply have too many guards. Trading Deuce may be an option and a two for one trade with Deuce and Dadiet would probably mean we keep Kolek.

There's plenty of time for the team to figure this out and I trust they will make competent decisions filling out the back end of the roster. Leon is always making moves and he has shown the ability to correct mistakes without hurting the team. I'll patiently wait and see what happens. The first time in forever that we don't have to fret over what we need to win a title. Now we just need to figure out how to repeat. We are fairly deep but, most of it is basically guards/players 6'5 and under.

Brunson/GTA/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce/JC
Hart/Shamet

That's half the team and most of the rotation 6'5 or less. I think Mikal is 6'6 but, close enough.

McCullar's first year was set aside for recovery. They drafted him knowing this.

It is not that he couldn't stay healthy. He didn't get reinjured.

He completed his recovery the first year and played last year as a two-way.

Again, I don't know if he factors into their plans, but I believe most people are sleeping on him.

McCullar was an end of second round guy. He still hasn’t developed any sort of consistent shooting ability. Unfortunately it’s unlikely he’s in the nba much longer. He’s already 25.

I had the prevailing thought that McCullar would have been a first round pick but for the bone bruise injury during his super senior season. Defensive specialist who needed to prove his outside shot at the NBA level. Every team knew he had the bone bruise and would have missed the first NBA season and that’s why he dropped, not cause of talent or potential.

Definitely needs to prove that outside shot to sustain a career.

Knicks have a roster squeeze and that’s why you don’t see him on the roster. I dont think him being out of NBA soon is the right take but I could be wrong and time will tell.

Yes he was on the verge of being a later first round pick, but he got a knee injury that eventually required surgery and really lost a lot of momentum and development time. I thought his upside was in the range of the Martin twins. Do a little bit of everything. As they say “it’s getting late early” for a player like this.