NYKMentality wrote:Knickoftime wrote:NYKMentality wrote:And who cares about a Super Protected Knicks 1st rounder that was sent to Portland for an A++ Role Player? Because it's a 1st rounder that NY clearly had no intention of utilizing (to begin with).New York still has another 6 1st Round Picks throughout the next 3 years.
And what "lottery ticket" are we referring to here?
Knicks pick = Portland currently @ 23rd overall.
Dallas pick = New York currently @ 16th overall.
Washington pick = New York currently @ 9th overall but they're currently in the Playoffs which means it could convey.
So If Portland is looking @ a "lottery ticket";
from NY etc
That must mean NY is currently looking @ not only 1 but 2 lottery tickets from DAL/WAS.
Lottery ticket is Reddish.
Yeah. Sorry. That part really confused me.
Cam Reddish?
Now being considered as a "lottery ticket"?
I'll have to question, why?
Np.
He is on an expiring contract and sitting on NY's bench for the latter 2/3rd's of the season.
Portland NEEDED to take him to make the salary work (in order to get the draft pick), but they didn't release him or stick him at the end of the bench.
They've played him and even started him.
They look the approach 'hey, what the hell, let's see what we have.'
Some Portland fans have even been cautiously optimistic it's SOMETHING.
But his track record, plus/minus and Portland's record since the trade offers a counter argument.
But they have been seeing what they have and its not inconceivable they bring him back on a reasonable deal.
Hence, lottery ticket. Could be worthless (might be), could be $2, could have been a nice price if he played/plays well.
But the point is it was the first rounder ... AND a guy that as opposed to a 30-something veteran salary filler, was a early-20's former lottery pick that was sitting on a bench getting no PT and some people (including the Knicks a year ago) think may still have potential.
But again, you're SO INTENT of characterizing the trade as a "fleece," you're mischaracterizing his place in the deal.
Portland traded for the pick. Period. That's the point of the trade for them.
Reddish is expiring like Hart. They didn't primarily trade for Reddish. Anything they get outta Reddish short or long-terms is extra and highly volatile.
You need to get off the premise Portland swapped Josh Hart for Cam Reddish because they thought they were getting the better player in Cam Reddish for the stretch run.
They thought they were getting a first round draft pick for an guy playing his last 25 games as a trailblazer.
3/16/2023 3:08 PM