smackeddog wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

5/20, Frank Isola:

The consensus among executives, scouts and agents is that Jackson will actively look to deal the fourth pick for a proven veteran.

5/20, Marc Berman:

While Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't married to the fourth pick awarded at Tuesday's draft lottery, the consensus among league executives is he will ultimately hold onto it

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/5/31/8693869/reports-the-knicks-like-trey-lyles-and-also-everybody-else

ha ha!

The full run down:

Hi! Let's join hands and take a walk through the last two weeks of Knicks draft preference rumors.

5/19, Chad Ford:

The Knicks will talk trade with everyone & are also big Justise Winslow fans. Not sure they're sold on Mudiay ...

5/20, Ian Begley:

Prior to the NBA draft lottery, some members of the New York Knicks' front office were enamored with Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell.

The Knicks, like most other lottery teams, watched Russell closely during the season. The club also interviewed Russell in Chicago at the NBA draft combine.

"Some of their guys absolutely love him," one league source with knowledge of the situation said on Monday night.

5/20, Frank Isola:

The consensus among executives, scouts and agents is that Jackson will actively look to deal the fourth pick for a proven veteran.

5/20, Marc Berman:

While Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't married to the fourth pick awarded at Tuesday's draft lottery, the consensus among league executives is he will ultimately hold onto it

5/27, Chad Ford:

I hear that Justise Winslow has some strong support in New York. And two different sources today told me the Knicks are also looking strongly at Willie Cauley-Stein.

5/30, Frank Isola:

While Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein have garnered the most attention, the Knicks for months have been enamored with Trey Lyles, according to a team source. Lyles is a 6-foot-10 forward out of Indianapolis who Phil Jackson ; sees as a good fit for the triangle offense.

Don't forget before the draft lottery, Chad Ford also said our board was 1. Towns, 2. Okafor, 3. Mudiay. They just throw a load of s*** at a wall and hope some of it sticks (or that everyone forgets about it when it doesn't happen)

CLEVELAND — Kevin Love broke his silence and claimed he still wants to be in Cleveland next season.

The injured free-agent-to-be may not have a choice if Cavaliers management decides Love’s contract demands are cost-prohibitive and offers its new emerging starting power forward, Tristan Thompson, a maximum contract.

CrushAlot wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

5/20, Frank Isola:

The consensus among executives, scouts and agents is that Jackson will actively look to deal the fourth pick for a proven veteran.

5/20, Marc Berman:

While Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't married to the fourth pick awarded at Tuesday's draft lottery, the consensus among league executives is he will ultimately hold onto it

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/5/31/8693869/reports-the-knicks-like-trey-lyles-and-also-everybody-else

ha ha!

The full run down:

Hi! Let's join hands and take a walk through the last two weeks of Knicks draft preference rumors.

5/19, Chad Ford:

The Knicks will talk trade with everyone & are also big Justise Winslow fans. Not sure they're sold on Mudiay ...

5/20, Ian Begley:

Prior to the NBA draft lottery, some members of the New York Knicks' front office were enamored with Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell.

The Knicks, like most other lottery teams, watched Russell closely during the season. The club also interviewed Russell in Chicago at the NBA draft combine.

"Some of their guys absolutely love him," one league source with knowledge of the situation said on Monday night.

5/20, Frank Isola:

The consensus among executives, scouts and agents is that Jackson will actively look to deal the fourth pick for a proven veteran.

5/20, Marc Berman:

While Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't married to the fourth pick awarded at Tuesday's draft lottery, the consensus among league executives is he will ultimately hold onto it

5/27, Chad Ford:

I hear that Justise Winslow has some strong support in New York. And two different sources today told me the Knicks are also looking strongly at Willie Cauley-Stein.

5/30, Frank Isola:

While Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein have garnered the most attention, the Knicks for months have been enamored with Trey Lyles, according to a team source. Lyles is a 6-foot-10 forward out of Indianapolis who Phil Jackson ; sees as a good fit for the triangle offense.

Don't forget before the draft lottery, Chad Ford also said our board was 1. Towns, 2. Okafor, 3. Mudiay. They just throw a load of s*** at a wall and hope some of it sticks (or that everyone forgets about it when it doesn't happen)

In regards to the credibility of Isola and Berman, Berman just wrote an article on Kevin Love. This how it starts:

CLEVELAND — Kevin Love broke his silence and claimed he still wants to be in Cleveland next season.

The injured free-agent-to-be may not have a choice if Cavaliers management decides Love’s contract demands are cost-prohibitive and offers its new emerging starting power forward, Tristan Thompson, a maximum contract.

http://nypost.com/2015/05/31/kevin-love-breaks-silence-i-expect-to-be-a-cav-next-year/
Love has a player option for next year and has said he is going to opt in.

This is more concerning
http://nypost.com/2015/05/31/kevin-love-breaks-silence-i-expect-to-be-a-cav-next-year/

The Knicks and Love have been linked for a couple of years. Love has said playing for Phil Jackson would be intriguing. However, he will demand a maximum contract, and with Jackson hellbent on defensive big men such as LaMarcus Aldridge, Love may not be the top priority. However, a sign-and-trade with the Knicks’ No. 4-overall pick seems more plausible.

blkexec wrote:

crzymdups wrote:I tend to think if any of the "big three" fall to 4 it will be Okafor.

Well.....for the team picking #5, they see this draft as the big 4 and hope one of the 4 drop to #5.

I like Winslow and WCS.....I think they are great two way players and Stein has the same two way potential, as an elite defender. But if Mudiay was ranked as the #1 player out of highschool....with recruits from Kentucky and the other big schools, then you have to say Mudiay, OK4 and Towns are big 3 in this draft. Russell came out of no where, and made it a big 4. Unless there's a big 5, we should focus on pick whoever is left from the big 4. With plans in place to trade down, for anybody willing to over pay for the 4th pick.

Mudiay has superstar potential and we would be very foolish to pass on a potential star. Most of our picks never been rated this high. Plus since Phil isn't looking to get much out of a rookie this year, might as well swing for the fences and hope Mudiay lives up to the hype. I'm hoping WCS, Kaminsky, Christmas, Grant, and a bunch of other solid role players are within range of us purchasing or trading back into the draft.

Not sure why Dakari Johnson is not an option as a mid second round pick. It shouldn't be difficult to purchase a late first or mid second. And he's a solid big man off the bench, with enough defense to provide defensive energy off the bench.

Not sure if this is right, but I thought Russell was ranked 10th or 12th coming out of high school. Kentucky wanted him. He went to Ohio St so he could get more PT and shots.

I agree with you 100% about Winslow and WCS. They are my top two. Mudiay is such a question mark. But he was ranked two coming out of HS behind Okafor I believe. I think Lakers could work him out and love him. Looking at Lakers with Hill and Randle and Rumors of Love... I think they might look for a guard for Kobe to pass the torch to.