NYKMentality wrote:MaTT4281 wrote:I don't see the benefit to moving him just yet.
The benefit of moving him ASAP is so we don't lose him for absolutely nothingness (as we did with Frank Ntilikina).
There is no room on this roster for him because he's now the 13th man behind Kemba Walker, R.J. Barrett, Evan Fournier, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Derrick Rose, Immanuel Quickley, Alec Burks, Obi Toppin, Nerlens Noel and both Miles McBride/Quentin Grimes. He won't even be able to avenge 2-4 minutes per game.
Last year throughout 5 playoff games vs. Atlanta and with a much weaker roster Tom Thibs refused to play him. Because Thibs doesn't like him. Thibs only played Kevin Knox a combined 3 minutes throughout the entire Atlanta series and those 3:30 minutes of playing time came during a 17 point blowout.
If you can move Kevin Knox? Right now? For a 2nd round pick? You pull the trigger immediately and celebrate while doing so.
I question what we can actually get for Kev alone. Who's giving up their 2nd rounder for him? What's the actual value of pick 52 in the draft - we going to cry if we miss out on that?
I think we're better off holding for now and using him as filler. If we find ourselves at the deadline looking at Damian Lilliard or another player (who knows who we may look at with Kemba/Rose on board now), we've got to give up bodies and salary. I see Kev more valuable as a contract filler/expiring contract (who just so happens to be a 22 year old former lottery pick). He brings something different as a trade stuffer than what else we have and would be willing to offer today. Let's say we miss out on a 2nd rounder for him, we still have plenty we can package in a trade that it won't break the deal.