fwk00 wrote:wargames wrote:Nalod wrote:wargames wrote:Nalod wrote:The hype as savior is not media, its fans clamoring for one.
Friend Leon/WWW likely to have discussed Jalen’s market value with him and his dad.
What are Dallas choices. Let him or FInny Smith go?
FOr the record, KP makes 50% more than Randle per season. Dallas needs to look at big picture. Brunson as a starter next to Luka? If so thats a 20mm per year player. Is he that good and is he right for that role? Can’t pay him that money to be a back up.
Logially we trade Redish and IQ for Brunson. Thats a great haul for them and we get a starting PG.
Is he athletic enough to be a starter and defend to Thibs standards?
IQ fans, who do you like better? Him or Brunson?
Or they move Fournier for an expiring contract and they can then chase Brunson in FA. No need to give up young talent.
Its the same thing. What is the expiring contract? Who wants EF for expiring cap?
Expiring contracts are not as valuable as they once were.
Brunson is unrestricted? Not many teams have cap and those that do have a need for him?
I’d have traded The charlotte pick, Knox and IQ for Brunson if I felt he was our starting PG. We can’t keep all young players. Im not sold on IQ long term and at some point needs to be paid or traded. I like the kid, but we have to use our depth at some point to consolidate. Grimes off at 6-5 gives us what IQ does well with better defense. IQ as playmaker is his future rise in value.
There are a couple. One version I heard was Fournier to the Cavs for Ricky Rubio and a 2nd. There are other scenarios. The thing that works in the Knicks benefit is FA this summer is actually really bad. Maybe the worst it’s been in a decade. So trades to improve make more sense.
During the last FA period, Fournier was simply the statistically best player the Knicks could possibly sign after none of the premium players signed here. He's an analytics wonderkind.
Trading Fournier must be a low priority unless the trade involves a significant talent coming back (e.g. Randall, Fournier, ++) for someone who is an upgrade (say, Brunson).
Otherwise there's no reason for a fire sale.
As an aside, I love Rubio as a player but that ship has sailed for the Knicks. Nothing is more regrettable than the Knicks having the opportunity in previous years to acquire Rubio or Rhondo or...
We need to stop waiting/anticipating a perfect PG and simply get someone competent. Makes me crazy that the same old narrative plays out year after year after year.
Rubio is an expiring contract, if they move both Fournier and Burks they would have $20 million in cap space to offer Brunson.
If the plan is keep Randle it makes sense long term because Brunson can work off of Randle unlike Kemba.
Brunson/Rose
Grimes/IQ
RJ/Cam
Randle/Obi
Mitch/Noel
And they try to run it back again.
Even if the move isn’t to keep Randle it doesn’t hurt
Brunson/Rose
Grimes/IQ
RJ/Cam
Obi/Semanic
Mitch/Noel