Posted by Bonn1997:
Posted by BRIGGS:
the bottom line is we are not getting ANY one of these guys. it's really not an issue.
You don't think the Knicks could get even one of these players by offering their best trade assets? You don't even think their lottery pick (#11 right now) plus the 2 late 1st rd picks plus an expiring contract for one of these players and a bad contract wouldn't work? You think each GM of the player would reject that offer? I think at least one would accept it and we might even be overpaying in some cases.
What other options do the GMs have if they don't want to keep the player but want to get something for the player before he leaves as an FA? What team would give a better deal than that in a sign and trade for Curry, Kwame, etc.?
Well, a lot of it depends on the new CBA. But GMs have wised up recently (it seems like since the Dyess trade) and everyone in the league values young, cheap talent more than anything else.
Someone like Kwame or Curry MIGHT be available because their teams don't want to pay them. But Wilcox has another year of rookiedom.
But, even so, you're advocating trading a lotto pick, and thus potentially a cheap, young, talented player for someone at the beginning of a huge (probably) and long-term (definitely) extension. I don't like it. There's plenty of talent in this draft that's more intriguing than haven't-popped-yet wannabes like Curry, Wilcox and Kwame.
I think the best way to get our cap under control and build a good foundation is to KEEP this year's draft picks and draft quality. If we make a trade, we'll most certainly be trading Kurt AND the pick or Sweets AND the pick, and while we might get a better player back (not a certainty with Kwame), we'll be hurting our depth.
[Edited by - crzymdups on 03/10/2005 17:36:39]
3/10/2005 1:12 PM