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Rookie
Posts: 27005 Alba Posts: 28 Joined: 10/15/2008 Member: #2274 |
6/25/2025 12:02 PM
martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here Lakers have wanted Mitch since we drafted him and they have an abundance of role players |
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martin
Posts: 76144 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
6/25/2025 12:36 PM
Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here None of whom make sense to trade for? Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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Rookie
Posts: 27005 Alba Posts: 28 Joined: 10/15/2008 Member: #2274 |
6/25/2025 12:39 PM
martin wrote:Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here Wizards also have lots of role players. Might be a team to watch |
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martin
Posts: 76144 Alba Posts: 108 Joined: 7/24/2001 Member: #2 USA |
6/25/2025 1:00 PM
Rookie wrote:martin wrote:Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here Yeah, lots of teams have role players to watch. Official sponsor of the PURE KNICKS LOVE Program
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VDesai
Posts: 42669 Alba Posts: 44 Joined: 10/28/2003 Member: #477 USA |
6/25/2025 1:01 PM
martin wrote:Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here I think you can make an argument for For example if you really like Hukporti+Nnaji and you're bringing in Horford - would Mitch for Knecht+Vanderbilt make sense? Gives you a lengthy defender who can guard 3,4,5 and a potential deadeye shooter off the bench. Mitch for Reaves straight up (I don't think the Lakers do that) also gives us a player who's a legit 2nd ballhandler/good shooter/ 3rd scorer. |
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VDesai
Posts: 42669 Alba Posts: 44 Joined: 10/28/2003 Member: #477 USA |
6/25/2025 1:04 PM
Also referenced by Keith Smith + Ian is that the Knicks may pick up the PJ Tucker option for 3.5mm - non guaranteed. Gives them the option of using a higher than min return salary for trade matching and they can waive him non-guaranteed if they don't deal him. However by picking him up it could limit the usage of the Taxpayer MLE given it won't create apron space.
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LivingLegend
Posts: 25568 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 8/13/2007 Member: #1645 |
6/26/2025 5:50 PM
martin wrote:Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here Why not Rui - can fit in as back up PF and small ball center. Or become a starter when we move OG for Greek straight up |
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LivingLegend
Posts: 25568 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 8/13/2007 Member: #1645 |
6/26/2025 5:52 PM
VDesai wrote:martin wrote:Rookie wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:VDesai wrote:Was listening to Ian Begley's putback and the way he was talking about Horford makes me think he is a serious candidate to come here I wouldn't do the Knecht/Vandy one -- think league figured out Knecht already and Vandy not trust worthy. Also don't think Lakers would do Reeves. I do like Rui -- he's a better basketball player than Mitch. Maybe not quite as impactful but a functioning 2-way player. |
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EwingsGlass
Posts: 27487 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 4/29/2005 Member: #893 USA |
6/27/2025 8:02 AM
Reaves turning down the max is surprising to me. I worry about trading for players that peak with LeBron because I think there is a LeBron “bump” to player stats. Love or hate him he is a great player that has real capacity to make the players around him better. When they leave, they aren’t the same quality or efficiency. Think Kuzma. LeBron got him paid but on his own he is a lowly chucker. Horton-Tucker. I can find more examples.
You know I gonna spin wit it
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Nalod
Posts: 71125 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
6/27/2025 10:19 AM
EwingsGlass wrote:Reaves turning down the max is surprising to me. I worry about trading for players that peak with LeBron because I think there is a LeBron “bump” to player stats. Love or hate him he is a great player that has real capacity to make the players around him better. When they leave, they aren’t the same quality or efficiency. Think Kuzma. LeBron got him paid but on his own he is a lowly chucker. Horton-Tucker. I can find more examples. his max was an 89mil over 4 years with Lakers. Thats all they could give him. Thats 22.5mm per year. You may be right but not all players would be classified as such. Reaves has one year left until he can turn down his player option and be UFA at age 28. There is also more cap space and teams will have more to spend next year. He is making 13mm now. A bargain. Kuzma current deal avg is 22mil per. He is not great, but not a bust either. |
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Philc1
Posts: 28319 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 9/2/2020 Member: #8897 |
6/28/2025 10:23 AM LAST EDITED: 6/28/2025 10:23 AM
EwingsGlass wrote:Reaves turning down the max is surprising to me. I worry about trading for players that peak with LeBron because I think there is a LeBron “bump” to player stats. Love or hate him he is a great player that has real capacity to make the players around him better. When they leave, they aren’t the same quality or efficiency. Think Kuzma. LeBron got him paid but on his own he is a lowly chucker. Horton-Tucker. I can find more examples. Lebron brings up the ball posts up gets double triple teamed and then passes to wide open guys on the perimeter he’s been doing that for 22 years. Lebron has made more average players in the nba money than crypto |
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newyorknewyork
Posts: 30108 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 1/16/2004 Member: #541 |
6/28/2025 10:36 AM
He was mentioned before in an article but after looking into it. Larry Nance Jr checks out as a great fit and should be a priority.
Granted his 3pt shooting needs another year of decent volume to be solidified. His profile seems perfect next to KAT. His analytics and win shares are solid. His defensive metrics are solid. Seems to profile very well as a 3&D athletic compliment next to Kat. Most importantly allows us to push OG & Mikel more towards being Wings than Forwards. Thus allowing Knicks to impose a ton of size and length to create an advantage and identity. Nance is the shooting maintains also profiles perfect next to Mitch and would create a pretty strong potential defensive frontcourt combination especially with OG in that mix at SF. Dennis Schroder would also also be a great addition. Kat/Mitch/Huk https://vote.nba.com/en Vote for your Knicks.
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LivingLegend
Posts: 25568 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 8/13/2007 Member: #1645 |
6/28/2025 4:32 PM
Kind of a bad sign that Sam Merrill got $9M per or 4 for $36M for Cavs.
Many were talking about him hopefully being available for 2 year Tax MLE in $5.5M range. |
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TLover
Posts: 21065 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 2/12/2003 Member: #381 USA |
6/28/2025 9:50 PM
Ty Jerome would be a nice get (also local kid) but only way we can pay him is in sign & trade.
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EwingsGlass
Posts: 27487 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 4/29/2005 Member: #893 USA |
6/29/2025 7:58 AM
Without thinking about any trade upgrades, I think if the Knicks could add Gary Trent Jr and Chris Boucher on Vet Minimum deals, they’d have the depth they were missing last year.
Brunson / Deuce / Kolek Clearly a guys like McCullar, Nnaji, Diawara or Pate would have to win a roster spot. But I think expanding the rotation under a new head coach will get more players some run. But I think you have two more dogged players in Trent and Boucher I think guys like Robinson and Hart are flawed in the “modern offense” sense, but have so many other tangibles and intangibles that I would not undervalue them in the rotation or the trade market. No need to make a trade for the sake of making a trade. But guys like McCullar, Dadiet and Huk gotta know they can take those minutes by bringing more to the table. You know I gonna spin wit it
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EwingsGlass
Posts: 27487 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 4/29/2005 Member: #893 USA |
6/29/2025 8:00 AM
Philc1 wrote:EwingsGlass wrote:Reaves turning down the max is surprising to me. I worry about trading for players that peak with LeBron because I think there is a LeBron “bump” to player stats. Love or hate him he is a great player that has real capacity to make the players around him better. When they leave, they aren’t the same quality or efficiency. Think Kuzma. LeBron got him paid but on his own he is a lowly chucker. Horton-Tucker. I can find more examples. Exactly. You get it. Hence my skepticism picking up anyone from LeBron’s “and friends” crew. You know I gonna spin wit it
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JesseDark
Posts: 22775 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 9/9/2003 Member: #467 |
6/29/2025 8:27 AM
I still want Bol Bol.
Bring back dee-fense
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ccch
Posts: 20207 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 1/28/2012 Member: #3876 |
6/29/2025 9:51 AM
GustavBahler wrote:Get the feeling we will see a Knicks trade soon we didnt expect. Teams are making moves, and I dont see the Knicks staying on the sidelines We need shooters! |