Noah told not to return
KP taken out by a deliberately planted foot
Willy given away for scraps
By the end of the season Trey Burke might just be our starting center.

Rookie wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

franco12 wrote:

fishmike wrote:very odd. Perry started the year talking about Willy as a core young player. Then he gets moved for a guy who's prob out of the NBA next year and 2nd round picks.

I would love to know what about Willy so soured them to dump him for what amounts to nothing in the NBA

Maybe for having the temerity to think he should be getting minutes based on last year. Agent probably asked for a trade.

But, bs. KPs buddy traded for a sack of peanuts!

Expiring contract isn't peanuts. And if they can package those second rounders for an improved draft position, it'll be worthwhile. Let's wait (I know patience is hard ask in NYC) and judge holistically.

This is the way I see this deal. We shipped out Willy who wanted to be dealt. We got an expiring scrub that we can waive creating roster flexibility, some cap/salary relief, A trade exception and two 2nd rounders. Not bad at all if Perry is making a chess move setting up flexibility for another deal.

There has been rumor GSW are interested in O'Quinn. Sticking with the narrative that we want to get young players and add athleticism, what if the Willy trade leads to:

Kyle O'Quinn and two 2nd round picks to the Warriors

Knicks waive JOBiii and receive Jordan Bell and Kevon Looney.

Perry has given himself some roster flexibility, and trade assets in the form of another trade exception and multiple 2nd round picks to use to maximize return on any O'Quinn or Lee trade. I like the move here even if Willy was the cost. We are in a better position after this trade to re-shape our roster by the trade deadline. I expect this move signals that there is more to come

reub wrote:

Zebo13 wrote:Trying to build accountability and defense and he was neither. Scores two gives up four. He’s never going to be anything in this league. We get a PF to fill in the roster and maybe become something and two 2nd rounders to trade or maybe find some diamond in the rough. Got quite a lot for a player we coulda just cut. He’s nothing. Huge win in my book.

We already waived our new PF.

Ahh, well good then. Must have more plans in motion. Standby.

Uptown wrote:For those complaining about trading KP's best friend, well, his best friend asked to be traded. What 23 yr old, 2nd round draft pick asks to be traded? Sounds diva-like to me and a player who feels he is entitled. Pretty sure KOQ was kicking his butt in practice and earned the minutes. As a coach, you ccan lose the locker room if you bench a player in favor of a player who is being outplayed...I Dont blame Jeff at all. Coaches and players dont tank. Front offices do....

StarksEwing1 wrote:

Uptown wrote:For those complaining about trading KP's best friend, well, his best friend asked to be traded. What 23 yr old, 2nd round draft pick asks to be traded? Sounds diva-like to me and a player who feels he is entitled. Pretty sure KOQ was kicking his butt in practice and earned the minutes. As a coach, you ccan lose the locker room if you bench a player in favor of a player who is being outplayed...I Dont blame Jeff at all. Coaches and players dont tank. Front offices do....

Here is my issue. Im totally cool with letting KOQ and kanter get the majority of the minutes if they were playing well...i get that. However Willy literally got no time and he is/was suppose to be apart of our future. Im not saying he should have been paying 15-20 minutes per game but they should have gotten him a least a little more time. By giving him literally no minutes they really hurt his trade value. Look i admit im a Willy fan BUT i had no problem trading him as long as we got a good return. i really hope this doesnt mean we are going to resign KOQ to a big deal because that makes it even worse

SupremeCommander wrote:

franco12 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/961288111652253696

wow! $3.9m hope we don't spend it all at once!

I don't think you can combine exceptions...

MS wrote:I’m confused.

The NBA names 5 rookies to the all rookie team. Billy made the first ****ing team. So we flip him for 2 second rounders and management is wheeling and dealing.

Who gives a **** if he came in with confidence. He crushed the euro tournament this summer.

Nothing about THJR absurd confidence while the guy is losing games always injured and playing like a bonehead.

This was a terrible deal, no way around it. We paid ****ing Ron Baker 4.5MM a year over two. Willy was playing for free!!

Ditto. Guy makes All Rookie second team and we give him away for a trade exception. This is Hornacek's ego ruining the Knicks. He simply wouldn't play Billy and Noah.