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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

nycericanguy wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:hard to really even think of a team that would trade for Mitch, not because he's not good but C is pretty stacked and teams are pretty set and he's not a guy you can rely on to start 70 games.

PHO is one team, TOR might be another. But outside of a Mitch and Mikal/OG for Durant trade, I'm not sure what else is there, and I don't think I do that deal anyway.

Lakers are the clear and obvious team.

yea just not sure we need anything from them so it would have to be a 3 team trade. Also not sure they'd bet on him being healthy full time.

Hachimura and Max Christie is an interesting deal IMO. S&T Finney Smith? Austin Reaves was rumored as a Knicks target within the last few weeks also.

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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

Feel like Mikal is in the same spot as DDV finding his role.

Also this:

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martin wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

Feel like Mikal is in the same spot as DDV finding his role.

Also this:

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NAW seems like a great fit as the 5th starter that slides Josh to bench

DLeethal wrote:

martin wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

Feel like Mikal is in the same spot as DDV finding his role.

Also this:

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https://www.twitter.com/esidery/status/1928443407254331900

NAW seems like a great fit as the 5th starter that slides Josh to bench

Sometimes we look at these other glue guys, solid role players and we don't realize that they are lesser Josh Harts. I like NAW, but his shot is no better than Josh's. I do think he is a very solid defender, but he also has size limitations...

VDesai wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

martin wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

Feel like Mikal is in the same spot as DDV finding his role.

Also this:

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https://www.twitter.com/esidery/status/1928443407254331900

NAW seems like a great fit as the 5th starter that slides Josh to bench

Sometimes we look at these other glue guys, solid role players and we don't realize that they are lesser Josh Harts. I like NAW, but his shot is no better than Josh's. I do think he is a very solid defender, but he also has size limitations...

Plus, you’d need to do a sign and trade and I’m not sure Minny can cause they over the second apron? I’m not sure how any of that works while both Randle and Naz also probably extend their contracts?

nycericanguy wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

nycericanguy wrote:hard to really even think of a team that would trade for Mitch, not because he's not good but C is pretty stacked and teams are pretty set and he's not a guy you can rely on to start 70 games.

PHO is one team, TOR might be another. But outside of a Mitch and Mikal/OG for Durant trade, I'm not sure what else is there, and I don't think I do that deal anyway.

Lakers are the clear and obvious team.

yea just not sure we need anything from them so it would have to be a 3 team trade. Also not sure they'd bet on him being healthy full time.

Hachimura and Max Christie is an interesting deal IMO. S&T Finney Smith? Austin Reaves was rumored as a Knicks target within the last few weeks also.

Max was already traded to DAL for Luka, and Reaves has more value than Mitch.

You are right I had Max flip flopped on the wrong side of that trade. Hachi and Knecht is what they tried to trade for Mark Williams.

VDesai wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

martin wrote:

DLeethal wrote:

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Read some tweets suggesting Minny can’t resign all of their FAs and also want to pair Edwards with another alpha like Durant. They will need to make some moves and rearrange some salary. Wonder if Dante is gettable.

Feel like Mikal is in the same spot as DDV finding his role.

Also this:

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https://www.twitter.com/esidery/status/1928443407254331900

NAW seems like a great fit as the 5th starter that slides Josh to bench

Sometimes we look at these other glue guys, solid role players and we don't realize that they are lesser Josh Harts. I like NAW, but his shot is no better than Josh's. I do think he is a very solid defender, but he also has size limitations...

Walker shot 38% on 4.5 attempts this year and 39% last year, in 25mpg. That’s 6.4 attempts per 36. Josh shoots 33% on 3.3 attempts per game (he plays more than 36mpg). 31% last year.

NAW is a much better shooter and the goal isn’t to get someone *better* than Hart it’s just to get a 5th starter and move Hart to super sub where most of us believe he belongs. Need someone who can shoot 3s well and with volume so teams can’t hide smalls on KAT. Just look what KAT is doing to Turner - we want bigs guarding him every night not hiding on Hart.

NAW shoots higher % from 3 than Deuce, OG, Mikal this year and matches Brunson on per minute attempts and efficiency. Just saying.

GustavBahler wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

martin wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Knicks can make a trade for a 20M player with Mitch, Tucker, and Deuce and/or Dadiet/Kolek.

I'd rather let Bridges contract expire or trade him, and keep MItch/Diadet/Kolek.

In my defense I forgot that he had another year.

There is no defense for letting a contract expire. Zero GM's in the NBA left Mikak's contract expire, that's what gets you fired.

Not supposed to eat the soap Martin

Im ready to move on from Bridges wether it makes sense or not. Felt the same way about Allan Houston. A good player who should be coming off the bench but probably wont.

Letting a player of Mikal's caliber walk after you know what they gave up for him and his close relationship with Brunson is a thousand layers of dumb.

Dislike a player all you want but let's not be foolish just sot show your own dislike for someone.

I dont dislike Bridges, I dislike his place in the rotation. For what he's going to be paid to re-up, too much spectating as a starter.

I think he would have a real shot at 6th man of the year. Have said it for months. You dont say that about a player you dislike.

You lost me at “Houston should have been coming off the bench” lol.
A point about Bridges. Have said all year that he is just a role player. Even mentioned Deuce should start over him in last game and have Bridges come off the bench.
What IF the issues we see are scheme oriented? What IF he changes his mindset. Thought Divo was better with the starting unit because he would still look for his own shot and not automatically defer to Randle and Brunson. At the end of the day, we have 5 valuable picks for him. So what would be the best return on investment? Involve him further in offensive schemes? Work with him to be more effective and aggressive? Or cut ties and take a loss?

Again, not a fan of his but thinking best way to get the most out of the trade.

We had Sprewell who was one of the best two way SGs in the league. Instead of bringing Houston off the bench, JVG moved Spree to SF, where he had to defend bigger players.

I think part of the problem is the way Brunson plays which is a lot like Melo. Use up most of the clock, and find a teammate if there is no good look with the shot clock running out. I think Bridges needs the ball more to succeed, and thats hard to do next to a high usage player like JB.

Bridges seems too often content to let the game come to him, instead of crashing the boards in traffic, put back dunks. Not David Lee-bounds. Just not aggressive enough as a starter. He could come back next season with a more aggressive mindset. Lets hope.

Think that its all we can do.
Don’t see them recouping what they gave up in a trade.
So agree, only chance of this really working out better than present is for Bridges to improve. Specially his mindset and aggressiveness.
Which first and foremost is, think we agree, is to work on going hard to basket and finishing.