fitzfarm wrote:Anyone know what the roster is going to look like?

Curious about this myself. Not sure how many players per DL roster -- is it 15? Are we supposed to come up with all 15 in the DL draft? How many rounds are there in that draft? Can we just sign FAs to help build that team?? I hope we can load up on some good known talent. There's quite a few players I'd love to see on this Westchester roster..

jrodmc wrote:When did they cancel Calvin and Hobbes?
I love sporting this mullet.

I heard those cellular phone things cause brain tumors!

Dr J and Larry K all the way! Think the Knicks could pull off a three way trade for SuperJohn Williamson and the IceMan?
Doesn't anyone else think calling them the Kentucky Colonels has racist undertones?

Only if you thinking about fried chicken?

Anyway the issue is I'm sure the owners don't want to pay all those salaries, but any team with some vision can probably make money off the minor league team by touting them as future stars. The minor league team would essentially be like having our summer league squad to watch all year long, and given the close vicinity in Westchester, I'm sure Knicks fans would be willing to make the trek.

http://theknicksblog.com/knicks/knicks-nba-d-league-expansion-draft-results-to-be-released/

Results are said to be released sometime today. Any word on who we picked up?

Here's a good article from D-League Digest speculating which players each team would protect: http://dleaguedigest.com/2014/08/25/nba-d-league-player-rights-and-mock-expansion-draft-for-westchester-knicks/

Hopefully some of these guys shake loose. Quite a few good players mentioned in that article. Would love to have several of those guys on our Westchester team.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/westchester/expansion.html

In particular Craig Brackins, Richard Howell, DaJuan Summers, Austin Freeman, Curtis Jerrells and Luke Harangody I find very intriguing. I consider these guys a cut above typical DL-level talent. Nice job.

Vmart wrote:Jeff Adrien is a nice pick up. Jerome Jordan is back in the mix that's good.

I knew people would respond favorably to Adrien.. Nice hustle no-nonsense PF but I prefer Richard Howell myself. Younger, a little bigger with better upside imo. Howell really reminds me a lot of DeJuan Blair...Brackins is super intriguing -- dude's 6'10" 230 and he can really score the rock from anywhere--post up all the way out to 3. Some guys just have a knack for scoring the ball and this guy's always had that. Pretty good rebounder too from what I rememeber. Former 1st round pick by OKC in 2010 (21st overall)...I like DaJuan Summers too--real smooth hybrid F that can do some things; also like Austin Freeman--dude's always had a little bit of a weight issue but I remember this guy well at G-Town. Good skill level, picture something close to Marcus Thornton. And I've always really liked Curtis Jerrells--tough, speedy lefty PG that can score it, push the ball, penetrate, etc...Harangody's not as sexy a pickup as some of these others (a little undersized & slightly awkward-looking offensively) but he's a very hard worker that will compete and get results. There's some real nice depth here in the event that we suffer some injuries. Our prior DL affiliate teams have never had this kind of talent level. The above players are all good enough to make the Knicks' NBA roster imho.

VDesai wrote:Man I think we did good in the expansion draft. Brackins is a nice stretch 4. Adrien is a tough player. Henriquez showed some nice defensive potential. Not bad.

I agree. Isn't Adrien rocket though.