For Knick's
If Rose gets injured and Noah wants out, forcing a trade like Love did to Cleveland to play with CA and the Triangle *where he would excel in*
If we can Durant/Lebron, that would be great, but if not, Rudy Gay at PF on a much lower contract
Rudy Gay was on TEAM USA for a reason and has great size/athleticism to go with it
He has the tools to be a lockdown defender, with the ability to defend 3-4 positions if needed
while trading for David Lee with expirings contracts and 2nd round picks, 2018 and after
Lee would fit great in the Triangle and could be comparable to Odom in some sense
Faried would be like a Rodman without the negatives but he will not be available especially after FIBA and the respect/confidence gained
And/or get Rudy Gay if we are unable to acquire Lebron/Durant somehow
We simply do not want CA defending these type of #1 players but we also need this SF/PF to be able to do many things, be versatile/skilled, and fit in
Gay has the ability to defend these players because of his size/athleticism/strength/and length
In my opinion from what I saw of him in Team USA, he lossed much speed/quickness but gained much strength, making him more of PF
But he has the skills to play SG/SF/PF, and he was dominant at the SG position in his younger years
Tony Wroten
Calderon
CA
David Lee or Rudy Gay
Noah
Larkin *if isn't traded*
Tenacious/ ONE OF OUR CURRENT SG's
Early
David Lee or Gay
Cole Aldrich
Randy Foye
Darko
Jamalle Haggins/Quincy Acy
Maybe keep one of our SG's, however, if we can get good value in trading all 3, I do not mind it one bit with all these talents available in addition to Tenacious
Marion/Barnes/Darrius Morris/Gereld Green/Brandon Rush
A stretch 4/5 maybe Copeland/ maybe Byron Mullens, or a cheap resigned AB
Though I feel we need a SHOOTER like Copeland who excelled in MSG though lacks speed/athleticism,
I really like the guy, Damjan Rudez, that was signed by Pacer's that plays SF, I think he will be a steal, maybe Joe Ingles or Turkeglu?
I think Damjan Rudez, is comparable to Peja and Turkeglu with a very good handle a good athleticism/size, though lacks some speed but has quickness
Phil always used stretch 4's
Phil Jackson had Kukoc, in the Bull's
Robert Horry on The Lakers
then Ariza/Odom/Gasol, then MWP, in addition to Bynum, they had a very versatile taletned roster that had great chemistry after years of working the Triangle
So move 2/3 SG's, especially to gain assets, and cut salaries to go with Pablo
Iman Shumpert - If we do not move him, I would give him a 2-3 year low salary deal, team options if we have leverage if not give him a player option, his contract would be in the range of about 2m to 3.5m *max*
JR Smith *hopefully we can sell high, just be a set shooter/similar to Ray Allen lowering his usuage/role as he got older, stop the dribble dribble/step back jumper*
TIm Hardaway JR *makes the least but likely will have the highest trade value as well*
9/21/2014 9:47 PM