Amare, JR Smith, Shane Larkin

for

Josh Smith, Brandon Jennings, Greg Monroe

Why would Detroit do it? They get expirings and get out of the Josh Smith contract.

Why would we do it? We get bigs that in paper should be good in the triangle and a dynamic PG.

Josh smith is a check guy right now in Detroit. He only signed there to get paid. If he came to ny he would be great for us at the 4 next to Melo at the 3. Josh is a good passer, mid range shooter, cutter, defender finisher.

Brandon Jennings would be great to have split time with calderon learning how to be a pro.

I don't want Monroe at all.

EnySpree wrote:I would take Brandon and Josh smith.... it's about who fits the system.

Josh smith is a check guy right now in Detroit. He only signed there to get paid. If he came to ny he would be great for us at the 4 next to Melo at the 3. Josh is a good passer, mid range shooter, cutter, defender finisher.

Brandon Jennings would be great to have split time with calderon learning how to be a pro.

I don't want Monroe at all.

Josh Smith is one of the worst mid range shooters in the league. If not the worst. Take a look. Imagine him heaving in the triangle. I'm getting dizzy just thinking about that.

TripleThreat wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:How about a trade....

Amare, JR Smith, Shane Larkin

for

Josh Smith, Brandon Jennings, Greg Monroe

I don't think Stan Van Gundy would do it.

But it would be fascinating, just from a rubber necking perspective, to imagine a team with Melo, JR and Josh Smith, Brandon Jennings and then the Knicks traded for Chuck Hayes.

They could start their own nickname.

The Five Chuckers.

The Lakers with Kobe and Nick Young have nothing on the Five Chuckers. (Poor Chuck Hayes would probably stab himself in the eyes during midseason or maybe the rest of the team would take the knives and fight each other for the right to heave up the ball again. )

NardDogNation wrote:If the Pistons were willing to give up their 2015 first round pick (unprotected), I'd do it. I'd probably try to buyout Smith and Jennings immediately to maintain some degree of cap space. Hopefully the pick would be high enough for us to select two of Jahlil Okafor, Emmanuel Mudiay and/or Stanley Johnson. Build on that with Melo and a Reggie Jackson.

oh man!!

why would the piston's give up their 2015 first round (high lottery) pick?

You can't be serious!

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:If the Pistons were willing to give up their 2015 first round pick (unprotected), I'd do it. I'd probably try to buyout Smith and Jennings immediately to maintain some degree of cap space. Hopefully the pick would be high enough for us to select two of Jahlil Okafor, Emmanuel Mudiay and/or Stanley Johnson. Build on that with Melo and a Reggie Jackson.

oh man!!

why would the piston's give up their 2015 first round (high lottery) pick?

You can't be serious!

Cause the Knicks always own every team we trade with!

At this point, the Knicks should be giving away J.R. Smith and Calderon for expirings if they can, letting it bottom out for a high pick and keep the flexibility while drafting a young player.

mreinman wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:If the Pistons were willing to give up their 2015 first round pick (unprotected), I'd do it. I'd probably try to buyout Smith and Jennings immediately to maintain some degree of cap space. Hopefully the pick would be high enough for us to select two of Jahlil Okafor, Emmanuel Mudiay and/or Stanley Johnson. Build on that with Melo and a Reggie Jackson.

oh man!!

why would the piston's give up their 2015 first round (high lottery) pick?

You can't be serious!

Not saying that they would. But if they were interested in dumping those guys for the price of their pick, I'd oblige them. Yes, the pick has a hell of a lot of trade value but Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings (to a lesser extent) are net negative players. So they'd have to pay to party.

y2zipper wrote:No it wouldn't. Jennings and Smith are on the books for too much money the next 2 years and won't agree to buyouts (Smith makes 14 million in 2016/2017). There's no reason to take on all that long-term money, even for Detroit's high pick.

At this point, the Knicks should be giving away J.R. Smith and Calderon for expirings if they can, letting it bottom out for a high pick and keep the flexibility while drafting a young player.

I doubt that Smith and Jennings would wallow with teams that don't want them. If that point is made clear, I think a buyout would proceed accordingly. They could easily recoup the amount with the new teams they'd sign with.