franco12 wrote:Stop Briggs. Go read your other thread about Holiday.

Yes, lets pick up some youth and start to build out our talent.

We desperately need a top 5, not top 10 talent in this draft.

But we're bad, and we'll be bad next year.

Retain jennings at a discount, but keep the money in the bank. We're already stuck with big bad contracts with Melo, Noah, Lee & Thomas.

Keep flexibility because if you blow it this off season, you've eliminated any chance to do anything the following year unless Melo opts out - and I don't see Melo opting out!

I'm trying to be realistic. We are no where near a top 5 pick. Improving weak spots with our draft picks-- defense athletiscm 3 point shooting should be a draft priority . Drafting and developing a pg takes to long.

Theoretically, from the few times that I've seen him play,
I do think a Miles Bridges pick at #10 would be a good get for this team.
I'm just not sure what his NBA position would be. I view him more as a SF
slasher type.

Also, while I totally agree with you that the Knicks desperately need a QB, I think that Jrue Holiday as a max player would be an overpay. But, that's what the Knicks do....over and over and over again.

With our boatload of assets, having the best young coach and the shrewdest and most patient GM/Owner in the league, it's a great time to be a Celtics fan.

KBC

BRIGGS wrote:

franco12 wrote:Stop Briggs. Go read your other thread about Holiday.

Yes, lets pick up some youth and start to build out our talent.

We desperately need a top 5, not top 10 talent in this draft.

But we're bad, and we'll be bad next year.

Retain jennings at a discount, but keep the money in the bank. We're already stuck with big bad contracts with Melo, Noah, Lee & Thomas.

Keep flexibility because if you blow it this off season, you've eliminated any chance to do anything the following year unless Melo opts out - and I don't see Melo opting out!

I'm trying to be realistic. We are no where near a top 5 pick. Improving weak spots with our draft picks-- defense athletiscm 3 point shooting should be a draft priority . Drafting and developing a pg takes to long.

We're only 2.5 games out of a top 5 pick; we have a great shot of getting one.

newyorker4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:We have 3 picks. Let's really focus on getting 3 physical athletes and then go all in on an nba pro pg in free agency. We need defense and 3 point shooting but we lack physical athletes
A realistic outline

Let's say position
10 45 and 58

10 Miles Bridges f 6-7 240
45 Dillon Brooks g 6-7 225
59 zeek woodley g 6-3 215

Nba
Jru Holiday 6-4 200

We'd improve the athletiscm on the team 5 fold have 3 new 3 point shooters all big physical athletes and have the free agency to find the quarterback. It will take way to long to draft a pg and let him develop.

M.Bridges is the guy i see mocked to us in just about every mock draft i've looked at do far.

And that's precisely why we don't get him.

I would take a PG in the draft if he were available(considering who it is) but we also need help desperatly fixing our defense and adding athletic ability/three point shooting.

The two most under rated players in the draft from what I can see are Caleb Swanigan and Dillon Brooks--if we can trade up a bit in rd 2 or even low 1 to secure Brooks--I would do it. Lastly we are a team that does not have much in terms of a 3 point specialist. At 58 Ive kind of thought about a few players but forgot who Iwas touting the last two years--Zeek Woodley. Hes been hurt all year but hes a high level 3 point shooter who has a body and athletiscm of Mitch Richmond. This would be a keen pick by the Knicks---hes going to be a good role player in the NBA and thrive in how they play now. A very rare 50+90=20 player who also has a 40 inch vertical.