http://www.chatsports.com/new-york-knicks/a/source/dont-get-blindsided-kristaps-porzingis-might-leave-the-new-york-knicks-13396475

90sKnicks wrote:Isn't he a restricted free agent in 2019?

Yes, that's why articles like this are ridiculous - how many very good rookies don't either extend before they reach restricted free agency or get matched if they do?

TripleThreat wrote:If Jackson and Melo are stuck here together for two more years ( and that looks more and more likely each day), that type of daily dysfunction might be enough for him to leave in 2020.

The more Zinger gets hyped and more press in NY, the more Melo will openly freeze him out on the court. If it's one thing that Melo can't stand ( besides playing team ball) is not being the absolute center of attention.

He can get paid anywhere. At some point, you have to ask yourself if getting paid the absolute most is the top priority. Guys can sign a one year deal and then reup later with a new team. It's more risk, but a young guy, if he develops, can bet on himself.

Melo and KP seem to get along very well from all I have seen.
If they are together two years, and melo's deal expires, why would KP leave a ton of money on the table when the very thing that you say bothers him "Melo", would be gone by then? cuz he mad?
Knicks don't have to play Melo. They can bench him. Melo can either sit, or score points somewhere else. If losing bothers him in a rebuild, he can leave. If Melo wants to be employed in NYC, he can practice hard and earn his paycheck on the bench. Its his choice.

Melo does not freeze kp out, he does it to all!!!

Triple, BTW, KP Hates "Zinger". That bothers him outwardly more than Melo.