Knicks
Capela
Knight
Tim Quarterman (to make the numbers work)
Houston 1st round pick

Philly
Ryan Anderson

Houston
Melo
O'Quinn

Phoenix
Okafor
Isaiah Taylor(to make the numbers work)

Justification

Knicks get rid of Melo, get younger and acquire a PG (I know a lot of people don't like Knight)

Houston gets Melo

Philly gets another veteran shooter they need and unloads Okafor. I believe they have a ton of cap space with all of their rookie contract players.

Phoenix gets a young big with potential and a good contract.

CrushAlot wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Welpee wrote:Houston wants Melo (plus for them) and to unload Anderson (plus for them). So what's the benefit to us again? Houston (and Melo's reps) needs to step up and find a way to make this deal beneficial to us. Otherwise I say just wait it out. No rush on our part.

If Capela was included, i would gladly take Anderson. Would be a big get for this team. A young, up and coming player. I would give them back O'Quinn to replace their center depth. Melo and KOQ for Anderson, Capela, 2020 1st, and their non-guaranteed contracts to make it work. If Houston wants to get Melo while trading Anderson, then Capela and a future 1st is a fair price. They will still have KOQ, Nene, and T Black at center, so it leaves them plenty of depth.

That deal makes a lot of sense and also removes the complications of a three team deal. Is Capela a free agent after this year? It might be another incentive for Houston to move him.

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y73tt7h3

This is funny. Houston ends up losing 11 more games after this deal! NY only 5...all due to KOQ leaving, I'd bet....

Capella a pick and Knight works for me.

Allanfan20 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Paris907 wrote:Several of you want CApEla and I like him as well. He's coming into his own. Yet where are Wilys minutes? I mean we have bigs now so that capela or Nerlens, while talented mean that Wily sits or is unloaded. WhAt am I missing?

Well, we're getting rid of Noah. I'm OK with Capella and Willy getting 28 and 20 mpg.

In your scenario we are. In all actuality, it's not happening.

When did this happen?

Why?

Where is the cheat sheet or video explaining this?

I know he had bad stats and rode the pine last year, but he was good, and he's young.

IMO, they are unlikely to even give up even 1 of those players if they wish to compete with GS
So it is Ryan Anderson, Unguaranteed Contracts, and future draft picks....

Welpee wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:Would you do this deal:

Knicks
Capela
Knight
Tim Quarterman (to make the numbers work)
Houston 1st round pick

Philly
Ryan Anderson

Houston
Melo
O'Quinn

Phoenix
Okafor
Isaiah Taylor(to make the numbers work)

Justification

Knicks get rid of Melo, get younger and acquire a PG (I know a lot of people don't like Knight)

That's why it's a no.

Well, if you think we're going to get Russell Westbrook back in a trade people will be sadly disappointed. In order to unload Melo you get a player most people like (Capela) and 1st round pick most people want and we have to absorb a young pg who hasn't been great recently but played well earlier in his career. I think we would need to consider it. My question is would Philly bite?

Knight has mostly been awful.

A Melo buyout would be better.

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:Would you do this deal:

Knicks
Capela
Knight
Tim Quarterman (to make the numbers work)
Houston 1st round pick

Philly
Ryan Anderson

Houston
Melo
O'Quinn

Phoenix
Okafor
Isaiah Taylor(to make the numbers work)

Justification

Knicks get rid of Melo, get younger and acquire a PG (I know a lot of people don't like Knight)

That's why it's a no.

Well, if you think we're going to get Russell Westbrook back in a trade people will be sadly disappointed. In order to unload Melo you get a player most people like (Capela) and 1st round pick most people want and we have to absorb a young pg who hasn't been great recently but played well earlier in his career. I think we would need to consider it. My question is would Philly bite?

Knight has mostly been awful.

A Melo buyout would be better.

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:

Knickoftime wrote:

Welpee wrote:Would you do this deal:

Knicks
Capela
Knight
Tim Quarterman (to make the numbers work)
Houston 1st round pick

Philly
Ryan Anderson

Houston
Melo
O'Quinn

Phoenix
Okafor
Isaiah Taylor(to make the numbers work)

Justification

Knicks get rid of Melo, get younger and acquire a PG (I know a lot of people don't like Knight)

That's why it's a no.

Well, if you think we're going to get Russell Westbrook back in a trade people will be sadly disappointed. In order to unload Melo you get a player most people like (Capela) and 1st round pick most people want and we have to absorb a young pg who hasn't been great recently but played well earlier in his career. I think we would need to consider it. My question is would Philly bite?

Knight has mostly been awful.

A Melo buyout would be better.

Explain how a buyout (getting nothing and still taking up cap space) is a better option?

Because Knight is awful, and would be paid $15.6m in 2019-2020.

Not mentioning being paid $28.2m to be awful in the two seasons before that.

Capela is a FA next year and will likely become expensive despite his limited skill set and may only be good enough to be a back-up.

a Rockets pick is likely going to be a late 1st.

That doesn't make up for Knight being awful for 3 seasons and $44m dollars.

Knight is awful, ok. He will get 44MM over three seasons. You preference is 56 MM over two season of absolute dead weight - and that is better why? IDK how much Capela makes but if he leaves next year then Knight's remaining cap hold would free up 14 MM in the second year for another FA signing - did you figure that in? The present value of 14MM cap hold next year should be higher than that 15,2 the year after.