dwiley20 wrote:How many draft picks did they send to pacers in the trade

None.

Knixkik wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:they have nothing to offer the knicks, they already gave up what the had for PG13..keep circling

They have much more to offer than Houston. Abrines is a solid prospect, age 23. Jerami Grant offers a similar skillset to Harkless, and is 23. Improved as a shooter last year. Kanter is necessary to make salaries fit, but he's only 25, can score, and is on a year less than Anderson. Ferguson was this year's 1st round pick. And they have 2020 to offer, just like Houston.

We could do much worse than Kanter, Grant, Abrines, Ferguson, and 2020 first round for Melo.

that would leave the bench thinner than tracing paper, and 3 player taking up 70% of your cap space

Knickoftime wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

dwiley20 wrote:How many draft picks did they send to pacers in the trade

I don't think they gave up any of their picks ( which is expected to be in the bottom 5)

They didn't because they can't.

Owe the next one to Minny (lottery protected)and then Orlando 2 years after that.

2022 is their first next tradable pick.

Which is why a young player like Ferguson is a must in a trade with OKC...they dont have any immediate 1st rounders to give but acquiring Ferguson adds an additional young player.

knicks1248 wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:they have nothing to offer the knicks, they already gave up what the had for PG13..keep circling

They have much more to offer than Houston. Abrines is a solid prospect, age 23. Jerami Grant offers a similar skillset to Harkless, and is 23. Improved as a shooter last year. Kanter is necessary to make salaries fit, but he's only 25, can score, and is on a year less than Anderson. Ferguson was this year's 1st round pick. And they have 2020 to offer, just like Houston.

We could do much worse than Kanter, Grant, Abrines, Ferguson, and 2020 first round for Melo.

that would leave the bench thinner than tracing paper, and 3 player taking up 70% of your cap space

That's not our problem. They will refill the bench with vets on minimal deals. Point is there is a deal to be had. I guess they can't trade us 2020 pick. So Kanter, Grant, Ferguson, and one of their minimum cap fillers would work once Ferguson is signed, plus 2018 2nd round pick. Straight up for Melo. I'll do it. They will still have Abrines, McDermott, Singler, Felton, Patterson, Collison etc off the bench. They are trying to regroup to make Westbrook and P George stick around, this is how you do it. Westbrook, Roberson, George, Melo, and Adams is a tough starting 5 that can be 2nd best in the west.

knicks1248 wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:they have nothing to offer the knicks, they already gave up what the had for PG13..keep circling

They have much more to offer than Houston. Abrines is a solid prospect, age 23. Jerami Grant offers a similar skillset to Harkless, and is 23. Improved as a shooter last year. Kanter is necessary to make salaries fit, but he's only 25, can score, and is on a year less than Anderson. Ferguson was this year's 1st round pick. And they have 2020 to offer, just like Houston.

We could do much worse than Kanter, Grant, Abrines, Ferguson, and 2020 first round for Melo.

that would leave the bench thinner than tracing paper, and 3 player taking up 70% of your cap space

This works and gives them 2 vet bench players back -- their playoff rotation won't go far behind 8 players anyway.

Melo/L=Thomas/KOQ

Kanter/Ferguson/Abrines/Grant/McDermott