VDesai wrote:Now that the negative energy is gone, I can finally return to the team. No Phil, no Rose, no Melo. Good riddance all.Let's not spin this as a great return on this trade. It absolutely is not. We got 30 cents on the dollar back, but we drove down his value and that's what happens.
The Knicks won't have a great team next year, but there's a lot of interesting talent on this team that's 25 and younger, and they should be playing in a wide open system where the best players will earn their playing time without having to sit behind overpaid vets. That alone will make them more fun to watch.
I still think there's a lot of upside to Kanter and even McDermott. McDermott has gotten up and down NBA playing time, but he was a National player of the year and one of the top 5 NCAA scorers of all time. He can shoot the rock and put up some points. Give him a chance!
Now they have to see if they can get rid of Lee and Noah- though I'm not in a rush there, cause I think those guys are actually good vets to have on a young team.
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The Knicks can concentrate on BASKETBALL and not drama. That will be a breath of fresh air for a change. They can focus on development and building the roster from here.
TEAM ROSTER
NO. NAME POS AGE HT WT COLLEGE 2017-2018 SALARY
17 Frank Ntilikina G 19 6-5 190 $3,501,120
20 Nigel Hayes SF 22 6-7 254 Wisconsin $815,615
99 Luke Kornet PF 22 7-1 250 Vanderbilt
6 Kristaps Porzingis PF 22 7-3 240 $4,503,600
-- Damyean Dotson SG 23 6-5 210 Houston $1,100,000
14 Willy Hernangomez C 23 6-11 240 $1,435,750
1 Xavier Rathan-Mayes SG 23 6-4 208 Florida State $815,615
26 Jamel Artis SG 24 6-7 213 Pittsburgh $815,615
31 Ron Baker SG 24 6-4 220 Wichita State $4,328,000
10 Tim Hardaway Jr. SG 25 6-6 205 Michigan $16,500,000
11 Enes Kanter C 25 6-11 245 Kentucky $17,884,176
25 Doug McDermott SF 25 6-8 219 Creighton $3,294,994
91 Mindaugas Kuzminskas F 27 6-9 215 $3,025,035
9 Kyle O'Quinn C 27 6-10 250 Norfolk State $4,087,500
9 Michael Beasley SF 28 6-9 235 Kansas State $1,471,382
42 Lance Thomas SF 29 6-8 235 Duke $6,655,325
5 Courtney Lee SG 31 6-5 200 Western Kentucky $11,747,890
7 Ramon Sessions PG 31 6-3 190 Nevada $1,471,382
13 Joakim Noah C 32 6-11 230 Florida $17,765,000
1 Jarrett Jack PG 33 6-3 200 Georgia Tech $1,471,382