WaltLongmire wrote:I see them trading KOQ. If he plays like he did last year, you can see a playoff team offering us a decent pick, even a late #1.As has been said, I really wonder about KP's reaction to trading Willy for the long term, but we forget so soon how good he was last year
Not sure what they do with Noah unless he suddenly learns how to score. He makes it 4 on 5 when he's in the lineup, and his D is not what it once was. Would like to see do better, but long term, having KP, Kanter, and Willy as your 3 major bigs is better for the team.
Kanter has not been terrible on D- maybe because of the weight lost. Willy is a better shot blocker, but neither will ever be a grade a defender.
Kanter really is a banger inside with a lot of goodies in his post game, even with limited vertical ability. I also think he really wants to stay in NY because of the city's ethnic identity. Being only 25 also puts him at a good age to grow with KP.
Nice problem to have, though.
1) I agree, KOQ has to be the odd man out when Noah comes back. Hopefully a playoff team (i.e. Portland or Houston) could use another big and is willing to part with a 1st round pick, though I suspect we would need to add more than KOQ to get a pick that high. But also keep in mind, there's a chance Robin Lopez may be on the market too if the Bulls continue to be horrible. He would definitely draw more interest than KOQ if that were to happen.
2) Noah needs to both accept and embrace coming off the bench. Putting his contract aside, if Noah is healthy and can bounce back to be a percentage of what he once was he can still help us. If he's playing limited minutes but can go all out in those minutes, I can still see Noah being an asset.
3) I really think we should keep Kanter unless we have a real sweet deal on the table for him. But one of the other bigs definitely has to be moved and its likely not going to be Noah. I see a playoff team being more interested in the vet KOQ than Willy, the issue is what would they be willing to trade.
