awe1028 wrote:Unless something catastrophic happens (like an injury to KP perish the thought)it seems the Knicks are just too good to be in the lottery. And even if they miss the playoffs it is highly unlikely they get a high enough draft pick to land the star small forward (Porter, Doncic) they need.

This got me to thinking who would be the best possibility in free agency to give the Knicks the star SF they so desperately need. My choice: Paul George. He certainly fits the bill as the a star SF. In addition, to being a talented scorer he plays solid defense which fits the defensive mentality the knicks are trying to cultivate. He is also still young enough to fit the Knicks' rebuilding time table.

He has a player option so it is not a certainty he leaves OKC. However the Thunder are not playing particularly well (the big three have not gelled as expected) and there was talk he was not committed to OKC in the first place. Thus it's certainly a possibility he decides to leave.

In such a scenario why not the Knicks as a destination. They are playing exciting ball and of course it is MSG the MECCA. I say

PAUL GEORGE for 2018.

P.George isn't gonna come to New York though when it's been widely known that he wants to play for the Lakers. It sounds great but i don't see it as being realistic unfortunately. There's other SF's coming out in the draft that have the chance of being really good NBA players with M.Bridges and K.Knox two of my top guys i want. Now both will still be top 10 picks but i could see us still picking around that 8-9-10 mark in the draft cause our schedule is already getting tough and gets tougher as the season goes on. Depending on how we're looking closer to the trade deadline i could see us making a trade or trades to get more draft picks to if we're not looking good and if we are then maybe we make a trade for a good player that could help us this year. We have a lot of players that teams looking to make some noise in the playoffs would want which we haven't been able to say in quite a while. We could get some good assets for guys like KOQ, Willy, D.McDermott, M.Beasley and C.Lee.

VCoug wrote:I haven't started paying attention to NCAA yet so I'll limit myself to upcoming FAs. Paul George would be nice but he's a little older, a little overrated, and we probably can't create the space to sign him unless Kanter opts out. Ariza would be great but he's in his 30s. I'd take a flyer on either Jerami Grant or Kyle Anderson to start for us and I'd sign Mario Hezonja to a small contract and hope that he rediscovers his talent.

CrushAlot wrote:

VCoug wrote:I haven't started paying attention to NCAA yet so I'll limit myself to upcoming FAs. Paul George would be nice but he's a little older, a little overrated, and we probably can't create the space to sign him unless Kanter opts out. Ariza would be great but he's in his 30s. I'd take a flyer on either Jerami Grant or Kyle Anderson to start for us and I'd sign Mario Hezonja to a small contract and hope that he rediscovers his talent.

Grant is a great call. OKC is going to be in a tough spot with the cap. A poison pill type deal would be hard for OKC to match

Grant is who I wish the knicks had gotten instead of McDermont (who admittedly has not been bad). I also think Paul George is a possibility and if I had a choice between the Knicks or Lakers, I think the Knicks are further along and we really only have a hole a SF. But I think the real find would be Robert Covington. He is young, plays solid defense, and he can hit the three. He would be just what this team needs at SF.

VCoug wrote:I haven't started paying attention to NCAA yet so I'll limit myself to upcoming FAs. Paul George would be nice but he's a little older, a little overrated, and we probably can't create the space to sign him unless Kanter opts out. Ariza would be great but he's in his 30s. I'd take a flyer on either Jerami Grant or Kyle Anderson to start for us and I'd sign Mario Hezonja to a small contract and hope that he rediscovers his talent.

Offensively, i agree but his defense is better than I realize. He does a great job negotiating his way through traffic/screens and seemingly gets his hands on everything.

Grant would be cool back up 4 so longs as he continues to work on his jumper

Gudris wrote:It looks like KNicks are starting to go down, so we can top4 draft pick for sure :)

TOP FOUR? Even with a tougher schedule I’m not sure about that being the fate of this team. The Knicks were never predicted to be that bad and they look much more competitive than most expected. Barring major injury this team looks destined to miss the top 5 IMO.

I really like Jerami Grant since his Philly days. Prototype build and athletic ability. Defends, which the Knicks could use. Main issue is he can’t shoot! This is why McDermott is in a very good position to stick in NY. He’s shown a LOT more overall game than his rep coming into NY!

Paris907 wrote:We need Porter. If we trade our pick if need be to move up, he will be top 3 in all likelihood.
Second choice Middleton.
If conference finals and battling Boston and Phili is your objective you’ll need a SF that can score and who can play D. Meanwhile KP has proven he won’t be rebounding more than 8 pg on average so, whoever ends up playing 5 needs to be a vacuum.

I think kanter and willy are the long term 5s and both are excellent rebounders so we should be fine in that regard.

Paris907 wrote:We need Porter. If we trade our pick if need be to move up, he will be top 3 in all likelihood.
Second choice Middleton.
If conference finals and battling Boston and Phili is your objective you’ll need a SF that can score and who can play D. Meanwhile KP has proven he won’t be rebounding more than 8 pg on average so, whoever ends up playing 5 needs to be a vacuum.

Any move up would require us to trade our pick. But what else do we have to offer to move up into the top 3?