Once you pay the player that doesn't preclude you from trading him at a later date.
Unless it's an outrageous contract you're not stuck with Morris.
He will have value (barring serious injury) for the duration of his next deal.

Nalod wrote:

Chandler wrote:

OldFan wrote:I think on the big picture - Welpee makes the point many are overlooking; you can't count on building a future around players that are not signed for the future. There is a good chance that if we retain Morris we have NOTHING next year.

As far trading Morris to a non-contender it's a wonderful idea, but why would a non-contender be interested in a player who can walk next year?

there's a certain amount of irony in this. Please send this comment to Perry and Mills.

We did not obtain him via trade.

So what? read the bold

the point is whatever team may have their reasons (as supposedly and hopefully we had reason to be interested in him)

and to be fair i think he's playing great; i think we would be wise to consider selling high

OldFan wrote:

Sambakick wrote:Morris signed here.
Meaning he wants to be here.
So the idea of him walking away and us being left with nothing...
... hinges on us NOT paying to bring him back.

Once you pay the player that doesn't preclude you from trading him at a later date.
Unless it's an outrageous contract you're not stuck with Morris.
He will have value (barring serious injury) for the duration of his next deal.

It really only means he wanted to play here this year.Here he is a primary scorer - a great place to build value. Next year circumstances are different - he may or may not want to play here and we are competing with all the other teams that are interested.

Will there be THAT many teams interested? If teams now are only willing to offer a late 1st round pick for him that doesn't sound like the free agent market will be that hot for his services.

I think a 4yr 80mil offer is what they're looking for and how many teams besides the Knicks would do that?

Sangfroid wrote:

Sambakick wrote:

OldFan wrote:

Sambakick wrote:Morris signed here.
Meaning he wants to be here.
So the idea of him walking away and us being left with nothing...
... hinges on us NOT paying to bring him back.

Once you pay the player that doesn't preclude you from trading him at a later date.
Unless it's an outrageous contract you're not stuck with Morris.
He will have value (barring serious injury) for the duration of his next deal.

It really only means he wanted to play here this year.Here he is a primary scorer - a great place to build value. Next year circumstances are different - he may or may not want to play here and we are competing with all the other teams that are interested.

Will there be THAT many teams interested? If teams now are only willing to offer a late 1st round pick for him that doesn't sound like the free agent market will be that hot for his services.

I think a 4yr 80mil offer is what they're looking for and how many teams besides the Knicks would do that?

SELL HIGH! If he turned down Pop, he'll turn his back on Perry/Mills. MPJR from Denver is a tantalizing piece. Build for the future, not tie ourselves down. 4yr 80mil is an opening salvo these days. Let's get that rookie contract and keep it movin'.

Morris 2-Way performance in lineups having RJ & Frank has been a big asset (mentor) in improving the two-guards chemistry performance. By midseason I see Coach Miller and Morris building a very big FAN base in MSG.
If Morris performance keep jelling in lineups, and the Knicks play .500 B.ball the remainder of the season .. Dolan better come down off the high horse to offer new coach Miller & Morris a long $$$ extension contract .. Like he did $$$ Melo !!!

arkrud wrote:

Kemet wrote:

Sangfroid wrote:

Sambakick wrote:

OldFan wrote:

Sambakick wrote:Morris signed here.
Meaning he wants to be here.
So the idea of him walking away and us being left with nothing...
... hinges on us NOT paying to bring him back.

Once you pay the player that doesn't preclude you from trading him at a later date.
Unless it's an outrageous contract you're not stuck with Morris.
He will have value (barring serious injury) for the duration of his next deal.

It really only means he wanted to play here this year.Here he is a primary scorer - a great place to build value. Next year circumstances are different - he may or may not want to play here and we are competing with all the other teams that are interested.

Will there be THAT many teams interested? If teams now are only willing to offer a late 1st round pick for him that doesn't sound like the free agent market will be that hot for his services.

I think a 4yr 80mil offer is what they're looking for and how many teams besides the Knicks would do that?

SELL HIGH! If he turned down Pop, he'll turn his back on Perry/Mills. MPJR from Denver is a tantalizing piece. Build for the future, not tie ourselves down. 4yr 80mil is an opening salvo these days. Let's get that rookie contract and keep it movin'.

Morris 2-Way performance in lineups having RJ & Frank has been a big asset (mentor) in improving the two-guards chemistry performance. By midseason I see Coach Miller and Morris building a very big FAN base in MSG.
If Morris performance keep jelling in lineups, and the Knicks play .500 B.ball the remainder of the season .. Dolan better come down off the high horse to offer new coach Miller & Morris a long $$$ extension contract .. Like he did $$$ Melo !!!

Its contract year for Morris. So he absolutely focused on upping his value as much as possible.
And when season started he was going into ISO mode a lot to get his stats high and get into highlights and game interviews for league to notice.
But soon he realized that you cannot look good on team winning 10 games no matter what you do.
So he stopped all this shenanigans and toughness demonstrations and start playing smart team bbal.
He or his agent are smart and this is already a big plus.
They are aware that Knicks can pay for his services and so raze the bar for his FA campaign.
If we will not get any great offer for him (mid first plus good prospect) there is no point to trade him.
Somebody may need to dump bad contract or 2 and this will be a perfect situation for us.
If not he will hit the market and market will dictate the price. We can place an offer.
4x20 with 3rd year team option may be right on point for our time line.
I cannot see any issues with Morris regardless of how it will shape out.

Morris was in a contract yr last yr and he played solid in BOSTON, no where near selfish.

His ISO's were more on Fiz and the PG, whenever you don't have a pg or system that can set up players, ISO becomes a normal thing

The only part of his game that's gotten better is his 3 point shooting, all the rest of his stats are pretty much the same, but now his starting as oppose to coming off the bench..

smackeddog wrote:I live in fear of Mills trading Morris, Portis and Ellington for Westbrook

If Mills transforms Morris, Portis and Ellington into Westbrook, that's a holdup of the highest order. For all his faults and he has many, Westbrook makes a greater impact on the floor than those 3 combined.

smackeddog wrote:

shinmen wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I live in fear of Mills trading Morris, Portis and Ellington for Westbrook

If Mills transforms Morris, Portis and Ellington into Westbrook, that's a holdup of the highest order. For all his faults and he has many, Westbrook makes a greater impact on the floor than those 3 combined.

I actually like that trade for the Rockets- gets them out of Westbrook's salary, and gives them three three point shooters. Would hate it for us- Westbrooks salary is a monster now, imagine how bad it will be as he declines! he's due $47mil 2022-23 when he'll be 34, nothing worse than a volume scorer on decline

Wow, I did not think his salary was that much. Ok i take back what I've said.

smackeddog wrote:

shinmen wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

shinmen wrote:

smackeddog wrote:I live in fear of Mills trading Morris, Portis and Ellington for Westbrook

If Mills transforms Morris, Portis and Ellington into Westbrook, that's a holdup of the highest order. For all his faults and he has many, Westbrook makes a greater impact on the floor than those 3 combined.

I actually like that trade for the Rockets- gets them out of Westbrook's salary, and gives them three three point shooters. Would hate it for us- Westbrooks salary is a monster now, imagine how bad it will be as he declines! he's due $47mil 2022-23 when he'll be 34, nothing worse than a volume scorer on decline

Wow, I did not think his salary was that much. Ok i take back what I've said.

It's one of the worst contracts in the league- $38mil this year, $41mil 2020-21, $44mil 2021-22 and $47mil 2022-23

People think CP3 and Westbrooks contracts are bad, but they are really not..Consider the fact that 4 yrs ago Melos' contract (124 Mill) seem crazy, now a slightly above avg player is getting that.

By the time they're in the last yr of their contract, it's only going to take two avg players in any trade, or they can be brought out.

There's no Horrible contracts in the NBA Today

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Didn't either. I was all for extending him if he really wanted to stay but no way we should let him walk for nothing at the end of the year. We don't usually have many positive assets to trade.