The draft pick comes from the fact that his contract has another season after this one at 17mil. But I don't see us netting any top level FA. Van Fleet seems like the only possible scenario. Getting a player who can help us now as well as a future asset would be the better value. And should still have cap for a FA with Portis coming off and Smith probably moved. Also depends on what they do with Morris.

Also sets the Knicks up with 3 future picks from other teams. So some packaging could be done down the road with Dieng's expiring and some of those assets for a big time player(with prospects like Knox and Smith to maybe dangle for the right guy)

To trade him back to the team he left to come here would be cruel, FA take notice to moves like that.

knicks1248 wrote:One of the reason Gibson signed with the knicks was to be closer to his ailing father(who is a die hard knick fan), and the knicks know that.

To trade him back to the team he left to come here would be cruel, FA take notice to moves like that.

Thats one aspect I wanted to mention but forgot. But he still got paid an extra couple of million extra then he would have gotten anywhere else. And he will be a FA again in a couple of months time. Not like he is being sent away for yrs. He might eve retire at season end and could have a job within the org in some capacity.