Knickfury11 wrote:Food for thought what about creating a trade package around Knox for Gordon? Any possibility of getting assets for the extra contract?
It depends on what the Knicks are trying to do. Guys like Gordon and Lavine take a bit of a hit in value because there are no longer fans in the stands. Part of the value from these guys is their highlight reel ability. Since Leon Rose is a former agent, his natural inclination is to look at their Q ratings, which has little value on the basketball court but has large implications on the business/marketing side of the franchise.
If the Knicks want to become a back door contender, they need fundamental high floor low ceiling guys. I know when Knox was drafted, some people here were panning Mikal Bridges a bit. But if you have 5-6 of those guys on your roster, and if COVID19 hits the league hard enough, you can become a contender overnight.
Expanded rosters are here to stay for a while. This season and likely the next two ( if the NBA functions at all in the future...) As a cash rich team, the Knicks are in an interesting position here. Four guys making 5 million each can help you more than one guy making 20 million if enough players go down.
If you are looking at focusing on the marketing aspect of team building, it would depend on what Gordon cost.
If you are looking to create a back door contender, what you are looking for is to use your cap for depth.
In either instance, the Knicks need to sequester their roster in the offseason. It has to be done to maintain a functional team for the future, there doesn't seem a way around it.
Knox is half a season away from being a lost cause. Someone will cite his age, AGAIN, but that is not as relevant as his league service time. Given the league shut down last season and has a limited season this year, those are factors. But if he's going to break out, he needs to do it very soon. His contract window is a problem. He's accruing normal service time in two modified seasons of play. This will start to become a MONEY PROBLEM for the Knox situation. Rookie contracts were designed as a compromise. To give teams some cost control but the ability to let go of unproductive guys and to allow guys who breakout a chance to hit free agency without being chained against natural market forces. There is no current market correction to account for COVID19, and there will likely never be. Life is like that - bad timing and bad luck can **** you. That's not just the NBA, in life, people get squeezed between the sides. Some of you. D'Angelo Barksdale. Those models who thought Leonardo DiCaprio would marry them if they swallowed. Lots of folks.
A team trading for him has to factor the cap considerations in as well. No functional team will trade for him unless it's dirt cheap.
Teams want high ceiling guys because they want something sexy. They want splash plays and big highlight reels and lots of attention in the media. Also the game basically cheats for those guys the most, esp in the playoffs. But high floor guys allow for more overall certainty. And there is some tremendous value in cost certainty at the professional level.
Case in point. Some of you guys probably wanted to marry the girl who looked the best in a bikini. But sometimes what actually functions is just a chick who won't get fat, will do the laundry and accepts there are no castles in the sky, just more spaghetti dinners on boring Tuesday nights.
This is what happens when you hit rock bottom. You want Kylie Jenner to blow you. But what you need is a handful of basic bitches with low self esteem.
8/1/2020 1:31 PM