2 that have piqued my interest:

- Trade for Indian's TJ Warren. He was injured last year and hated the coach and opted to have surgery and miss the entire year. Indiana drafted Duarte (although he may not be a straight SF replacement) while having Justin Holiday, LaVert, Brogden, Lamb, with McDermott as an UFA. I can see the Knicks giving up something for this guy.

- Somehow Talen Horton-Tucker has popped up as a target for the Knicks, I kinda sorta believe it (past the normal media fodder). Could be an interesting sign and trade type deal for a player like Bullock/Burks/Rose if the Lakers are so interested.

Problem is we arent

Jmpasq wrote:No, once again we are headed for dumpster diving. Fans will say its because we want to stay flexible for next season. Fact is no one wants to play here. We just aren't a top tier FA destination.

Yup, and the 1 yr contracts are getting silly at this point, because I'm sure if Burk, Noel, or Bullock were under contract, they could have been used in a trade to move up in the draft. A lot of teams are looking for quality vets to add to there young core.

Saving Cap space for next offseason after failing to utilize the $$$ in the last 27 months is not a good plan. Dudes are resigning with their respective team for big bucks, and teams are doing whatever they can to keep them. Beal will be off the books, lavine will resign a max deal, then what?

I would like Graham/Sexton (I’d prefer the latter but the deal is probably better for Graham) and Oubre… assuming that we can’t get Paul/Lowry

VDesai wrote:They have been good about keeping things tight-lipped. I think we flirt with the big name veteran PGs, think about the Grahams of the world, but ultimately keep Rose. I think we look to upgrade the Bullock role with more of a knockdown shooter like a Fournier. I could see us try to keep Noel as well. Taj comes back at vet min. After all that I think we probably retain enough space for a big move next year.

All these media people really know nothing about the Knicks. Berman obviously has a little intel because he called Grimes and also mentioned McBride. Begley seems to have ideas too as does Macri. But generally most are just guessing up until something happens. Woj and Shams have very little intel on the knicks it seems.

If the FO is building with heavy input from Thibs than that's how we really need to think about the FA targets. To me I think he would have a hard time letting go of Noel - he really made that defense tick and a rangy center who can rim protect but also help on the perimeter was a hallmark of what he did with the Bulls (Noah).

EwingsGlass wrote:Feel like it is going to be Schroder/Oubre or Fournier/Holmes. Nothing sexy or fun, but as you read about the trade attempts and what the Knicks are looking for and compare to last year, there is incremental growth to be had, still. If the price is right they become good trade chips.