Pelicans for Satoransky? (But then they’ve just invested in D Graham).

Detroit as a mentor?

Houston for DJ Augustin to help them tank/mentor?

fishmike wrote:why do you think he's getting cut? Knicks could do a lot worse than giving Kemba some of Rose's minutes when he's missing the 20ish games he's gonna miss this year...

Unless Kemba wants to go play somewhere else I suspect we would honor his wishes but is that likely?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/r519wl/katz_kemba_walker_is_out_of_the_knicks_rotation/

I think the comments are interesting... most the /nba just sees him as "done" after Cha played him 82 games and he blew out both knees.

Thing that makes sense in NOT cutting him IMO is he's one of the few people of coming off the bench and scoring 20 points a qtr like he's hitting jumpers in the Y. He's got an NBA handle and hits the 3 around 40%. Why cant he be a spot player for injury/fouls etc?

How do you know he's willing to accept that role like D Rose did. He didn't just get demoted, he got the hook altogether.

This is the 3rd straight team that feels like they are better without him, and 2 gave up a lot to get rid of him.

Now the knicks feel like they would rather start with No official PG rather than play Kemba...

Sounds like he's NBA career just came to a crashing halt

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:why do you think he's getting cut? Knicks could do a lot worse than giving Kemba some of Rose's minutes when he's missing the 20ish games he's gonna miss this year...

Unless Kemba wants to go play somewhere else I suspect we would honor his wishes but is that likely?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/r519wl/katz_kemba_walker_is_out_of_the_knicks_rotation/

I think the comments are interesting... most the /nba just sees him as "done" after Cha played him 82 games and he blew out both knees.

Thing that makes sense in NOT cutting him IMO is he's one of the few people of coming off the bench and scoring 20 points a qtr like he's hitting jumpers in the Y. He's got an NBA handle and hits the 3 around 40%. Why cant he be a spot player for injury/fouls etc?

How do you know he's willing to accept that role like D Rose did. He didn't just get demoted, he got the hook altogether.

This is the 3rd straight team that feels like they are better without him, and 2 gave up a lot to get rid of him.

Now the knicks feel like they would rather start with No official PG rather than play Kemba...

Sounds like he's NBA career just came to a crashing halt

BigDaddyG wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Where would you like to see him end up, and where is the best fit? Any trades you can think of or do you think we end up having to buy him out?

I don't see a buyout happening this year or ever. $8 million is still a useful ballast for any trade. I don't know if anything is out there that makes sense trade wise, but it's something to keep an eye on.

It is, but I’m basing it purely on presuming Kemba won’t want to spend what little time he has left, just riding the bench- if he wants to go elsewhere, likely we’ll facilitate it.

HofstraBBall wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Where would you like to see him end up, and where is the best fit? Any trades you can think of or do you think we end up having to buy him out?

What makes you think the Knicks need to trade an experienced PG shooting 41% from three and is making $8.7 million?

This fan base is hilarious. Trade Kemba and keep Rose( another injury prone vet who does not shoot as well)

Unless everyone is confident that we can run with IQ and Burks as our new PG's?

Looks like a buyout. lol

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We're 20 games in. He's a PG with no team chemistry alongside his teammates, just yet. However come playoff time, Kemba @ PG either starting or off the bench could become something special; once learning the Thibs system ala as Derrick Rose knows his system.

I hope Thibs doesn't 100% quit on Kemba. Come 40-60 games in imo he'll look like an offensive x-factor.

Should Kemba not be starting anymore? Yes. Does that mean we have to trade him. No.

The only reason to trade or buy him out is if he is a bad character in the locker room- and I can't imagine that is true- or if he is part of a larger trade package- and since many of these guys just signed to get here, I don't see that either.

Fournier is starting to play better with IQ & Burks, I bet Kemba might look better in the IQ role opposite Rose.

franco12 wrote:where is this stuff coming from? It makes zero sense.

Should Kemba not be starting anymore? Yes. Does that mean we have to trade him. No.

The only reason to trade or buy him out is if he is a bad character in the locker room- and I can't imagine that is true- or if he is part of a larger trade package- and since many of these guys just signed to get here, I don't see that either.

Fournier is starting to play better with IQ & Burks, I bet Kemba might look better in the IQ role opposite Rose.

It's not what we want that will be the deciding factor- it's what Kemba wants. We can't get him to take a buyout with OKC, do some big homecoming thing, then completely screw him over and bench him for the rest of his career. If he's happy with that, fine, I suspect he won't be and the classy thing is to respect that, like we did with Austin Rivers

smackeddog wrote:

HofstraBBall wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Where would you like to see him end up, and where is the best fit? Any trades you can think of or do you think we end up having to buy him out?

What makes you think the Knicks need to trade an experienced PG shooting 41% from three and is making $8.7 million?

This fan base is hilarious. Trade Kemba and keep Rose( another injury prone vet who does not shoot as well)

Unless everyone is confident that we can run with IQ and Burks as our new PG's?

Like I said in another post, it's a basic courtesy for Kemba- if he wants to go elsewhere, we have to accommodate it- at no point did I say we must get rid off him because I want rid of him

Agree. Feel this is a mutual thing. You were right, he will probably get bought out. Hopefully we can get a trade piece instead. What no one is mentioning is that this is probably a sign of a trade to come for a legitimate PG. Do not think Thibs is okay with Rollin with Burks. He may feel Rise is enough with Burks or IQ as backup but think that would be tough in the playoffs.