Knixkik wrote:martin wrote:Knixkik wrote:SergioNYK wrote:I still have nightmares over the 1996 draft where we had three first round picks and ended up with John Wallace, Walter McCarthy and Dontae Jones when maybe we could have traded all of those picks and moved up for Kobe (RIP), Steve Nash or Jermaine O'Neal.Don't get too attached to these picks in this upcoming draft. I think it's likely all will be traded at the deadline for an impact player.
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking too. I’m still keeping my eye on Mitch and a pick going to Indiana for Turner.
lol not happening. No team in the Knicks position gives up a first round pick for a guy who is more injury prone than Mitch and will be an UFA.
At least set your trade expectations up to be more in line with what teams would give up in this situation.
Mitch is on a descending 4 year contract that starts at $17M and ends at $13M, that's an incredible value contract for his output and situation.
It would be a protected pick (not a Knicks pick) but Turner is really good. You underrate him. And he’s CAA now so the extension stuff would already be arranged.
Unless you are a deep playoff team, you never never never risk a 1st round pick and player. The Knicks are not a set in stone playoff team.
You do not trade a decent young player and a pick even if you have CAA connections, it is just not smart asset management cause you could easily lose both player and pick for a 3+ month rental. This is no Brunson situation - the limelight of LA or prospect some team that will overpay for Turner is still out there.
For the right player, you do a S&T with a protected pick when you know you are getting the player at the contract you like.