Well .. the NBA FA market looks to be over a week before August, what team scored big or small in the FA market? And the Washington Wizards signed Taj Gibson the ex-Knicks front-court leader.
Offseason Trades ....
Let's see, the long wait and hold-out on several star players trades may start back-up at the end of the offseason, or the start of the 2022-23 NBA season.
The Keven Durant trade slowed down ..
The Westbrook trade really slowed down ..
The Kyrie Irving buy-out still haven't happen ..
And Ainge are sitting back now, after setting the tone of the package he's looking for in a trade for D.Mitchell in talks with the Knicks media.
Yeah, my line in sand is Evan, Cam, McBride and 5 first rounders (1 to take Fournier and 4 for DM).
2023 & 2025 NYK picks plus 3 that we accumulated.
Take it or I play kids and tank for this draft class.
Good luck Ainge and Utah winning 30 games and missing out on these 5 studs coming out.
The Knicks starter lineup ....
2019- Payton, Barrett, Morris, Randle, Portis .. 21 win season, got Blow-out every other game.
2020- Payton, Barrett, Bullock, Randle, Noel .. 41 win season, Covid empty stadium season.
2021- Kemba/Burks, Barrett, Fournier, Randle, MitchRob .. 37 win season ...
2022- Brunson, Barrett, Fournier, Randle, MitchRob .. ??? win season?
For some unknown reason (starter lineup), I believe the Knicks 2022-23 season will be a bunch of let downs for Knicks fans.
Maybe, I would've felt better in the offseason about the Knicks becoming winning team by signing FA Brunson & MitchRob, and Ainge trading the Knicks Gobert & D.Mitchell for Randle, Barrett, Fournier, and the 6 draft picks.
The trade being discuss is one where the Knicks should be getting rid of MISTAKES!!! Ainge is getting rid of players who can only take the so far(not to a championship).
Questions - If you saw Ivey play in NCAA tournament or in SL?couldn?t(he will) be as good or better than D. Mitchell?
What fool or fools would trade 6 or 7 first round picks for a player NOT named ?Chamberlain or Jabbar?
The trade being discuss is one where the Knicks should be getting rid of MISTAKES!!! Ainge is getting rid of players who can only take the so far(not to a championship).
Hey Ski, this is why I?m not optimistic about the Knicks this season or the future. Outside of Kiya(his post right above) has anyone said get rid of the MISTAKES. Now there have one or two that question how much better the Knicks will be with Brunson and DMit. I totally agree with them. How can you have an real subjective discussion if you don?t know the real problems??
I guess we are always working off of weakness.
we have had a terrible draft record so one wonders how these picks will work for us.
I hear you on the optimism. It is tough as our one goal is to make a championship team and we are no where close.
That's true, I too became confuse over the Knicks urgency to stack-up above five future draft picks early in the offseason, after giving one away, plus a ending contract player last season before Feb. dead line. Plus ....
The Knicks last 3 presidents has all Graded a C- minus in their draft.
And the Knicks last 3 head-coaches Graded a C- minus on their rookie program.
If the Knicks are planning to use the draft picks to trade for an all-star player, good.
As long as the trade is all-star for all-star.
I do not want Quickley & Obi Toppin traded, especially after being mentored for two seasons by D.Rose & Taj Gibson team-leadership. The two young players has co-exist well together in a lineup the past two seasons.
I also, don't want either of the Knicks 2 young centers traded Sims & MitchRob.
And if the Knicks trade young 2-Way guards Grimes & McBride to Utah for D.Mitchell.
The Jazz having Patrick Beverley's tutorship in the guard rotation for a season .. which will improve Grimes & McBride raw creative skills by receiving plenty minutes of playing time throughout the season.
Don?t trade RJ or Grimes for DM!
This tweet is plaque-worthy:
?The RJ Barrett hate is weird? He just turned 22 & averaged 24 PPG in the final 42 games of this season? Can?t wait for year 4 RJ Barrett to set the league on fire #knicks?
If you care about facts (not other?s opinion) then compare PPG, RPG, APG for Giannis, Kawhi, Butler, and RJ for their 3rd season in NBA. Not saying that?s where RJ is headed? but he?s certainly more valuable than his critics claim.
Players Giannis, Kawhi, and Butler never looked LOST on the offensive end & defensive end of the court in their 2nd & 3rd season in the NBA.
RJ Barrett is fools Gold !!!
The Knicks perfect trade to Utah Jazz would be SG Barrett & SG Fournier & SG Grimes, plus a few future first rounders for SG Donovan Mitchell. Especially if the Utah Jazz has plans on Tanking the next few seasons.
Players Giannis, Kawhi, and Butler never looked LOST on the offensive end & defensive end of the court in their 2nd & 3rd season in the NBA.
RJ Barrett is fools Gold !!!
The Knicks perfect trade to Utah Jazz would be SG Barrett & SG Fournier & SG Grimes, plus a few future first rounders for SG Donovan Mitchell. Especially if the Utah Jazz has plans on Tanking the next few seasons.
Players Giannis, Kawhi, and Butler never looked LOST on the offensive end & defensive end of the court in their 2nd & 3rd season in the NBA.
RJ Barrett is fools Gold !!!
The Knicks perfect trade to Utah Jazz would be SG Barrett & SG Fournier & SG Grimes, plus a few future first rounders for SG Donovan Mitchell. Especially if the Utah Jazz has plans on Tanking the next few seasons.