2019 NBA Free Agency Thread
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Not sure if I believe this explanation being reported by Ramona because she is a definite PLANT but if true how trash of us....when it was also reported earlier we would offer KD the max regardless of injury
DA MEDIA reporting is at an ALL-TIME low quality absolutely disgusting
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Good business decision by the Knicks if they didn’t offer him a max deal. I wonder if the reports that the Warriors offered him a super max contract were true, hard to believe they would offer him a super max contract and he would turn that down along with the intangibles they had with a winning team, superstar teammates, excellent mgt.
RunningJumper
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A lot of people bashed JaVale McGee for wanting Shaq to stop with the Shaqtin'-A-Fool stuff involving him so much, but stuff like that really COULD effect the people who run organizations psychologically, and JaVale's situation was worse than the Knicks. I think the Knicks can turn the perception around quick, and I like their direction so far.
He put in an awful lot of work in the weight room transforming his body which may be a testament to his work ethic. Always a little leery about any player coming off his contract year, he’s going to get more opportunity here than he got with the Lakers or Pels to prove what he can do and that those numbers he posted last year were not because he was playing for a contract.
RunningJumper
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So after the Randle signing could the Knicks still sign two max free agents (Kawhi and Butler)?
Knicks have 51 million left in cap space. Enough to sign a max guy and then some, but let?s be realistic, Randle was our ?big? signing.
One or the other but not both. Kawhi is a pipe dream, come on leave a WC Raptors team for the Knicks or a chance to play with Lebron and AD for the Knicks. I think the Lakers became the favorite to sign him over the Clips after obtaining AD and opening cap space to sign him. Raps still have the advantage but him holding his meetings in LA and not Toronto says he’s more connected to S. Cal, there was also that report that he shot down that he purchased a home up there.
RunningJumper
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Now that Butler is going to Miami, they won't be teaming up anyway, unless Kawhi wants to go to Miami if that somehow could be done.
For all we know Kawhi would consider the Knicks because of the challenge, and he has two championships and two Finals MVPs in each.
I think Houston may be involved as a third team to redirect JB there and Capela and Gordon to MIA.
Nope, Rocket fans going crazy they lost the chance to get JB.
RunningJumper
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Horford could turn out to be huge for the Sixers even without Jimmy.
mafra
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Randle is an offensive savant at the power forward position. Last season he averaged 21.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Randle was one of just seven players to score at least 21 points on a true shooting percentage of at least 60%, joining the likes of James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard and (sigh) Kevin Durant. And Randle has yet to turn 25, which makes him younger than everyone on that list except Giannis and KAT.
His main problem is on defense, as The Ringer?s Dan Devine pointed out in his free agency preview:
ESPN?s real plus-minus graded Randle as one of the least helpful big men in the league last season; opponents shot 64.7 percent at the rim with Randle contesting, which landed him 40th out of 48 bigs to defend at least four up-close tries a game.
Hopefully his defensive deficiencies can be mitigated somewhat by playing next to Mitchell Robinson. But this kid has some serious skills, and he could be just scratching the surface. Hopefully David Fizdale can help him reach his maximum potential.
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Knicks used up 31 mil... still room for a max... just saying Kawhi!
Methinks Bullock or Beverly then this concludes this year?s free agency period.
His main problem is on defense, as The Ringer?s Dan Devine pointed out in his free agency preview:
ESPN?s real plus-minus graded Randle as one of the least helpful big men in the league last season; opponents shot 64.7 percent at the rim with Randle contesting, which landed him 40th out of 48 bigs to defend at least four up-close tries a game.
Hopefully his defensive deficiencies can be mitigated somewhat by playing next to Mitchell Robinson. But this kid has some serious skills, and he could be just scratching the surface. Hopefully David Fizdale can help him reach his maximum potential.
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Knicks used up 31 mil... still room for a max... just saying Kawhi!
Methinks Bullock or Beverly then this concludes this year?s free agency period.
Taj Gibson makes no sense. I would have rather tried to get Boogie for twice the money to try to make a playoff run.
mafra
Legend
?Gibson, 34, averaged 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds this past season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He shot 56.6 percent from the field.
The Knicks have wanted to bring in veterans to help lead their young players, and Gibson fits that description.?
Newsday
Basically, Randle and Taj now assume the minutes Vonleh, LT or Kornet split.
The Knicks have wanted to bring in veterans to help lead their young players, and Gibson fits that description.?
Newsday
Basically, Randle and Taj now assume the minutes Vonleh, LT or Kornet split.
The Taj Gibson signing seems like a move to eat up salary to get us to that minimum and put a veteran in practice to work with our young guys. Taj is a high character guy who likely will fill a solid mentor role like DJ did last year. Boogie would have been all about Boogie.
Also, we would have written the jokes for them to sign a guy who has had a major Achilles injury after low balling Durant because of a current Achilles injury.