Gifted young center Nikola Jokic is poised to accept a five-year, $148M maximum contract to stay with the Denver Nuggets shortly after midnight, league sources tell ESPN.
DeAndre Jordan and the Dallas Mavericks have verbally agreed on a one-year deal approaching the $24.1 million option with the Clippers for next season that Jordan relinquished Friday, according to league sources
RE: Begley says mutual interest between Knicks and Hezonja.
Even some small ball PF when Aaron Gordon was out. There's definitely a fit there, and I like Hezonja, but it seems to clash with our 2019 goals. He should get multi-year offers.
Even some small ball PF when Aaron Gordon was out. There's definitely a fit there, and I like Hezonja, but it seems to clash with our 2019 goals. He should get multi-year offers.
Interesting. Didn't know that. I didn't know he was 6'8. I thought he was 6'5 coming into the 2015 Draft.
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Ive been asked about C. Lee situation. His name has come up in talks dating back to the deadline as weve said. This isnt new. The #Knicks arent eager to move him but for the right offer they would. As for Lee he loves NY and prefers to stay but understands the business.
Is the type of guy we should be signing, not the 33 year old Anthony Tolliver. Tolliver plays D and can shoot the 3 but something tells me he will get overpaid for what he is
Back on 1 year deals but looks like golden state and Phili both want Oquinn. It looks like knicks are under the cap by about $7 million so do they get the full mid level or no? Can they sign hezonga to 1 year $7 mill and then go over the cap for Oquinn on a 1 year deal?
See is Mario is legit, if so its good for 2 reasons, 1 you can package him in a trade at deadline to offload Lee for expirings or 2 its anothwr young plywe that you have added to the mix. Additionally you dont want to sign anyone to a deal past 1 year. Oquinn is great locker room guy who is still developing and is again another piece that can be traded at deadline to a contender even if its for a second rounder its worth it.
OKC wants to get rid of Melo. They wont be able to sign much even after they get rid of him so knicks can be a big help in many different ways. Hardaway and Baker for Melo then obviously cut Melo immediately. As much as most dont like hardaway, his salary is actually League average or below for a SG. He could also thrive as a 3rd or 4th guy and is still young. This would also save okc considerable money given there tax situation. For Knicks it obviously frees up the long hardaway contract and baker just gets thrown in to make money work, may need to include another contract in knicks side. I think okc has to include a 2nd rounder in this scenario.
Another option would be Lee Thomas and baker as has been discussed. In this scenario okc doesnt have to commit to long term deal of hardaway and gets 2 potential rotation players who play well within a team. Saves some money for them as well.
Option 3 which I am not sure if they can do, package Lee and Beasley on a sign and trade deal. This would give okc 2 good rotational guys off the bench to add some depth and save them money. Not sure if knicks can sign and trade beasley
To me the most logical place for knicks to shed cap space is by trading back for Melo and buying him out.
Whats the upside? He is 23 years old and showed a lot of improvement last year, he is very athletic, why not take the chance, would you rather sign Beasley? What if he ends up 15 and 5 and shoots 40 percent from 3 this year and now he is only 24 years old. These are types of guys knicks should be signing extremely young guys who have the talent that just hasnt played out yet.
I can't see him costing anything more than $5 or $6 mil per year. Even if it's a 2 or 3 year deal, he will have very minimal effect on next year's cap situation, you would basically be getting him for what the incomplete roster hold would be anyway.
He had flashed some potential when he got minutes in Orlando, in the 30 games that he started last year he averaged 14-5-2 and had shooting splits of 46%/37%/83%. At 23 years old there is still plenty of room for growth.
I dont see the difference between Hezonja and THJR, except hes a better rebounder/ worse passer and scorer. Maybe better suited to play the 3, but its not like either are defensive stoppers. I ultimately think Frank is a 2 so I dont get bringing Hezonja in but nothing wrong with a 1 year deal.
Dotson (who I think has a higher upside as a wing defender) is making pennies the next 2 years, bringing in Hezonja would kill his potential at minutes in the rotation. He hasnt played much but hes similar as a 3 point shooter and rebounder with more upside defensively.
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Shortly before midnight, several league execs were under the impression that Mario Hezonja saw the Knicks as his top choice in free agency. It will be interesting to see if a longer contract offer from another suitor impacts negotiations here.
The goal is to acquire as many young assets as possible for development/potential trades. You cant just look at a stat as a stand-alone for a season and you cant just look at his 3 point shooting. The stats as a starter were solid enough that he is worthy of bringing in on a 1 year deal. He is 23 years old!! The talent was enough to picked in the top 10 of a draft. If he is comparable to hardaway then a Contender will want him in a trade at the deadline on a $6 million 1 year deal. This is minimal risk high reward opportunity, If he ends up being a bust who cares see ya later. If he ends up playing 30 mins a night and is a 15-5 guy then he can be packaged in a trade. This is how knicks should be thinking. Chances are if they want 2 maxes next year they will have to do one of them as a sign and trade so they will need assets to trade to rid themselves of Noah.
Lee is not playing at all next year in this team whether he is here or not so there are plenty of minutes to go around, Mario played 2,3 and even 4 in small ball line ups.
3 pt %. Hezonja is young and showed flashes of upside. You sign him for 2 years and hope you get lucky. And i dont pay him anything more then a few mill a year, if he wants more then you let him go elsewhere. But dont sign him to a 1 year deal, the upside for us is so limited on that.
Youre kidding yourself if you think hes going to get anything in return as expiring at the deadline. He was unplayable for 2 years and had a hot streak against the tanking teams this year. Theres a reason hes a top 10 talent and yet the freaking magic dont think he has any use to them even on a 1 year deal. Ill say it again - 1 years is harmless but he doesnt excite me, he has flashy plays, is a sieve on defense and hasnt shown consistency as a shooter and thats what hes supposed to be good at. And like Lee he wont bring anything back in a trade.
I doubt that, with his injury
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DeAndre Jordan and the Dallas Mavericks have verbally agreed on a one-year deal approaching the $24.1 million option with the Clippers for next season that Jordan relinquished Friday, according to league sources
Not sure where he fits in our backcourt, but it wouldn't be the worst thing to gamble on a young SG with potential
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Doug McDermott has agreed to a three-year, $22M deal with Indiana, league source tells ESPN.
Interesting. Didn't know that. I didn't know he was 6'8. I thought he was 6'5 coming into the 2015 Draft.
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Oklahoma City forward Jerami Grant has agreed to a three-year, $27M contract to return to the Thunder, league sources told ESPN.
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Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $137M max contract with the Thunder, league source tells ESPN. Deal includes a player option.
Knicks have expressed interest tonight in PF Anthony Tolliver, along with at least five clubs.
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#warriors showing strong interest in former Knick Kyle OQuinn
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Ive been asked about C. Lee situation. His name has come up in talks dating back to the deadline as weve said. This isnt new. The #Knicks arent eager to move him but for the right offer they would. As for Lee he loves NY and prefers to stay but understands the business.
Houston free agent Trevor Ariza has agreed to a one-year, $15M deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell Yahoo.
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Sources: Derrick Rose has agreed to a one-year, $2.1M deal to re-sign with Minnesota.
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Free agent forward Ed Davis has agreed to a one-year, $4.4M deal with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell ESPN.
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#warriors showing strong interest in former Knick Kyle OQuinn
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Another option would be Lee Thomas and baker as has been discussed. In this scenario okc doesnt have to commit to long term deal of hardaway and gets 2 potential rotation players who play well within a team. Saves some money for them as well.
Option 3 which I am not sure if they can do, package Lee and Beasley on a sign and trade deal. This would give okc 2 good rotational guys off the bench to add some depth and save them money. Not sure if knicks can sign and trade beasley
To me the most logical place for knicks to shed cap space is by trading back for Melo and buying him out.
Steal....
He had flashed some potential when he got minutes in Orlando, in the 30 games that he started last year he averaged 14-5-2 and had shooting splits of 46%/37%/83%. At 23 years old there is still plenty of room for growth.
Shortly before midnight, several league execs were under the impression that Mario Hezonja saw the Knicks as his top choice in free agency. It will be interesting to see if a longer contract offer from another suitor impacts negotiations here.
Lee is not playing at all next year in this team whether he is here or not so there are plenty of minutes to go around, Mario played 2,3 and even 4 in small ball line ups.