IMO the Durant injury not only kills any chance the Knicks will (or should) sign him, it also kills the potential Davis trade - which I am completely opposed to anyway. I think it would be foolish to give away all those players and picks for Davis, especially when he will not be paired with Durant. I'd rather keep the picks, draft Barrett or Morant (if available). And save at least one or two max slots for next season.
How would a Davis led team look like:
Davis, Irving (maybe) and little else. No Barrett, no Knox, no Mitchell Robinson, no Smith, no picks. That will get us to the playoffs but little else.
I'd rather see the young players develop and sign a top FA when and if available.
Unreal.
Absolutely unreal.
This is a total gut punch.
If his achilles is torn,he'll reup w/the Warriors. A year to rehab it! Now, I think the AD trade could either be ramped up by Knicks management or they try to sign Kawhi & Kyrie.I think signing those 2 is a longshot so barring that I think it's another year of rebuilding w/youth! 2 Knick dreams going into May. Zion/KD-both now gone! SMH
And the young guys develop inuo studs
And the young guys develop inuo studs
AD will be traded this year-and only to a team that signs him long term.If they want him,they have to trade for him this season!
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Get him this year....Davis next year.
And the young guys develop inuo studs
AD will be traded this year-and only to a team that signs him long term.If they want him,they have to trade for him this season!
Huh? AD clearly stated he will not be signing an extension until after next season if at all.
2. Forget signing KD and if you cannot get Kawhi just sign 1 year deals with players or make trades to get more picks for teams that need cap space. Hope that Davis goes to Boston and try to sign him and Kd in 2020 assuming that Kd is healthy.
This whole thing sucks but you cannot ware money in bad contracts.
trade for davis and have him recruit a 2nd guy then surround them with talent, a trade for davis depending on how much is sent out leaves you with 55 million roughly...sign a 2nd guy and have 20 million left to spend..
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Get him this year....Davis next year.
And the young guys develop inuo studs
AD will be traded this year-and only to a team that signs him long term.If they want him,they have to trade for him this season!
Huh? AD clearly stated he will not be signing an extension until after next season if at all.
Can't believe any team would back up the truck for one year of AD. I've read articles where AD says he'd be willing to sign if traded to a team he wants to go to. Knicks & Lakers are reported as those 2 teams. Can't see Perry giving up everything w/o signing him. That being said,even if the trade is made,which FA would you try to sign to pair up w/him? Kawhi? sure but we've heard all along that he's a west coast guy & wanted to sign w/a Cali team.After that,Kyrie? Barring signing one of those 2,don't think it makes sense to use up your space for guys that might get you to the first round of the playoffs. All this hope that the Knicks might finally be a good team this season,died in a couple of seconds last night!
Just the Knicks luck. UFB.
Just the Knicks luck. UFB.
no the kjicks luck would of been to sign hik and he tore it after he signed...
Just the Knicks luck. UFB.
Could be worse. He could have torn it 3 months from now....
Knicks get: Anthony Davis
Pelicans get: Bradley Beal, Kevin Knox, Dennis Smith Jr., two first rounders
Wizards get: the third overall pick, Frank Ntilikina
That ask for NO is what they should be doing, but its also absurd. AD is amazing but you want an already all star, a young potential all star, and 2 firsts. Again you ask for the moon, but they cant actually expect to get that.
If you have a chance to pair Davis with Kyrie, Kemba or even Butler, I’d go for it. But I am not as high on the Knicks young guys are others. If you want to wait around for them to turn the Knicks int contenders, you’ll be waiting awhile. I’d do everything I can to pair 2 all nba players in their 20s together.
But my guess now is Davis to the Lakers, Irving to Brooklyn, and Durant’s a warrior for life now.
I thinknit was all bullshit
Knicks get: Anthony Davis
Pelicans get: Bradley Beal, Kevin Knox, Dennis Smith Jr., two first rounders
Wizards get: the third overall pick, Frank Ntilikina
Well thought out proposal.
I definitely thought how this could end up with increasing the odds that Boogie becomes a Knick. On one hand, that would feel alot like when we added Carmelo - fun, but we're not gonna win a lot of games. On the other, I really enjoy Boogie cousins and would probably buy his jersey.
Nobody ever says that Willis Reed was forced to play by the Knicks (and he was ineffective). Nobody said TO was forced to play in the Super Bowl by the Eagles.
Top players want to play in big games.
It is an unfortunate injury and it probably happened because of compensating for the existing injury, but this wasn't like the RGIII situation.
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say we get Cousins and Kyrie? Is that so awful? we'd be a playoff team, adding RJ Barrett and keep the young guys. That team has a potential to really grow. This pipe dream of going from 17 wins to a title contender overnight was probably just that- a pipe dream.
I definitely thought how this could end up with increasing the odds that Boogie becomes a Knick. On one hand, that would feel alot like when we added Carmelo - fun, but we're not gonna win a lot of games. On the other, I really enjoy Boogie cousins and would probably buy his jersey.
I think its different than the Carmelo situation because we keep all our assetts so we can really build a roster going fwd. That Dallas pick in 2 years can be a shot at the lottery.
2) sign Walker or Irving
3) Keep developing young guys, roll over the max slot for 2020
4) Sign another star 2020 (possibly Durant if fully healthy but that's a risk)
I thinknit was all bullshit
I like Meyers but I agree with this. They could have protected and treated Durant much better. The constant updates after every game instead of just ruling him out for the playoffs.
I don’t know anything about the injury but the weakened calf has to increase the chances of an Achilles tear. And I do wonder if Durant wasn’t a free agent they would have held him out and been more cautious.
If you have a chance to pair Davis with Kyrie, Kemba or even Butler, I’d go for it. But I am not as high on the Knicks young guys are others. If you want to wait around for them to turn the Knicks int contenders, you’ll be waiting awhile. I’d do everything I can to pair 2 all nba players in their 20s together.
But my guess now is Davis to the Lakers, Irving to Brooklyn, and Durant’s a warrior for life now.
Agreed. Somehow AD will end up in LA. Leonard either stays in Toronto if they win the Finals or goes to the Clippers. And obviously, KD likely won’t come here now. The worst thing the Knicks can do now is foolishly sign guys like Kemba and Khris Middleton to max money. The summer hasn’t even started yet, and the nightmare scenario has already played itself out: No Zion, No Durant.
They’re cursed.
Use remaining $40 million in cap space to sign the following players to 1 year over priced deals:
Danny green/Wes Matthews
Patrick Beverly
Deandre Jordan
Mario Hez
Nice mix of young guys and vets to hopefully have a somewhat competitive year. Hope that all young guys develop further.
Probably have another lottery pick and hope KD is 80-90 percent of what he was before in 2020 and make a run at AD as well.
I thinknit was all bullshit
Yea, I think he should win an academy award for that performance!
This
I dont think this changes the Knicks thinking..
For those advocating a slow rebuild, this team is years away from respectability let alone being a contender. And with the new lottery odds, it’s very difficult to bank on top 5 picks.
Maybe it’s not torn or maybe the Knicks can sign Durant anyway and let him rehab a year. No better medical care in the world then NYC. But I bet he signs a max deal with the warriors or they tack onto his player option.
Who knows, maybe Perry can get Davis and build a contender without Durant. But the Knicks plan took a death blow last night.