“Villanova Dogs and a Domesticated WildKAT... Make It Make Sense..." Official 2024 NY Knicks off-season Thread

[storyteller]

I know the IQ part is getting traction on twitter but this part caught me early...

Given recent average annual salaries for centers Jarrett Allen ($20 million), Jusuf Nurkic ($17.5 million), Deandre Ayton ($33.2 million), Jakob Poeltl ($19.5 million), and Brook Lopez ($24 million) in free agency the past few offseasons, Claxton is projected to be over earn over $20 million per year in free agency.

Mitch is making 16 million this season, 14 million next season, and 13 million in the last season of this contract. His deal is really nice! Now, I gotta read the rest of the article on the train home.

I had mentioned before the game last night a couple of big wings to have on the bench for depth in Dorian Smith and O'Neale from the Nets.

Torey Craig is another option to look at. Those are solid options to get in case they don't want to make a big splash imo

What do y'all think?

DFS would be great, but the article above says Brooklyn wants the equivalent of two firsts for him. If the asking price comes down, I'd definitely be interested.

 

[g-ice]

I know the IQ part is getting traction on twitter but this part caught me early...



Mitch is making 16 million this season, 14 million next season, and 13 million in the last season of this contract. His deal is really nice! Now, I gotta read the rest of the article on the train home.


DFS would be great, but the article above says Brooklyn wants the equivalent of two firsts for him. If the asking price comes down, I'd definitely be interested.

I figured they would want a first but two is crazy considering breh tends to be inconsistent with his shot.

 

[RickyGQ]

I know the IQ part is getting traction on twitter but this part caught me early...



Mitch is making 16 million this season, 14 million next season, and 13 million in the last season of this contract. His deal is really nice! Now, I gotta read the rest of the article on the train home.


DFS would be great, but the article above says Brooklyn wants the equivalent of two firsts for him. If the asking price comes down, I'd definitely be interested.

Only name that stood out was Kuminga. But not sure he’s a good fit for us aside from a project.

 

[Wargames]

I know the IQ part is getting traction on twitter but this part caught me early...



Mitch is making 16 million this season, 14 million next season, and 13 million in the last season of this contract. His deal is really nice! Now, I gotta read the rest of the article on the train home.


DFS would be great, but the article above says Brooklyn wants the equivalent of two firsts for him. If the asking price comes down, I'd definitely be interested.

I still think De’andre Hunter makes sense. His money matches up just right with Fournier, Atlanta is looking like a treadmill team and should shed salary, Siddiq cost them 5 second rounders and is a FA, and Jalen Johnson who looks good for them is on a rookie deal.

Fournier, Mavs pick, and those seconds could get it done. Especially if the Hawks are trying to get picks for a Siakim package.

 

[Ironman]

I still think De’andre Hunter makes sense. His money matches up just right with Fournier, Atlanta is looking like a treadmill team and should shed salary, Siddiq cost them 5 second rounders and is a FA, and Jalen Johnson who looks good for them is on a rookie deal.

Fournier, Mavs pick, and those seconds could get it done. Especially if the Hawks are trying to get picks for a Siakim package.

How about using some of these picks to actually draft a player? Use the others for a trade

 

[tremonthustler1]

 

[Wargames]

 

[RickyGQ]

Could Trey Murphy shake loose from NO?

 

[g-ice]

Could Trey Murphy shake loose from NO?

Don’t see it! NO have been playing well as of late and are now fully healthy.

Would not shock me if they go on a run.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Bobi will be amazing in Westchester

 

[RickyGQ]

Don’t see it! NO have been playing well as of late and are now fully healthy.

Would not shock me if they go on a run.

Don’t he want to start?

 

[g-ice]

Don’t he want to start?

Not that I know of

 

[storyteller]

Don’t see it! NO have been playing well as of late and are now fully healthy.

Would not shock me if they go on a run.

I like the prospect Rokas Jokubaitis a lot, but picking him one spot ahead of Herb Jones is painful.

 

[storyteller]

Some interesting nuggets in this piece:
- RJ hasn't played without either Randle or Hart on the floor. So he's always shared the floor with one of Thibs' rotation PFs so far.

- IQ with the starters has an insane net rating, but that's on a very small sample size, which is weird.

- Hart, with the starters, has a terrible net rating. He's the first sub off the bench when Quickley should be.

- Switching Donte into the starting lineup could have unintended consequences for the second unit. Grimes' splits with IQ are awful. But I think there's a case for IQ in for Grimes, based on the numbers.

 

[g-ice]

Win, no excuses.