How y'all feel about Kendrick Nunn? He 25, can shoot, and comes from Miami so playing under Thibs won't be much of an adjustment. He'll be prolly be cheaper than Ball, while far younger than Lowry/Conley.
Nunn for 2 yrs/$30 mil seems right
I love Nunn for the Knicks I been on realgm saying he is the best PG for the Knicks since the rumor broke. I would even give him a 3/45 deal, because I think the Heat would match 2/30.
Nunn works because the Knicks need someone who can play on and off ball and be able to shoot, defend, and drive in half court situations. That hawks series really showed that they need someone to drive and attempt to draw fouls, shoot the ball from three, and pass the ball to rest of the team in position to score. If Payton was able to shoot off the ball he would have been perfectly fine as a starter. Flipside without the ability to consistently attack the rim (Like Lonzo) we would have the equivalent of Bullock vs Trae where Trae was able to hide out on defense and conserve energy for when he was on offense. You got to have someone who even if they can’t win that matchup, will at least try. Nunn does that. He plays just enough on and off ball that he would work really well next to Randle and RJ.
Him vs. the Hawks. This is a good game for him just because it shows he can do everything offensively. Don’t over read into it because he’s had bad games against the Hawks but notice how Trae isn’t hiding on defense.
This video mostly shows him feeding the bigs which is what we will need him to do outside of getting his own shot here. Mostly get Mitch going and Randle/Obi
Nunn’s been in and out the starting PG position with the Heat, but he has started so the Knicks aren’t asking him to do something new. The Heat don’t want to pay him because if healthy Oladipo fits what they need to get over the hump in a starting PG and potentially their first option, also Dragic is still playing better than him as a starter plus they got to pay Duncan Robinson. He isn’t a elite PG, but if the goal is to get a elite scorer like Lavine or Beal, they wouldn’t need him to be. In fact that should be the goal, with the starting PG, a reliable 3rd or 4th option who can still develop in the role.
The only red flag is he is left handed. It would be the third lefty on the team.
