So the Knicks gave away their draft picks...

cs hauser · Post #1 » by **cs hauser** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:39 pm

While the Knicks were clearing their salary cap for the 2010 LeBron sweepstakes... they gave away the 8th pick of last year's draft (Jordan Hill), a 2012 first round pick, and a swap of 2011 first round picks to the Houston Rockets. All the Knicks got out of it was salary cap room.

It is looking more and more like the most ridiculous trade of the year. The way the Knicks look now... there's a real possibility it will be a Top-5 pick. The Rockets made out like bandits on that one.

Visirale · Post #2 » by **Visirale** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:40 pm

cs hauser wrote:While the Knicks were clearing their salary cap for the 2010 LeBron sweepstakes... they gave away the 8th pick of last year's draft (Jordan Hill), a 2012 first round pick, and a swap of 2011 first round picks to the Houston Rockets. All the Knicks got out of it was salary cap room.

It is looking more and more like the most ridiculous trade of the year. The way the Knicks look now... there's a real possibility it will be a Top-5 pick. The Rockets made out like bandits on that one.

It's actually worse than that...

@sportsguy33: Knicks will have given up top-10 lottery picks in 2004, 06, 07, 09, 10, potentially 11 and 12 w/ no playoffs

Ripp · Post #3 » by **Ripp** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:41 pm

Is Amare even better than ZBo or DLee?

Kabookalu · Post #4 » by **Kabookalu** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:42 pm

Didn't they also give away their 2010 first round unprotected (yes, unprotected) pick to Utah?

TommyTheCat · Post #5 » by **TommyTheCat** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:42 pm

if they don't get ledouche, i think walsh is gone.

Zyme · Post #6 » by **Zyme** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:42 pm

yes,, but one man does not a team make.

Post #7 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:49 pm

Choker wrote:Didn't they also give away their 2010 first round unprotected (yes, unprotected) pick to Utah?

Kinda. They gave it to Phoenix in the Marbury deal, and Phoenix moved it to Utah in the Keon Clark/Ben Handlotion salary dump.

cs hauser · Post #8 » by **cs hauser** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:52 pm

Choker wrote:Didn't they also give away their 2010 first round unprotected (yes, unprotected) pick to Utah?

Visirale wrote:@sportsguy33: Knicks will have given up top-10 lottery picks in 2004, 06, 07, 09, 10, potentially 11 and 12 w/ no playoffs

Yes, but in the past they traded away draft picks for actual players to wear the Knicks jersey. This time, they spent all their draft picks for... what? Not even players. They got nothing in return at all.

mikhailjordan · Post #9 » by **mikhailjordan** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:54 pm

The Knicks never plan ahead... I feel bad for their fans to be honest.

Guy986 · Post #10 » by **Guy986** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:55 pm

If the Knicks only ended up with one max, it was a terrible trade for them. They could've signed Amare without moving Jeffries, Hill and the two picks.

hoops4life · Post #11 » by **hoops4life** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:55 pm

Choker wrote:Didn't they also give away their 2010 first round unprotected (yes, unprotected) pick to Utah?

That was year's ago to PHX like somebody else said. That was under Scott Layden (I believe) before Thomas went to the Knicks and before LeBron was in high school.

MitchSlapped · Post #12 » by **MitchSlapped** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:55 pm

The biggest insult that could have possibly been added to this Knicks disaster of an offseason would be if Jared Jeffries opted out of his contract with the Rockets lol.

Gus McCrae · Post #13 » by **Gus McCrae** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 10:56 pm

As a lakerfan who NEVER gets lotto picks, I'd love to swing somethign with the Knicks.

-bob- · Post #14 » by **-bob-** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 11:40 pm

Getting Anthony Randolph makes up for all of it.

AlencoaoFCP · Post #15 » by **AlencoaoFCP** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 11:40 pm

mikhailjordan wrote:The Knicks never plan ahead... I feel bad for their fans to be honest.

LOL the irony. The problem is that they actually planned "s0mething". Or tryed to. Let's see if it pans out or not! :roll:

LApwnd · Post #16 » by **LApwnd** » Thu Jul 8, 2010 11:46 pm

SoCAL24 wrote:As a lakerfan who NEVER gets lotto picks, I'd love to swing somethign with the Knicks.

at least they have an eye for talent now, they pick they bought from us turned out to be a pretty solid player, hope they suck again next yr as we do own their 2nd rd pick