Knicks and Trail Blazers Blow It Up [GREEN FONT]

[NYG]

Knicks get:
Duop Reath

Trail Blazers get:
Pacome Dadiet

2026 second round draft pick from Detroit, Milwaukee or Orlando (least favorable)
Orlando will receive the two most favorable of its 2026 2nd round pick, Detroit's 2026 2nd round pick and Milwaukee's 2026 2nd round pick and New York will receive the least favorable of the three (via Detroit to L.A. Clippers to Orlando; via Orlando to Phoenix to Brooklyn to New York) [Milwaukee-Orlando, 11/18/2020; Brooklyn-Detroit-L.A. Clippers, 11/19/2020; L.A. Clippers-Orlando, 7/29/2021; Orlando-Phoenix, 7/17/2023; Brooklyn-Memphis-Phoenix, 2/8/2024; Brooklyn-New York, 7/6/2024]

2027 second round draft picks from Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana and / or Miami (second and third most favorable)
Oklahoma City will receive the most favorable of its 2027 2nd round pick, Houston's 2027 2nd round pick, Indiana's 2027 2nd round pick and Miami's 2027 2nd round pick and New York will receive the second most favorable and the third most favorable of the four; San Antonio will receive the more favorable of (i) its 2027 2nd round pick and (ii) the least favorable of the Oklahoma City pick, the Houston pick, the Indiana pick and the Miami pick and Miami will receive the less favorable of (i) and (ii) (via Houston to Detroit to Oklahoma City to New York; via Miami to Oklahoma City to Utah to San Antonio to Miami) [Detroit-Houston, 11/24/2020; Detroit-Oklahoma City, 3/13/2021; Indiana-Oklahoma City, 11/25/2020; Miami-Oklahoma City, 3/17/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Portland-San Antonio-Utah, 2/9/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023; New York-Oklahoma City, 6/27/2024]

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Why for the Knicks: They add a solid bench big that allows them to not rely on Mitchell Robinson early in the season next year giving him more rest for down the stretch and the playoffs.

Why for the Trail Blazers: They should be looking to add assets and continue rebuilding around the young parts of their core. Given the Nick Richards to Suns deal, this seems about fair value for Reath.

[cucad8]

Easy yes from portland.

[NYG]

Easy yes from portland.

Is he worse than Nick Richards? His numbers last year with more minutes were in the same ball park.

[JRoy]

In a heartbeat for POR.

[NYG]

In a heartbeat for POR.

How many 2nds can I take out where you still do it? Is he that bad?

[JRoy]

It isn’t even that. POR needs to move a C and POR should take a chance on a guy like Dadiet.

I’d do it without any..

[tester551]

It isn’t even that. POR needs to move a C and POR should take a chance on a guy like Dadiet.

I’d do it without any..

Exactly.

Portland needs to move a C. Reath is obviously not in the long-term plans, so a swap for Dadiet is perfect.

I was really intrigued by Dadiet in the draft. He needs a little if work, but I think he has potential

[NYG]

It isn’t even that. POR needs to move a C and POR should take a chance on a guy like Dadiet.

I’d do it without any..

Would Reath be valuable enough to play backup C for us when Mitchell Robinson is out?

[JRoy]

It isn’t even that. POR needs to move a C and POR should take a chance on a guy like Dadiet.

I’d do it without any..

Would Reath be valuable enough to play backup C for us when Mitchell Robinson is out?

He isn’t good enough to start for anyone, so yes?

[Tim Lehrbach]

Reath can play spot minutes, but so can probably 100 guys available in free agency for the minimum. If clearing a roster spot is essential for the Knicks, I can see this, but if the idea is they need to pay an asset (or three!) to get Reath, I am sorry to say you'll be disappointed by the investment. He's simply not a difference maker.

[taikibansei]

Why would the Knicks even consider this? We have Precious and Huk--no need at all for another bench big. (A starting center who is at least as good in shot-blocking and rebounding as the oft-injured Mitch would be great...but yeah, nobody seems to want to give us that at a price we can afford....)

And we like Pacome Dadiet. Why would we pay srps to give him up, only to take back somebody who likely wouldn't make our bench?

[R-DAWG]

The idea of turning Pacome into a piece that can contribute right away while saving +/- $625,000 below the 2nd apron is appealing. I don't know if Reath is that guy.

Ideally - NY would flip Pacome for a pick in the 30's and draft a 4 year college player who can play right away and comes with a 4 year cost controlled deal - similar to the contract Kolek signed last summer.

I could see a rebuilding team, like Portland, preferring Pacome over the talent available in the 2nd rd.

[BlazersBroncos]

I would do this w/o any SRP.

I would also do this as just Reath for SRP (I think he can be traded for no incoming salary since he is on a vet min deal).

[Myth]

It isn’t even that. POR needs to move a C and POR should take a chance on a guy like Dadiet.

I’d do it without any..

Would Reath be valuable enough to play backup C for us when Mitchell Robinson is out?

He’s a serviceable 3rd stringer (unfortunately for him has been pushed to 4th string this season with Blazers big depth). No team should get him with plans to have him in the rotation regularly, but when called upon, he’ll do a reasonable job.

[Pattycakes]

Reath just needs an opportunity - he’ll produce

[Myth]

Reath just needs an opportunity - he’ll produce

He’s done it before, he can do it again. He can reproduce if you will.