Trades and Transactions thread - To the offseason!

[HEZI]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

[newyorker4ever]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

My worry is the only time he got the on court time to show out was when he was on a very bad team and Blake was hurt to give him court time, and we've seen what players that can never make it in the league can do when on bad teams cause the Knicks have had plenty of those players. Now i don't think Wood is a bad player and what we saw from him could be the real deal but there's no way i'm gonna throw the bag at him not knowing what he can do when on a good team. Now if we can get him to do a J.Randle type deal where it's really just a 2 year deal with a club option for a 3rd year then i'd do that and see what the guy can do for 2 years but no way am i giving him a full 4 year deal at bag type money and then we're locked in with him for 4 years and he's overpaid.

[HEZI]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

My worry is the only time he got the on court time to show out was when he was on a very bad team and Blake was hurt to give him court time, and we've seen what players that can never make it in the league can do when on bad teams cause the Knicks have had plenty of those players. Now i don't think Wood is a bad player and what we saw from him could be the real deal but there's no way i'm gonna throw the bag at him not knowing what he can do when on a good team. Now if we can get him to do a J.Randle type deal where it's really just a 2 year deal with a club option for a 3rd year then i'd do that and see what the guy can do for 2 years but no way am i giving him a full 4 year deal at bag type money and then we're locked in with him for 4 years and he's overpaid.

Pistons had way too much money invested in Blake and Drummond so that takes away nothing from the work Wood has put in and the skills he brings to the table. The dude is one of the hungriest players in the league and one of the strongest work ethics there is. Giannis himself said this dude is legit. It's either try to get him now for a bargain or lose out on the opportunity for good. He's one of the most versatile bigs in the whole league and with the cap going down and teams looking to preserve money, he can likely be had for a bargain.

[Richard4444]

About Wood.

1) He played a lot of Center in Detroit. Especially after Drummonds trade. He can be effective as PF but great part of his stats as a Center.

2) We will face serious completion from Detroit. If Detroit throw at the table a 60/4 contract, he will not choose a 2 year guaranteed deal from the Knicks.

[BLACKFEET 2010]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

[HEZI]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

Julius Randle has a longer lowlight reel than highlight reel

Even looking at it casually you can't mistake the differences between Wood and Randle

[3toheadmelo]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

Yep. And Detroit is most likely gonna overpay him anyways.

[newyorker4ever]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

My worry is the only time he got the on court time to show out was when he was on a very bad team and Blake was hurt to give him court time, and we've seen what players that can never make it in the league can do when on bad teams cause the Knicks have had plenty of those players. Now i don't think Wood is a bad player and what we saw from him could be the real deal but there's no way i'm gonna throw the bag at him not knowing what he can do when on a good team. Now if we can get him to do a J.Randle type deal where it's really just a 2 year deal with a club option for a 3rd year then i'd do that and see what the guy can do for 2 years but no way am i giving him a full 4 year deal at bag type money and then we're locked in with him for 4 years and he's overpaid.

Pistons had way too much money invested in Blake and Drummond so that takes away nothing from the work Wood has put in and the skills he brings to the table. The dude is one of the hungriest players in the league and one of the strongest work ethics there is. Giannis himself said this dude is legit. It's either try to get him now for a bargain or lose out on the opportunity for good. He's one of the most versatile bigs in the whole league and with the cap going down and teams looking to preserve money, he can likely be had for a bargain.

Never said the guy doesn't have skills and even said he played very well last year especially down the stretch, but that still doesn't take away that it came playing for as very bad team. K.Knox played well his rookie year cause we let him play and we were a bad team and you can say the same about A.Trier and many other ex-Knicks that are no longer even in the NBA. I said Wood could be the real deal but nobody....NOBODY, knows that until we actually see what he can do on a good team with legit talent around him which we haven't seen from him yet. Like i said i think he's definitely worth taking a shot on with bag type money but not for 4 guaranteed years. I would do a 3 year deal with the 3rd being a team option. In 2 years we will know what he can do for us and then can re-sign him or if we aren't fully convinced after the 2 years then pick up the 3rd year option.

Giannis also thinks J.Kidd is the greatest head coach on the planet so just because a player says something about a player that doesn't make it true.

[BLACKFEET 2010]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

Julius Randle has a longer lowlight reel than highlight reel

Even looking at it casually you can't mistake the differences between Wood and Randle

That’s not true. He’s in nyc and on the big stage so yeah but when he was on NOLA he was viewed universally as a solid up and coming big man. 21 and 9 in the West isn’t anything to scoff at. Christian Wood is not a defender or playmaker and is overrated here as a shooter. He’s not a high IQ guy on either side on the surface and there are reasons I’m sure beyond the box score that teams keep letting him go and he went undrafted. This isn’t a prop Julius up post. I just don’t feel you make Christian Wood your highest paid guy in that young locker room.

[newyorker4ever]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

Julius Randle has a longer lowlight reel than highlight reel

Even looking at it casually you can't mistake the differences between Wood and Randle

Now if the choice was Wood or Randle it's a easy choice for C.Wood for me.

[HEZI]

My worry is the only time he got the on court time to show out was when he was on a very bad team and Blake was hurt to give him court time, and we've seen what players that can never make it in the league can do when on bad teams cause the Knicks have had plenty of those players. Now i don't think Wood is a bad player and what we saw from him could be the real deal but there's no way i'm gonna throw the bag at him not knowing what he can do when on a good team. Now if we can get him to do a J.Randle type deal where it's really just a 2 year deal with a club option for a 3rd year then i'd do that and see what the guy can do for 2 years but no way am i giving him a full 4 year deal at bag type money and then we're locked in with him for 4 years and he's overpaid.

Pistons had way too much money invested in Blake and Drummond so that takes away nothing from the work Wood has put in and the skills he brings to the table. The dude is one of the hungriest players in the league and one of the strongest work ethics there is. Giannis himself said this dude is legit. It's either try to get him now for a bargain or lose out on the opportunity for good. He's one of the most versatile bigs in the whole league and with the cap going down and teams looking to preserve money, he can likely be had for a bargain.

Never said the guy doesn't have skills and even said he played very well last year especially down the stretch, but that still doesn't take away that it came playing for as very bad team. K.Knox played well his rookie year cause we let him play and we were a bad team and you can say the same about A.Trier and many other ex-Knicks that are no longer even in the NBA. I said Wood could be the real deal but nobody....NOBODY, knows that until we actually see what he can do on a good team with legit talent around him which we haven't seen from him yet. Like i said i think he's definitely worth taking a shot on with bag type money but not for 4 guaranteed years. I would do a 3 year deal with the 3rd being a team option. In 2 years we will know what he can do for us and then can re-sign him or if we aren't fully convinced after the 2 years then pick up the 3rd year option.

Giannis also thinks J.Kidd is the greatest head coach on the planet so just because a player says something about a player that doesn't make it true.

So you would never look to sign guys like Trae Young, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball? A guy like Jrue Holiday is consistently on bad teams. Zach Lavine consistently on bad teams. Even a guy like TJ Warren was consistently on bad teams then he went to Indiana. Eric Bledsoe was on bad teams then he went to Milwaukee. I mean this is really a bad argument here, to only know whether or not you want a certain player depending on if they ever played on a good team just isn't smart. By the way I'm not saying max the dude out but we certainly need to go after him and get rid of Randle.

[HEZI]

If Julius Randle were a free agent and we casually looked at his numbers and age and highlights we’d put him right there with or even above Wood on our target list.

I’m ok being wrong about Wood but I get real contract year/circumstantial (Drummond trade/playing the center) vibes from this guy. Hard pass.

Julius Randle has a longer lowlight reel than highlight reel

Even looking at it casually you can't mistake the differences between Wood and Randle

That’s not true. He’s in nyc and on the big stage so yeah but when he was on NOLA he was viewed universally as a solid up and coming big man. 21 and 9 in the West isn’t anything to scoff at. Christian Wood is not a defender or playmaker and is overrated here as a shooter. He’s not a high IQ guy on either side on the surface and there are reasons I’m sure beyond the box score that teams keep letting him go and he went undrafted. This isn’t a prop Julius up post. I just don’t feel you make Christian Wood your highest paid guy in that young locker room.

Wood is 100x a better defender than Randle. He's a really solid rim protector and he's mobile and quick enough to defend on the perimeter at times even though that's tough to do in general in the NBA. He is very disciplined when guarding guys 1 on 1 and rarely bites for pump fakes, stays grounded and alters plenty of shots. Not high IQ? Go in depth about it then and tell me what makes him low IQ? I don't think you know what you are talking about here. You just rambling at this point.

[BLACKFEET 2010]

Julius Randle has a longer lowlight reel than highlight reel

Even looking at it casually you can't mistake the differences between Wood and Randle

That’s not true. He’s in nyc and on the big stage so yeah but when he was on NOLA he was viewed universally as a solid up and coming big man. 21 and 9 in the West isn’t anything to scoff at. Christian Wood is not a defender or playmaker and is overrated here as a shooter. He’s not a high IQ guy on either side on the surface and there are reasons I’m sure beyond the box score that teams keep letting him go and he went undrafted. This isn’t a prop Julius up post. I just don’t feel you make Christian Wood your highest paid guy in that young locker room.

Wood is 100x a better defender than Randle. He's a really solid rim protector and he's mobile and quick enough to defend on the perimeter at times even though that's tough to do in general in the NBA. He is very disciplined when guarding guys 1 on 1 and rarely bites for pump fakes, stays grounded and alters plenty of shots. Not high IQ? Go in depth about it then and tell me what makes him low IQ? I don't think you know what you are talking about here. You just rambling at this point.

When did I say he was a better defender? Neither of them are. I think guys get caught up in numbers and highlights. He’s not a difference maker in any way. I’m not paying him 20M a year here. And I’ll say this til the cows come home, Julius Randle is a better player than Christian Wood no matter how you slice it. And I said it before, Bobby Portis is arguably better than him too.

Let’s revisit this in a year if we are still all alive.

[HEZI]

That’s not true. He’s in nyc and on the big stage so yeah but when he was on NOLA he was viewed universally as a solid up and coming big man. 21 and 9 in the West isn’t anything to scoff at. Christian Wood is not a defender or playmaker and is overrated here as a shooter. He’s not a high IQ guy on either side on the surface and there are reasons I’m sure beyond the box score that teams keep letting him go and he went undrafted. This isn’t a prop Julius up post. I just don’t feel you make Christian Wood your highest paid guy in that young locker room.

Wood is 100x a better defender than Randle. He's a really solid rim protector and he's mobile and quick enough to defend on the perimeter at times even though that's tough to do in general in the NBA. He is very disciplined when guarding guys 1 on 1 and rarely bites for pump fakes, stays grounded and alters plenty of shots. Not high IQ? Go in depth about it then and tell me what makes him low IQ? I don't think you know what you are talking about here. You just rambling at this point.

When did I say he was a better defender? Neither of them are. I think guys get caught up in numbers and highlights. He’s not a difference maker in any way. I’m not paying him 20M a year here. And I’ll say this til the cows come home, Julius Randle is a better player than Christian Wood no matter how you slice it. And I said it before, Bobby Portis is arguably better than him too.

Let’s revisit this in a year if we are still all alive.

I knew there was no substance to anything you were saying

[newyorker4ever]

Pistons had way too much money invested in Blake and Drummond so that takes away nothing from the work Wood has put in and the skills he brings to the table. The dude is one of the hungriest players in the league and one of the strongest work ethics there is. Giannis himself said this dude is legit. It's either try to get him now for a bargain or lose out on the opportunity for good. He's one of the most versatile bigs in the whole league and with the cap going down and teams looking to preserve money, he can likely be had for a bargain.

Never said the guy doesn't have skills and even said he played very well last year especially down the stretch, but that still doesn't take away that it came playing for as very bad team. K.Knox played well his rookie year cause we let him play and we were a bad team and you can say the same about A.Trier and many other ex-Knicks that are no longer even in the NBA. I said Wood could be the real deal but nobody....NOBODY, knows that until we actually see what he can do on a good team with legit talent around him which we haven't seen from him yet. Like i said i think he's definitely worth taking a shot on with bag type money but not for 4 guaranteed years. I would do a 3 year deal with the 3rd being a team option. In 2 years we will know what he can do for us and then can re-sign him or if we aren't fully convinced after the 2 years then pick up the 3rd year option.

Giannis also thinks J.Kidd is the greatest head coach on the planet so just because a player says something about a player that doesn't make it true.

So you would never look to sign guys like Trae Young, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball? A guy like Jrue Holiday is consistently on bad teams. Zach Lavine consistently on bad teams. Even a guy like TJ Warren was consistently on bad teams then he went to Indiana. Eric Bledsoe was on bad teams then he went to Milwaukee. I mean this is really a bad argument here, to only know whether or not you want a certain player depending on if they ever played on a good team just isn't smart. By the way I'm not saying max the dude out but we certainly need to go after him and get rid of Randle.

Ummmmmmmm what the hellz are you talking about? Comparing T.Young, B.Ingram, L.Ball, J.Holiday and any other player who has proven themselves to be good players in the NBA to C.Wood is the dumbest shyt i've ever heard. I love when people have to twist what someone said all around to make their argument even though they miss the mark.

Talk about bad arguments.....................

[HEZI]

Never said the guy doesn't have skills and even said he played very well last year especially down the stretch, but that still doesn't take away that it came playing for as very bad team. K.Knox played well his rookie year cause we let him play and we were a bad team and you can say the same about A.Trier and many other ex-Knicks that are no longer even in the NBA. I said Wood could be the real deal but nobody....NOBODY, knows that until we actually see what he can do on a good team with legit talent around him which we haven't seen from him yet. Like i said i think he's definitely worth taking a shot on with bag type money but not for 4 guaranteed years. I would do a 3 year deal with the 3rd being a team option. In 2 years we will know what he can do for us and then can re-sign him or if we aren't fully convinced after the 2 years then pick up the 3rd year option.

Giannis also thinks J.Kidd is the greatest head coach on the planet so just because a player says something about a player that doesn't make it true.

So you would never look to sign guys like Trae Young, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball? A guy like Jrue Holiday is consistently on bad teams. Zach Lavine consistently on bad teams. Even a guy like TJ Warren was consistently on bad teams then he went to Indiana. Eric Bledsoe was on bad teams then he went to Milwaukee. I mean this is really a bad argument here, to only know whether or not you want a certain player depending on if they ever played on a good team just isn't smart. By the way I'm not saying max the dude out but we certainly need to go after him and get rid of Randle.

Ummmmmmmm what the hellz are you talking about? Comparing T.Young, B.Ingram, L.Ball, J.Holiday and any other player who has proven themselves to be good players in the NBA to C.Wood is the dumbest shyt i've ever heard. I love when people have to twist what someone said all around to make their argument even though they miss the mark.

Talk about bad arguments.....................

You just contradicted your entire argument

That's how stupid your initial argument was

[newyorker4ever]

So you would never look to sign guys like Trae Young, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball? A guy like Jrue Holiday is consistently on bad teams. Zach Lavine consistently on bad teams. Even a guy like TJ Warren was consistently on bad teams then he went to Indiana. Eric Bledsoe was on bad teams then he went to Milwaukee. I mean this is really a bad argument here, to only know whether or not you want a certain player depending on if they ever played on a good team just isn't smart. By the way I'm not saying max the dude out but we certainly need to go after him and get rid of Randle.

Ummmmmmmm what the hellz are you talking about? Comparing T.Young, B.Ingram, L.Ball, J.Holiday and any other player who has proven themselves to be good players in the NBA to C.Wood is the dumbest shyt i've ever heard. I love when people have to twist what someone said all around to make their argument even though they miss the mark.

Talk about bad arguments.....................

You just contradicted your entire argument

That's how stupid your initial argument was

Only in your brain

You just compared C.Wood who has done nothing in the NBA except for parts of this shortened season on a horrible team to multiple players who have proven themselves over and over and over again with multiple full seasons in the NBA. Good job buddy.

I'm way too grown to go back and forth about something so dumb but i have a feeling that you'd keep going on and on and on until you get the last word so have at it kid.

[robillionaire]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

I've been on the wood train for a while now. Just wondering if he's best played at the 4 or 5 and what would be a good fit

the report in march was that the knicks are "enamored" with him but a lot has changed since then in the front office

https://www.sny.tv/articles/sources-some-in-knicks-front-office-are-enamored-with-pending-free-agent-f-christian-wood

[HEZI]

Ummmmmmmm what the hellz are you talking about? Comparing T.Young, B.Ingram, L.Ball, J.Holiday and any other player who has proven themselves to be good players in the NBA to C.Wood is the dumbest shyt i've ever heard. I love when people have to twist what someone said all around to make their argument even though they miss the mark.

Talk about bad arguments.....................

You just contradicted your entire argument

That's how stupid your initial argument was

Only in your brain

You just compared C.Wood who has done nothing in the NBA except for parts of this shortened season on a horrible team to multiple players who have proven themselves over and over and over again with multiple full seasons in the NBA. Good job buddy.

I'm way too grown to go back and forth about something so dumb but i have a feeling that you'd keep going on and on and on until you get the last word so have at it kid.

I just used your own dumb argument of evaluating players only if they play for good teams against you and you just tried to moondwalk out of the comment like you never made it

I love how Lonzo and Ingram are now consdered "proven" players

Was talking up Ingram over a year ago, was super high on him going back to Duke, and folks like you tried to tell me he wasn't shyt but now he's proven right? Even though his team is trash despite having Lonzo and Jrue and Zion. Man Lonzo and Ingram couldn't even win with Lebron but again that never got in my way of realizing their talent and potential. Now they proven though?

Take the L and move on

[HEZI]

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These are elite moves. The stepback on Vucevic was just nasty. The eurostep around Ayton just filthy

Throw the bag at him he's legit

I've been on the wood train for a while now. Just wondering if he's best played at the 4 or 5 and what would be a good fit

the report in march was that the knicks are "enamored" with him but a lot has changed since then in the front office

https://www.sny.tv/articles/sources-some-in-knicks-front-office-are-enamored-with-pending-free-agent-f-christian-wood

He's versatile and can switch from 4 to the 5. It really depends on the rest of the roster to determine where you'd prefer him. He's probably more effective at the 5 for majority of his minutes but definitely can slide to the 4 if need be.