Post#1092 » by KnixinSix » Today 4:57 pm
JayTWill wrote:KnixinSix wrote:JayTWill wrote:I love Mitch but if the Knicks plan on keeping Brunson and KAT together i'm not sure he can cover for their defensive issues in the starting lineup. When he started the Pacers still had the floor spread out pulling him away from the basket negating a lot of his ability as a rim protector. KAT and Brunson are still going to get called into a lot of the actions. Mitch is pretty mobile for a big center but still not someone that can cut off the paint and get back out to shooters consistently. The two-big lineup feels very situational especially with another poor defender in Brunson on the court.
The Knicks were able to find many good defensive lineups with JB and KAT separated with and without Mitch but they still struggled to defend as a team even with Mitch paired with them in the small sample size we saw. I think I would prefer a more mobile forward with some rim protecting capabilities between those two and I would be open to moving Mitch if it helped to obtain that type of player. I would be even willing to gamble on developing that type of player in the draft.
Mitch's dominance on the glass would be missed but I think the Knicks could find another suitable backup center.
The potential Jabari Smith/Kessler trade and of course the Giannis and/or JJJ trades would likely accomplish this.
Jabari is intriguing. He was someone I was looking at during the year as a potential mobile rim protector that could also stretch the floor. I like his potential as a high end role player with room to grow. My only concern is sometimes he looked a little stiff with a lack of explosiveness at times.
I like the players you named. I'm just not sure how available they are especially for what the Knicks have to offer. I wasn't a fan of pairing KAT and JB with their defensive liabilities and slightly awkward fit on the offensive end but at this point I wouldn't want to make any significant changes to the core just go chasing another big name to add another expensive piece to go alongside KAT and JB. I would give them at least until the deadline with a new coach and then possibly trade one of them if necessary while trying to maintain some depth.
If we are talking about keeping our top 3 (KAT, OG, Brunson) the Smith / Kessler trade with Houston makes the most sense. Houston has a 1-2 year Durant window now and just traded away Brooks. Mikal makes even MORE sense for them now than when they tried to trade 4 1st rd picks for him.
Their roster construction with Bridges (24.9M) shipping out Jabari (12M), Jock Landale (8M) and filler (4M ish) then rerouting the first round picks (2 or 3 depending on q6uality) to Utah works really really well and is realistic.
For Giannis and JJJ it would all depend on leverage. Only way we get either is if either basically try and push coming here. And with Giannis it would be Bucks basically saying we will honor your wishes.
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You went from Giannis/JJJ to Smith Kessler to another player not yet on the block in Booker. All of your trade ideas we win outright. It's magic. Until you call those other teams and they laugh at you.
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