Offseason Thread: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

[Starksfor3]

Honestly, the only reason I want KD now is to avoid the media clowning us for the Nets getting him instead of us. But I realize that's bad reasoning and now am trying to think of what is best for the long term future of the Knicks.

I don't think KD is worth the money at his age and coming off the type of injury he is coming off. Honestly, the Knicks best course of action is to sign nobody unless their analytics department sees a match of value versus long term potential. They should be looking to pick up and develop the next big star. They should not pay for guys who's prime is behind them.

[thebuzzardman]

I am no expert on this but I would guess KD will be allstar good, but not MVP good. Basically a top 20 player, but not a top 5 player.

I think he puts up Tobias Harris numbers

20/7/3 on 49/40/86 splits

Solid, All Star caliber player, but not a #1 option

That's the most likely scenario. I'm not paying 40 mil for that if we don't already have a #1 guy is my thing

So best case scenario is KP being overpaid by 13 million a year.

[Knick4Real]

SIDENOTE:

Dolan wouldn't be requesting KD's medicals if the KNICKS were already out of this -- which tells me we're still very much in it!!

[thebuzzardman]

It's a gut call. Not a whole lot of reason behind it.

My gut says no.

my heart is saying yes but my head is saying no. anybody else with other body parts speaking to them ?

Those two are often at odds. I give the gut the tiebreaker.

The collective rectums of Knick fans is about to take a beating. Trying to bring in other body parts here.

[god shammgod]

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it could be we're pulling back like the cap said. dolan as the risk averse voice of reason is a hell of a plot turn.

JD & The Risk Assessments

sounds like an 80s pop band that routinely uses a horn section in their arrangements

[Clyde_Style]

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it could be we're pulling back like the cap said. dolan as the risk averse voice of reason is a hell of a plot turn.

Guitar Jimmy for the win!

[Clyde_Style]

SIDENOTE:

Dolan wouldn't be requesting KD's medicals if the KNICKS were already out of this -- which tells me we're still very much in it!!

If George Orwell were a sports fan ..............

[Knick4Real]

Or.....neither KD or Irving wanted the Knicks in the first place. NY fans seem to always assume everyone wants to come there, for whatever reason....even though many, many offseason prove this to be wrong. Kemba isn't even interested.

[thebuzzardman]

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Who Monstared Dolan's brain and gave him some common sense?

Damn. It's like they switched brains with someone with basketball acumen.

I'm waiting to see if Scott Perry starts up a sh*tty blues band.

[Capn'O]

SIDENOTE:

Dolan wouldn't be requesting KD's medicals if the KNICKS were already out of this -- which tells me we're still very much in it!!

Oh, we're in it. What I've been telling you is - if we GET out of it, it's at least partly our call.

The Knicks can't simply say they don't want Kevin Durant. Bad juju. So what they've done is say they're all in while signalling out. They pulled away from AD and Kyrie and the writing is on the wall.

[The_Special_One]

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"According to who I've spoken to, [Dolan] is not sitting there saying, 'Don't do it [sign Durant],'" Smith said on ESPN. "He's saying, 'Let's make sure we dot every i, cross every t with that medical report. We want to get our hands on it, we want to make sure we cover our bases.'"

What's wrong with this? If anything, Dolan is doing what a CEO or a owner is supposed to do.

[Starksfor3]

Dolan honestly just needs to cut the checks. If Perry and company say he's worth the risk, you listen. I understand where Dolan is coming from but you put your basketball people in charge for a reason.

[3toheadmelo]

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[god shammgod]

SIDENOTE:

Dolan wouldn't be requesting KD's medicals if the KNICKS were already out of this -- which tells me we're still very much in it!!

1 - you're correct and we're still the favorites and this got out to make us look bad
2 - we released this information to save face. on some "he didn't turn us down, we turned him down."

who knows

[3toheadmelo]

Kevin Durant has yet to make a final decision on which team he'll sign with this offseason, sources that spoke with Anthony Slater of The Athletic insist.

The possibility of Durant signing with the Brooklyn Nets "is legit" while the New York Knicks "still have hope" despite being "one-time favorites" who became "a victim of variables."

Durant intends to demand a full max contract, which could either be $221 million over five years with the Golden State Warriors, or $164 million over four seasons with a rival team. The $57 million is almost entirely for the final season when he would be locked in to earn at least $50.3 million for age-35 season.

[god shammgod]

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the kncks young core is kinda getting sh*t on. some people don't even mention mitch, you can tell they really have no idea. i mean, outside of dennis i got hope for a lot of these kids.

[Deeeez Knicks]

lol, these reports are ridiculous though. I can't believe ESPN makes so much money off this crap.

[thebuzzardman]

At least the narrative is being established that if the Knicks pass on KD and he does recover, that it was Dolan's incompetent meddling and micromanaging of the FO that caused it.

Whew.

[thebuzzardman]

lol, these reports are ridiculous though. I can't believe ESPN makes so much money off this crap.

They should just change their name to this: MSD

Ministry of Sports Disinformation

[HerSports85]

I almost don’t agree with Dolan on ANYTHING. But here I find myself saying “good **** job” twice in 2 weeks. First with the NYDN ban and now this.