N8isScofield wrote:I know we're desperate and thirsty and I love Dame's heart and game as much as anyone but this dude would be 5 years older than Melo was when we traded for him with less of a playoff resume. Like did we learn nothing the last time? Even if we got Kawhi too, dude has looked extremely average for 2 years. We'd be worse depth wise than the Clippers are with the same caliber of pieces. So we gut the team to advance maybe 1 more round where any of Milwaukee, Philly or most assuredly Brooklyn knock us out? What does that accomplish? Dame is great but this is not like trading for LeBron or even Kawhi from 2 years ago. It's an absolutely terrible idea to sink all of the assets we have into a Lillard deal when the price would probably be enough to get someone like LaVine. I just don't get it.
If a team has the opportunity to put a Dame-Kawhi team together they have to do it from a pure "small chance you win the title" perspective. If you don't at least go for that, and another team pulls it off, you lose your job as a GM.
I agree that it probably doesn't equal a title. You'd need someone on the Nets to get hurt basically for that team to come out of the East and the window is short-3 years tops.
Fortunately, I don't think the Knicks will even be considered by Portland as a trade partner or Kawhi as a FA destination.
I'll honestly be happy if we stand pat with the cap space or sell high on Randle. But I fully expect a knee jerk Lonzo signing.
