Thugger HBC wrote:DusterBuster wrote:Thugger HBC wrote:I agree. Just looking at the landscape, in-prime stars aren't commanding multiple picks or intriguing prospects. I'm not really expecting much of a return for Melo, certainly not interesting in the Ryan Anderson's or Kanter's of the NBA just to picks than can be bought or some no name players.
Just let the guy expire naturally, the team is rebuilding. if he isn't happy, he knows what he can do.
LOL, that's funny, I was just typing up this exact same thought.
If Melo opens up to Portland, I think they'd send out Harkless and Davis. Maybe a bit of negotiation with Leonard vs Aminu. Maybe Portland gives a 1st with Leonard and no pick with Aminu? Bias aside, that would be a fairly good package for Melo, again, given the landscape of the NBA like we were talking about.
I think the Blazers can get this deal done, just a matter of want on their end, but if the want melo, I don't think that happens.
Either way, the thing I doubt some understand is, and even Knicks fans reading some of the ideas thrown around is.....
The Knicks have no pressure to trade Melo....absolutely none. They aren't in the Nets situation, Knicks have all their 1st rounders going forward, and some 2nd's, of which 2nd's can easily be purchased as well. The rebuild can easily be internal until the cap space opens up again for some imported talent.
These ideas being thrown around doesn't truly benefit the Knicks and so far the rumblings of what Houston is willing to offer doesn't either.
With regards the Blazers, I agree with you that getting Melo to agree to come is probably going to ultimately stop any chance of a deal. It's nice to hear Dame and CJ are picking up some yards towards maybe maybe maybe change his mind, but I have a hard time believing they'll carry that ball into the endzone. As for the Blazers "want", I think that desire is real. They'd have desire to get him for a couple reasons. One, to keep him away from other - already stacked - Western Conference teams. Two, belief that he does make them a better team. Three, to start to change the perception of Portland as a place players don't want to come to. So yeah, if by some chance Dame and CJ are lucky enough to fully change Melo's mind, I think we could see a deal get done that makes both fan bases fairly happen.
As to the point of pressure... To play a little devils advocate and find some common ground like I always do, I won't go as far to say there's "no pressure" on the Knicks to trade Melo. With as much has gotten out in the media, there's clearly some. Now, the level/amount of pressure is WILDLY overrated by some at RealGM. As a Blazer fan, we were (and still are by some) bombarded with posters telling us how much pressure the Blazers were under to dump salary and that they'd be giving up every asset not nailed down to do so.... well, that wasn't so much the case as they were able to dump significant salary fairly easily and without any picks included as compensation. Fans, particularly here at RealGM, tend to go WWWWAAAAYYYYY too far with one extreme or another rather than just trying to find a simple compromise/middle ground.
At the end of the day, I totally agree with you about most of these trades being thrown out. There's no pressure on the Knicks to take a bad deal. Maybe some pressure to get a deal done, but pressure to get a deal done does not equal being forced to take a bad deal. That is a non-starter for the Knicks,
as it should be.
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