Obi Toppin to the Knicks @ #8

[SelbyCobra]

Now we need a PG to fall to 23. I like Obi, too much offensive talent not to be a productive player at the very least. Just need a PG to make the high flying front court pop and space the floor. One of Flynn, Hampton, Maxey, Winston maybe?

RJ Hampton at 23 would be the swing for the fences draft. I’m thinking Maxey might be higher on the board. Flynn’s stock is pretty high too.

Maxey gone, Hampton or Terry? Hoping for someone to groom in the backcourt, and then FVV...

[Jeff Van Gully]

Now we need a PG to fall to 23. I like Obi, too much offensive talent not to be a productive player at the very least. Just need a PG to make the high flying front court pop and space the floor. One of Flynn, Hampton, Maxey, Winston maybe?

RJ Hampton at 23 would be the swing for the fences draft. I’m thinking Maxey might be higher on the board. Flynn’s stock is pretty high too.

Maxey gone, Hampton or Terry? Hoping for someone to groom in the backcourt, and then FVV...

Philly just picked Maxey. But I’m Terry gang.

[Chanel Bomber]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

[NYKinMIA]

Obi Top, real name, no gimmicks.

Obi Wan JAM-OBIIIII!

Yeah, whatever, at least he has an epic baller name

Aight fam, I feel ya.

Hows bout, Obi Wan DaHomie, or Obi Wan T.O.P. ?

[3toheadmelo]

Welcome Obi! Let’s go

[blueNorange]

get him(and mitch) a point guard to lob them the ball.

[Clyde_Style]

I mean he wasn't my go to guy, but we can stop pretending that they're aren't things to like about him. If his three pointer proves to be effective, he'll be valuable. Obviously defensively he needs work, but hopefully Mitch is able to help cover for him some. He can be a stretch four, a beast in transition and at least he plays smart on the offensive end. He's home, hopefully he plays with that passion on a nightly basis.

Getting the best offensive big man in a draft is not nothing. His outside shot looks legit and what I like about that is Thibs is not going to have to scheme the same one or two plays to get Obi the ball in scoring position. It looks like he can score from anywhere on the floor which is pretty valuable for a guy his size

[Clyde_Style]

I do hope Toppin means the Knicks have a deal for Randle lined up

I'd rather have RJ at the three and two guards in the backcourt which would mean Mitch, Toppin, RJ in the front court and no spot for Randle

[oldshoolballer]

The best player in the draft imo. A young Amare who can shoot. Obi will be a good one.

[Clyde_Style]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

[whocares1]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Obi would be an atrocious 5 defensively anyway.

[Clyde_Style]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Obi would be an atrocious 5 defensively anyway.

Yeah, plus he's not a C anyway. He's a 6'8" PF that plays big for his size

[Chanel Bomber]

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Obi would be an atrocious 5 defensively anyway.

Yeah, plus he's not a C anyway. He's a 6'8" PF that plays big for his size

Then he'll play as a floor spacer with Mitch clogging the lane, which is a waste of his primary skills (rolls and post-ups).

You could've found a wing who can shoot as well and be more switchable on defense to play the 4 then.

I just don't see the fit with Mitch and RJ honestly. Defensively it puts us in a no-win situation.

[GONYK]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Toppin maybe can operate a bit on the perimeter, but that's not his game. He's a rim runner, just like Mitch.

The fit isn't ideal. Especially since Obi thrived in a 4 out system.

[FreeSpiritNY]

This draft low-key sucks we did not fill the pg void once again.. could have drafted tyrell terry or cassius instead we got a PG who can shoot threes but has no court vision. WTF is with this team. We keep drafting bigs or small players that won't work.

[Clyde_Style]

Welcome to Obi and good luck to him. Hope he succeeds here. I'll support him as long as he plays hard and shows improvement. At the very least, I liked the emotion that he showed when the pick was announced. My beef with the pick is not about him but the front office.

Mitch's days in New York are numbered by the way.

Mitch and Obi can't play together. They're both centers. Except Mitch isn't one of Rose's children. I give him a year tops before he's gone.

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Toppin maybe can operate a bit on the perimeter, but that's not his game. He's a rim runner, just like Mitch.

The fit isn't ideal. Especially since Obi thrived in a 4 out system.

Well, who knows what the FO and Thibs intends. Roster could still shift in next week

[GONYK]

Toppin does not need to play C

He's a PF who can operate from the perimeter too, not just the post. He can shoot from the perimeter so he doesn't create spacing issues with Mitch

If anything, Mitch + Toppin may be necessary on defense, but I see no conflict on offense

Toppin maybe can operate a bit on the perimeter, but that's not his game. He's a rim runner, just like Mitch.

The fit isn't ideal. Especially since Obi thrived in a 4 out system.

Well, who knows what the FO and Thibs intends. Roster could still shift in next week

I think it has to

[Jeffrey]

Is Obi a better version Knox?

[Clyde_Style]

Toppin maybe can operate a bit on the perimeter, but that's not his game. He's a rim runner, just like Mitch.

The fit isn't ideal. Especially since Obi thrived in a 4 out system.

Well, who knows what the FO and Thibs intends. Roster could still shift in next week

I think it has to

kind of expect them to bid hard for FVV now

[whocares1]

Is Obi a better version Knox?

I mean offensively yea and if he isn’t the worst defender in the league then defensively too.