2023-24 NY Knicks trade ideas

[KnixinSix]

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[nykinoz]

No thanks on KAT

[KnixinSix]

Tommy Beer
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Per NBA tracking data,

OG Anunoby has been the primary defender on Anthony Edwards for 68 possessions (13:12 matchup minutes) - and in those 68 obsessions Edwards is:

4-of-14 from the field (28.6%)
3 turnovers vs. zero assists


This one too.

Tommy Beer
@TommyBeer
When defended by Julius Randle this season,
Karl Anthony Towns is:
9-of-14 from the floor (64%)
4-of-5 from 3PT range
3 assists vs. 1 turnover

When defended by OG Anunoby this season,
Karl Anthony Towns is:
2-of-8 from the floor (25%)
0-of-1 from 3PT
1 assist vs. 2 turnovers

[cgf]

Woj just said a trade for a player with a big contract a team may like but have to move on from so they can get ahead of the new apron.

Off the top of my head since I've been following which teams that is close or over the 2nd apron.

Wolves (over) - even without signing Conley to a new deal
Suns (way over) - they are so over, their whole bench will be vet minimums
Lakers (close) - if Lebron opts out or takes less AAV then Lakers will be fine
Blazers (close) - too many vet contracts + don't forget that they will be drafting a top 4 rookie which will take them over the apron
Warriors (close) - if they sign Klay to 30+ million contract they will be over
Celtics (way over) - Jrue will pick up his option. If not, he will sign with less AAV but they will still be over
Bucks (close) - just a few million shy of going over. Want to see what they will do with Beasley
Clippers (depends) - if they re-sign all 3.. way over. If sign Leonard and PG they should be fine

Are you sure about Portland? According to spotrac they will have more than 25M under the 2nd apron with which to sign their picks...and that's if they don't sell any of their vets for expirings+picks.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/cap/2024/

[KnixinSix]

StatMamba
@StatMamba
Most Jump Shots Made in December (EFG%):

125 — Luka Doncic (54.2%)
106 — Trae Young (58.5%)
103 — Jalen Brunson (52.6%)
100 — De'Aaron Fox (58.3%)
91 — Dejounte Murray (56.4%)
87 — Kevin Durant (54.7%)
83 — Desmond Bane (57.7%)
81 — DeMar DeRozan (45.6)
80 — Cam Thomas (45.5%)

Strange I figured I'd see RJ on this list considering how much more efficient he is than Murray

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So why is this in the trade thread?

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StatMamba
@StatMamba
Most Jump Shots Made in December (EFG%):

125 — Luka Doncic (54.2%)
106 — Trae Young (58.5%)
103 — Jalen Brunson (52.6%)
100 — De'Aaron Fox (58.3%)
91 — Dejounte Murray (56.4%)
87 — Kevin Durant (54.7%)
83 — Desmond Bane (57.7%)
81 — DeMar DeRozan (45.6)
80 — Cam Thomas (45.5%)

Strange I figured I'd see RJ on this list considering how much more efficient he is than Murray

I see why you're confused, that's because that list is only looking at the month of December and Dejounte Murray has been on an unsustainable hot for the past two months.

Can you tell me where his efficiency ranked in the month of December while he was on this heater?

[SARGO127]

Can we re-sign iHart and then use the MLE this offseason? Maybe bring over Rokas using a portion of it?

[Synciere]

Sidebar: not even regarding trades but future team building, we are currently slated to have two firsts, currently slated at 20 and 21 according nbadraft.net. We may need a point guard, wing, and big man for depth given iHart’s free agency and our current roster construction. I’m really excited.

[cgf]

Can we re-sign iHart and then use the MLE this offseason? Maybe bring over Rokas using a portion of it?

Not the full MLE, but there's still a taxpayer MLE that we could still have access to. Will depend on if we hit that 2nd apron or not. Without Fournier on the books we'd have around 55M to re-sign Anunoby & iHart, so depending on where their contracts started we could still have that smaller MLE available to spend.

[RHODEY]

I suppose that would be the million dollar question. But you can bet that behind the scenes Bridges wants to play in NY with his friends. Murray is bigger than I though - he looks smaller on the court. Maybe that could be part of it? Murray to replace Bridges in BKN?

I think Grimes is also listed as 6'5'', but for some reason he just looks like he is 6'6" to me where as Murray looks more 6'4"

To me its the opposite, I think Murray looks taller..because he is in fact longer. 6'10" wingspan versus 6'8" wingspan.

I mean, when I've seen them play, I've felt Grimes looked like a thinner Butler whereas Murray always looked like a combo guard size. But wingspan doesn't always show in height. Maybe Grimes has a taller torso and that has me biased?

Longer winpspan = taller. I win the end!

[Ursusamericanus]

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[cgf]

Another Spurs fan chiming in about Murray

I don't think Dejounte is the kind of player they want to add to a very young core, culture wise. He was always posting these cryptic messages in his social networks, blaming everyone but himself for his shortcomings, like when he said he wasn't given the starting role as a rookie because the Spurs were playing mind games with him, or when he called out Tony Parker for leaving rather than staying to mentor him, the Banchero issue where he was supposedly a mentor figure to him and ended up blasting him, the time he tried to embarrass some guy in a tournament... there are lots of hints that point to him not being a good leader, I want him nowhere near the young Spurs core. This is the exact opposite of Derrick White, who would be perfect but unfortunately won't be coming back.

[stuporman]

Fan says Shams will always say the Knicks have interest in KAT because Knicks for clicks and Shams is just that...many shams.

[VirginiaKnickFan]

Fan says Shams will always say the Knicks have interest in KAT because Knicks for clicks and Shams is just that...many shams.

So sick of the KAT and Knicks potential connection.

[Ursusamericanus]

We're not going after KAT, I don't think.

I think the course is clear; we'll get Murray and possibly a backup center before the trade deadline, then flip Murray (and more) for Embiid or Spida this offseason once their teams hopefully/inevitably flame out in the playoffs. Once that happens, we fill out the roster with a backup guard. We'll be contenders starting with the 2024-2025 season.

I think Mitch and Fournier (and many/most of our FRPs) are gone by the end of this summer.

[cgf]

We're not going after KAT, I don't think.

I think the course is clear; we'll get Murray and possibly a backup center before the trade deadline, then flip Murray (and more) for Embiid or Spida this offseason once their teams hopefully/inevitably flame out in the playoffs. Once that happens, we fill out the roster with a backup guard. And contend starting with the 2024-2025 season.

I think Mitch and Fournier (and many/most of our FRPs) are gone by the end of this summer.

There's a big difference between getting Embiid and getting Mitchell.

[KnixinSix]

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MENSA is reading the tea leaves quite well

[Ursusamericanus]

We're not going after KAT, I don't think.

I think the course is clear; we'll get Murray and possibly a backup center before the trade deadline, then flip Murray (and more) for Embiid or Spida this offseason once their teams hopefully/inevitably flame out in the playoffs. Once that happens, we fill out the roster with a backup guard. And contend starting with the 2024-2025 season.

I think Mitch and Fournier (and many/most of our FRPs) are gone by the end of this summer.

There's a big difference between getting Embiid and getting Mitchell.

No kidding, Embiid is obviously the bigger prize. It's why I'm hoping for another epic failure for the Sixers this postseason.