More Trades and Transactions Ideas Thread

spree2kawhi · Post #1201 » by **spree2kawhi** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:29 am

3toheadmelo wrote:all i know is if we can get paul george while keeping our core..

But we can’t. We can get KAT, but of course everybody finds that outrageous.

matchman · Post #1202 » by **matchman** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:40 am

Good to see teams working early, may that Caruso trade be the butterfly to trigger the dominos to fall.

HarthorneWingo · Post #1203 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:46 am

spree2kawhi wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:all i know is if we can get paul george while keeping our core..

But we can’t. We can get KAT, but of course everybody finds that outrageous.

You mad now? Wait till this Wednesday. :lol:

matchman · Post #1204 » by **matchman** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:48 am

If iHart decides to go elsewhere, I may try to ask for Brook Lopez's availability. Bogey + cash + a heavily protected future pick to see if Bucks bite or not.

aggo · Post #1205 » by **aggo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:50 am

Brook is washed. It’s a no go.

He can only play drop coverage and he’s got no more foot speed to do anything else.

NiceLikeChrist · Post #1206 » by **NiceLikeChrist** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 3:56 am

So PG would not be ready to accept a role as a 3rd option behind Brunson and Randle but he would be ready to accept being a 3rd option being Maxey and Embiid?

If PG doesn’t wanna be a 3rd option then where is he supposed to go? Orlando?

HarthorneWingo · Post #1207 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:08 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:So PG would not be ready to accept a role as a 3rd option behind Brunson and Randle but he would be ready to accept being a 3rd option being Maxey and Embiid?

If PG doesn’t wanna be a 3rd option then where is he supposed to go? Orlando?

I don’t a player who is going to come to the Knicks with that kind of agenda/ego.

RHODEY · Post #1208 » by **RHODEY** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:11 am

spree2kawhi wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
aggo wrote:cliffs??

Guy with a YT chanel yells bs at his camera for 10 minutes

This society is at a dead end. People are so stupid today that I believe any almighty God would’ve struck us with lightning and moved on.

Spoiler:

Adelheid · Post #1209 » by **Adelheid** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:14 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Adelheid wrote:goga bitadze could be an interesting cheap acquisition when FA comes around

Agreed. How’s his defense?

his mobility and footspeed is pretty decent considering he is a behemoth of a man. Dont expect much in the scoring dept though

RHODEY · Post #1210 » by **RHODEY** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:14 am

spree2kawhi wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:all i know is if we can get paul george while keeping our core..

But we can’t. We can get KAT, but of course everybody finds that outrageous.

Both are outrageous ...because neither fit our team identity. One dude comes up empty when you need him the most, and the other prefers s a cushy environment -where he can ease into retirement - over winning.

HarthorneWingo · Post #1211 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:01 am

Adelheid wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
Adelheid wrote:goga bitadze could be an interesting cheap acquisition when FA comes around

Agreed. How’s his defense?

his mobility and footspeed is pretty decent considering he is a behemoth of a man. Dont expect much in the scoring dept though

I seem to recall him giving us a hard time with his offensive rebounding.

NiceLikeChrist · Post #1212 » by **NiceLikeChrist** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:04 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
NiceLikeChrist wrote:So PG would not be ready to accept a role as a 3rd option behind Brunson and Randle but he would be ready to accept being a 3rd option being Maxey and Embiid?

If PG doesn’t wanna be a 3rd option then where is he supposed to go? Orlando?

I don’t a player who is going to come to the Knicks with that kind of agenda/ego.

Maybe you know PG a lot better than I do but based on what I’ve seen and heard from him I feel like he hasn’t been that type of player in such a long time. He takes a back seat when necessary and keeps applying pressure if he’s hot.

I don’t feel like I’ve seen many games where PG played in a selfish or way too alpha manner. Not unless he was literally the only one out there.

Idk tho I haven’t religiously followed his teams or anything like that

HarthorneWingo · Post #1213 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:12 am

NiceLikeChrist wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
NiceLikeChrist wrote:So PG would not be ready to accept a role as a 3rd option behind Brunson and Randle but he would be ready to accept being a 3rd option being Maxey and Embiid?

If PG doesn’t wanna be a 3rd option then where is he supposed to go? Orlando?

I don’t a player who is going to come to the Knicks with that kind of agenda/ego.

Maybe you know PG a lot better than I do but based on what I’ve seen and heard from him I feel like he hasn’t been that type of player in such a long time. He takes a back seat when necessary and keeps applying pressure if he’s hot.

I don’t feel like I’ve seen many games where PG played in a selfish or way too alpha manner. Not unless he was literally the only one out there.

Idk tho I haven’t religiously followed his teams or anything like that

That was YOUR comment. I only agreed with you. :lol:

Ma10 · Post #1214 » by **Ma10** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:14 am

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40396291/bulls-trading-alex-caruso-thunder-josh-giddey-sources

There goes Caruso, damn! Would have loved him here!

HarthorneWingo · Post #1215 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:00 am

Ma10 wrote:https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40396291/bulls-trading-alex-caruso-thunder-josh-giddey-sources

There goes Caruso, damn! Would have loved him here!

Better lower your expectations, Ma.

HopelessKnick · Post #1216 » by **HopelessKnick** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:06 am

I like it for OKC.....they got a very strong defender while trading away a player they played only 13minutes in the Dallas series. To me this move may put OKC slightly ahead of Dallas, Denver and Minnesota.

For Chicago this is more questionable. Maybe they are thinking that Giddey still has lots of room for improvement. He is good at going to the basket, passing and rebounding but he lacks in two essential areas: shooting and defense. If he can improve in both those areas to the point where he is at least solid this move may pan out for Chicago in the end. This also seems to signal an impending LaVine Trade. Hard to see them have White, Giddey and Lonzo coming back and still keeping LaVine.

It also signals one thing that people should keep in mind. Since the play-in introduction, it seems that 25 out of 30 teams are actually looking to "win now". There seem to be only a couple teams at a time wanting to rebuild through the draft. Chicago preferred to trade Caruso for a player that can provide some immediate help instead of trading him for picks. That's the thinking I've read many times throughout the past 2 years....that even fringe teams prefer immediate help over "draft stock".

Ma10 · Post #1217 » by **Ma10** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:01 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Ma10 wrote:https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40396291/bulls-trading-alex-caruso-thunder-josh-giddey-sources

There goes Caruso, damn! Would have loved him here!

Better lower your expectations, Ma.

Wisely said! Also didn't expected the Thunder to trade Giddey. Maybe the minor incident was a bit of red flag.

thebuzzardman · Post #1218 » by **thebuzzardman** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:09 am

HopelessKnick wrote:I like it for OKC.....they got a very strong defender while trading away a player they played only 13minutes in the Dallas series. To me this move may put OKC slightly ahead of Dallas, Denver and Minnesota.

For Chicago this is more questionable. Maybe they are thinking that Giddey still has lots of room for improvement. He is good at going to the basket, passing and rebounding but he lacks in two essential areas: shooting and defense. If he can improve in both those areas to the point where he is at least solid this move may pan out for Chicago in the end. This also seems to signal an impending LaVine Trade. Hard to see them have White, Giddey and Lonzo coming back and still keeping LaVine.

It also signals one thing that people should keep in mind. Since the play-in introduction, it seems that 25 out of 30 teams are actually looking to "win now". There seem to be only a couple teams at a time wanting to rebuild through the draft. Chicago preferred to trade Caruso for a player that can provide some immediate help instead of trading him for picks. That's the thinking I've read many times throughout the past 2 years....that even fringe teams prefer immediate help over "draft stock".

I kind of figured there were parts of OKC's "young core" that were going to get traded. Of course, what the media calls the core and what OKC considers the core are two different things.

Anyway, outside of someone like Dort, Giddy seemed like the first to go.

They'll be dealing some other guys, outside of Chet/SGA/Williams, over the next few seasons, as of course and as usual, they have a million picks to draft/trade etc to fill out the roster.

Wildcat · Post #1219 » by **Wildcat** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:40 am

Ma10 wrote:https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40396291/bulls-trading-alex-caruso-thunder-josh-giddey-sources

There goes Caruso, damn! Would have loved him here!

Ditto. OKC turning Josh into Alex may be the strongest move in the offseason.

spree2kawhi · Post #1220 » by **spree2kawhi** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 12:14 pm

RHODEY wrote:
spree2kawhi wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:all i know is if we can get paul george while keeping our core..

But we can’t. We can get KAT, but of course everybody finds that outrageous.

Both are outrageous ...because neither fit our team identity. One dude comes up empty when you need him the most, and the other prefers s a cushy environment -where he can ease into retirement - over winning.

Who do you suggest then?