shackles10 wrote:Big move for the Knicks. On the surface they're providing a formidable option of wing defenders against the Jays. Not too far below the surface though there's tons of question marks. Do they resign OG? If not this is just getting a little smaller with Bridges for OG (more offense, but also cost you 5 picks). Do they resign Hartenstein? It's much harder now, and if not you just got a lot smaller losing him and OG. Does Robinson come back if they can't resign Hartenstein and if they can does what do you get for Robinson? Does Randle come back healthy, and can he fit in with more offensive options now. That's been a struggle for him to not be the man, and he's not good enough to be that on a real contender. How does Thibs figure out the lineups when a lot of overlap potentially if they make all the moves they hope to, and a small lineup if they don't? How effective is Brunson when he's not a 30-35 ppg scorer if they bring OG back?
Basically this is like last off-season when we traded for KP but lost Smart and had question marks in Brogdon and Rob (although because of health, not free agency). Except they're hard capped and there's also no Jrue Holiday sitting out in the Pacific Northwest waiting for the Knicks to pick up the phone. If this doesn't work, the Knicks could be out of relevancy within a couple of seasons.
Pretty confident that Knicks lose OG this offseason
Reason 1: OG doesnt want to be 3rd or 4th fiddle
Reason 2: They would not have paid all that to secure bridges if they knew they had OG back
