Breaking: KAT to the Knicks

TheGreenArrow · Post #481 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:30 am

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Post #482 » by **NoLayupRule** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:30 am

The numbers don’t match

Apparently we’re 9m under and cha is the 3rd team

F N 11 · Post #483 » by **F N 11** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:31 am

You know this news was unexpected when I was coming to realgm to check on yall and this was the news on the main page lol.

3toheadmelo · Post #484 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:33 am

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spree2kawhi · Post #485 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:34 am

Clyde_Style wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:Does anyone here think that this move was precipitated by Mitch’s injury or was always in the cards?

Been saying it for two years that it was always going to happen

It really was. What’s wild is how agitated some got on here even though it was so plain to see.

KnixinSix · Post #486 » by **KnixinSix** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:34 am

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Woah.Charlotte as 3rd team in trade? Nick Richards for McBride?

sol537 · Post #487 » by **sol537** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:34 am

NoLayupRule wrote:The numbers don’t match

Apparently we’re 9m under and cha is the 3rd team

Hmmm… maybe Randle and Mitch Robinson being routed to Charlotte with Miles Bridges going to Minny and Richard’s coming to NY… maybe. Maybe.

spree2kawhi · Post #488 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:35 am

NoLayupRule wrote:The numbers don’t match

Apparently we’re 9m under and cha is the 3rd team

Are you surprised? This trade has been laid out right here for months.

ophdog · Post #489 » by **ophdog** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:36 am

I just dropped a g for me and my brother to be in the building opening night. The upside of our team went up. 5 out. Faith in duece. That report about divo wanting out makes alot of sense to me

spree2kawhi · Post #490 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:36 am

sol537 wrote:
NoLayupRule wrote:The numbers don’t match

Apparently we’re 9m under and cha is the 3rd team

Hmmm… maybe Randle and Mitch Robinson being routed to Charlotte with Miles going to Minny and Richard’s coming to NY… maybe. Maybe.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Rose and Thibs read this board. :lol:

I’d want some fee for this transaction though.

RHODEY · Post #491 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:36 am

DaGawd wrote:if kat magically finds his kentucky defensive prowess here…

Maybe...

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HarthorneWingo · Post #492 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:37 am

OG
KAT
Precious
Mikal
Brunson

K4P · Post #493 » by **K4P** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:37 am

The most dominant offensive stretches of KAT's career were with him playing Center in a 5 out offense. Switching to the 4 to accommodate Gobert hurt his game a lot. I'm telling y'all he's gonna look gooooood in a Knicks uni.

He's made some nice strides defensively these past 3-4 years as well (2019-20 KAT was awful on D).

thebuzzardman · Post #494 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:38 am

Clyde_Style wrote:
Jay10 wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:We didn’t get Ayton but we got one of our draft favorites in KAT. Wild times.

KAT played Jokic well but all of his flaws were on show against Dallas again. This can easily backfire imo

KAT literally shot his team out a championship because all he wanted to do was shoot 3 pointers.

New environment, reboot with the coaches, playing next to Brunson and two of the best defensive wings in the league will see him getting touches on the move and in the paint, not just the perimeter

KAT had great wing defenders in Edwards and McDaniels, along with Conley and Gogurt. So, he had the guys around him to excel on defense in MInny and if he didn't, it's on him.

Just pointing that out. I think it'll be ok here. I wish the Knicks kept Donte, but it wasn't to be. Bench would have been much better.

knicks512 · Post #495 » by **knicks512** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:38 am

3toheadmelo wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:I’m putting my trust in this regime for sure. But this is easily the riskiest trade since Bargnani. Did we really need to trade for KAT after a successful year like how we traded for Bargnani after a successful year in 2013? Hopefully this time around it’s different..

I think the point is they wanted to extend this potential run for 3-4 years and not just this year. Randle's contract situation was obviously more real then we were being let on. That is clear.

KAT's contract allows us to maintain that stability for years to come.

Randle is better with the ball in his hands...but KAT is far better without it. So I think they are really buying into putting other teams in a bind if they have to cover Brunson...but have KAT shooting with Mikal and OG in the corner...it will be a really tough matchup for teams. Thibs gotta get him back to a decent level defender.

I see the upside, but it’s hard to not see how similar this is to us acquiring Bargnani too. Bargnani was supposed to be that floor spacing big.. that also played no defense and goes away to what made us a special defensive team in 2013. Kinda feels the same with KAT. But I hope I’m wrong.

You’re equating acquiring Bargnani with acquiring KAT and expect to be taken seriously? Oh right. They’re both floor spacing bigs. Similar stat wise too, right? Ridiculous. Bargnani. What a joke.

Guano · Post #496 » by **Guano** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:39 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

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This is the final piece to compete with this Cs.

HarthorneWingo · Post #497 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:39 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

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I’m so sorry for your loss

JayTWill · Post #498 » by **JayTWill** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:39 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

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I'm glad you found your new RJ/Obi

Kidknick! · Post #499 » by **Kidknick!** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:40 am

Somebody needs to do a welfare check on Thibs...

His man is GONE.

RHODEY · Post #500 » by **RHODEY** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 4:40 am

K4P wrote:The most dominant offensive stretches of KAT's career were with him playing Center in a 5 out offense. Switching to the 4 to accommodate Gobert hurt his game a lot. I'm telling y'all he's gonna look gooooood in a Knicks uni.

He's made some nice strides defensively these past 3-4 years as well (2019-20 KAT was awful on D).

Thank you Brother.