nykballa2k4 wrote:I know this is unusual, but this is a "trades and transactions" forum, so I thought I would give a try.
https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/golden-state-warriors-reportedly-signing-former-nba-9th-overall-pick-kevin-knoxVia Slater: "The Warriors intend to sign Kevin Knox into one of their vacant roster spots out of the All-Star break, per sources. Ten-day contract. Knox is averaging 19.1 points, 7.3 rebounds in Santa Cruz. Organization has been high on him back to summer league. An extra big scoring wing."
As a Knicks fan, I have been a Knox fan for a while, and honestly, I thought he was going to land on GS successfully during that big trade with Wiseman and the Blazers. Hope he makes an impact and I look forward to see him playing a stretch 4/5.
I always hated the pick as a Knicks fan. I wanted Michael Porter Jr, but maybe it was a blessing in disguise because I loathe to think we'd have MPJ on his current contract right now. However, Mikal Bridges was still available and if he was picked, then we might have saved on 5 draft picks? Too much has happened to predict what would have happened since that draft.
Going back to Kevin Knox, he was just a low-efficiency volume scorer during his rookie year. It seems as though he got better at the offensive efficiency (46% FG and 90% FT last year), but he is still a below average defender (def rtg is about 3-5 pts lower than league average over past 3 seasons). Additionally, he averages 1.5 ast per 36 mins, which is lower than someone like Cam Reddish! Players like Kevin Knox are a dime a dozen. He's still can turn it around, but he's at an age (mid-20s) where players need to figure it out or the opportunities will go to younger players. 24-26 is when players like Randle, Siakam, Markkenan, Oladipo, Jimmy Butler, etc won Most Improved Players of the Year. I just don't think Knox has that mindset to make that jump though.
