NoLayupRule wrote:BowlRips wrote:mpharris36 wrote:there is nothing wrong with mind f*cking orlando to thinking we can pick anyone and trade it to sacremento or denver to worry them.
Orlando might have no need for Mudiay but they might really really want Winslow or Porzingis. You can call up orlando and say Denver or Sacremento is about to make a trade with us for #4 for so and so. Orlando could get worried that there guy could get scooped up and force them to call us and offer to take Calderon $$$ off the books to swap #4 for #5 to guarantee they get there guy.
It would save the knicks 7.5 million in cap space and give them nearly 35 million to spend in FA and still come away with there guy at #5.
This..
Everyone is all like "stay at 4, stay at 4" but can manuever to move down 1-3 spots and still get his guy while shedding Calderon it is a win win.
Shedding Calderon is a complete game changer in FA
depends on who that guy is
Mudiay doesn't drop to 6 unless we are at 6
I think Winslow will drop however and Mario will rise
We are all guessing what every board looks like..
For example - Don Nelson said he had Curry as #2 on his board in 2008. Would you expect that?
For all we know Phils board can look like this:
Towns
Russel
WCS
Winslow
Okafor
Priz
Mudiay
Mario
and if it did, it would make sense in theory to trade down 1-2 spots and grab one of WCS or Winslow