Melo Trade Thread "Ice Cube Family movie edition"

[whocares1]

Melo is ready to move on, just get this over with already

Maybe it's leverage?

[NOOB77]

If y'all think the Knicks will switch from the youth movement to wanting to keep Melo in the matter of hours y'all buggin.

this is obviously a play to pressure HOU to add the additional asset(s) to move leonard. Its seems pretty simple. Morey you better blink.

Could really backfire

[god shammgod]

this is not him. if he wanted to stay they wouldn't have been talking to houston for weeks without checking first.

[EchelonNYK]

The real loser if we keep Melo is KP..Another lost year in his development to being a true franchise player.. Unless Melo legitimately takes a major step back

[BLACKFEET 2010]

If y'all think the Knicks will switch from the youth movement to wanting to keep Melo in the matter of hours y'all buggin.

this is obviously a play to pressure HOU to add the additional asset(s) to move leonard. Its seems pretty simple. Morey you better blink.

Could really backfire

How Sway?
He's gonna refuse to play?
If he's mad he's gonna NOT opt out to spite us?
SP got this.

[ChaosHamster]

If Melo takes a step back - he stays for two years.

The only way he opts-out, is if he puts up his points and has a good season so he can get money and years.

[Tron Carter]

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Just take the best offer.. ffs

sorry houston and portland we're not trading our all-star to take on one of your garbage ass contracts. melo wants to go to houston he got all the power to bounce next summer.

[EchelonNYK]

this is not him. if he wanted to stay they wouldn't have been talking to houston for weeks without checking first.

Exactly. I'm not sure where this he wants to stay nonsense is coming from.

[Rooster8]

The real loser if we keep Melo is KP..Another lost year in his development to being a true franchise player.. Unless Melo legitimately takes a major step back

Nah Melo still gonna get his

[levendis]

If y'all think the Knicks will switch from the youth movement to wanting to keep Melo in the matter of hours y'all buggin.

this is obviously a play to pressure HOU to add the additional asset(s) to move leonard. Its seems pretty simple. Morey you better blink.

We gonna act like this isn't the same franchise that opted Phil in for an additional 2 years and then fired him, what was it, a week or so later?

[MaluKing2K]

The paused talks is a front in my opinion. Now that Dolan and Mills found their future scapegoat in Perry they will hire him first and trade Melo a few days later saying it was all Perry's idea. That way in case the Knicks get burned in the trade they can blame Perry. I'm not impressed with the Perry signing. He looks likes hes going to be a "yes man" to Dolan/Mills.

[CANiLIVE]

So the Knicks signed THJ to launch shots - only to consider keeping Melo, who will also launch shots - and somehow wants Porzingis to take a step up in his development this season. Sounds like a sound plan.

So training camp has started already with Melo and THJr reporting....still months away.

So a nba team is suppose to have 1 solo scorer? Smh

If Jeff can get the team on board with team ball your statement is relevant.

[NOOB77]

this is obviously a play to pressure HOU to add the additional asset(s) to move leonard. Its seems pretty simple. Morey you better blink.

Could really backfire

How Sway?
He's gonna refuse to play?
If he's mad he's gonna NOT opt out to spite us?
SP got this.

He could say Houston only take the Cavs out so you lose the other team. And then worst of all he can be on the roster at the start of the season. 71 mil dollar man on the bench

[Crunchknicks1]

Look better to keep him then make a stupid move. Melo is worth more then Mo. rockets need to up there offer. Plus melo will leave after next year and we will have cap room and a 1st round pick. What I wonder now is what do we do with lee ? He not coming off the bench.

[K_ick_God]

Mills: so we're in the middle of executing a Melo deal. Pretty big transaction.

Perry: It def is. Have you guys traded any major pieces recently?

Mills: we traded Tyson in 2014

Perry: What did you get in the Tyson deal?

Mills: Calderon, Dalembert, Ellington, Larkin and 2 2nds.

Perry: Well a true least you got to dump Tyson's terrible contract.

Mills: no he was expiring. We actually took on more longer term money.

Perry: was he terrible and couldn't mesh with Melo?

Mills: no, he was pretty much the only good player we had other than Melo. He covered up for him a lot. Perfect fit actually.

Perry: Well at least you got guys via the draft who could be a part of your rebuild.

Mills: both selections are gone. Nobody from that deal even made the team last season.

Perry: Well, you got the best deal you could I guess. At least you didn't pass on anything good and DAL was probably hell bent on keeping their pick for the 2015 draft.

Mills: we passed on Crowder and they traded their first during the season for Rondo.

Perry: ummmm, I'll call you back.

2 minutes later

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Yeah Tyson and Melo were a beautiful dream pairing. "Perfect" in so many ways.

Talk about revisionist history. This takes the cake.

[god shammgod]

the deals sucked. so rather than be f*cked, they pulled out. that's all. come with a good deal then. problem is, houston probably can't. all deals lead back to ryan anderson sucking so much at that money that it's impossible. maybe cleveland will figure it out. probably not this summer tho.

[DOT]

If y'all think the Knicks will switch from the youth movement to wanting to keep Melo in the matter of hours y'all buggin.

this is obviously a play to pressure HOU to add the additional asset(s) to move leonard. Its seems pretty simple. Morey you better blink.

Could really backfire

It's a gamble

They're banking on the fact that CP3 really wants Melo there, and since he isn't committed long term, that puts pressure on them to make win-now moves to convince him to stay

Plus, nobody of Melo's caliber is left on the trade block, or in free agency

Risk is great, but the reward is possibly a good haul for a player we thought we weren't getting anything for

[Polk377]

This trade not working out is all Chris Paul's fault. He had to try and help the Clippers on his way out and cost Houston the assets thry would need to get Melo. Beverley, Dekker, Harrell and Sweet Lou would all be enticing pieces for the Knicks but now they have nothing. I hope you enjoy another 1st round exit CP3!

[CANiLIVE]

The paused talks is a front in my opinion. Now that Dolan and Mills found their future scapegoat in Perry they will hire him first and trade Melo a few days later saying it was all Perry's idea. That way in case the Knicks get burned in the trade they can blame Perry. I'm not impressed with the Perry signing. He looks likes hes going to be a "yes man" to Dolan/Mills.

Lmfaooo some of you dudes really need to stop seriously

[Gil]

Welp, so much for that mythical youth movement. This team will be gunning for that 8th seed especially with the East as barren as it is. Another dysfunctional & borderline unwatchable year is coming up.