Carmelo to OKC getting finalized. Updates PG 36&7

[blueNorange]

based on value

melo's value is garbage, that's why every team that wanted him offered garbage.

melo at this point in his career is living off his name and rep, because his game resembles an average player.

and where do you value t-ferg? as a top 5 prospect?

no i value t-ferg as a guy that didn't play any nba minutes, no college ball, and didn't do anything special in australia.

perry probably wanted someone who's shown he can compete in the nba, not a unknown commodity who is getting hyped by you because you saw ballislife clips.

[dakomish23]

Expectations based on what?

based on value

melo's value is garbage, that's why every team that wanted him offered garbage.

melo at this point in his career is living off his name and rep, because his game resembles an average player.

Wrong again

[god shammgod]

That OKC team is gonna be interesting. Fun but ultimately don't think it'll work.

nothing is gonna work against golden state

[robillionaire]

Does Clarence Gaines still work for the Knicks anymore..?

Sorry boys, I have catching up to do..

Yes

[EchelonNYK]

That OKC team is gonna be interesting. Fun but ultimately don't think it'll work.

PG and Marshmallow both need the ball. So unless they sacrifice some things, this won't work.

[Amsterdam]

Porzingis for Tatum and the Lakers/Kings pick Boston owns.

Then tank like Rommel the next two years.

Hey Boston fan, GTFO

[Oscirus]

Read on Twitter

WTH? We weren't a tanker before this deal?

[newyorker4ever]

Kanter is a bench big who sucks defensively and gets exposed in the playoffs...

Kanter can easily be a starter and avg 18 and 10 easily and i nor anyone else ever said he was good on defense.

He nearly averaged that in 24 minutes off the bench last year. Give him 32 minutes a game and he will get 25 and 12.

Yeah some people just don't seem to understand that and he was doing that on a good team.

[Tron Carter]

I want the team to improve and if they are improving while taking losses so be it. I'm not rooting for losses. These guys are young and want to prove they can be something and I'm hoping they get some w's which will show they are something.

Don't care how bad his D is. He is an elite bench scorer. You speaking as if that's not a fact.

so kanter hogging the ball in the post off the bench is going to benefit the youth? all he does is take minutes away from whg who actually has potential. you're acting as if he's an asset but the only reason he's here is for the contracts to match with the hope that he opts out after this season. you won't be singing this song after a full season with this bum on our team and then deciding to opt in.

Need can play Pf or C. There will be more than enough minutes. Kp will need rest too. Even if he opts in. It's 17 million compared to melo's 28 million opt in. You do the math. Plus he's just turn 25. Go look at him working on his game with Brickley and calm yourself.

i literally can't wait ya'll ****. now i'm supposed to look at ernes kanter workout videos and get hyped. somebody shoot me

[blueNorange]

i think somebody don no ball as well as he thinks he does.

[F N 11]

It's perfect! SF, PG, and C postition is wide open. kP and Hardaway the only guaranteed starters.

[Thugger HBC]

it actually does. most of us had came to terms on what melo's value is. t-ferg doesn't even have that much value. he was picked 21st overall. so yeah, it means something.

fans don't make trades, so yes, it literally means nothing.

you just wanted to get rid of melo so what do you care..?

nah, I didn't want a ryan Anderson type deal. I care more about the future of the Knicks. I know that's a foreign concept.

So this deal is fine with me.

[ozwizard8]

WORST TRADE OF THIS OFFSEASON!

I just moved to Tulsa so I'm glad that i'll see competitive Thunder team with Melo-PG13-WB-Adams. Its also nice to see cancerous Enes Kanter is leaving. Kanter might have little positive impact on regular season but he was a big hole in post season.
*PG-Melo can play 3-4 positions. Melo as 3rd option would be similar to Melo's Olympic team role. Melo plays good at PF with tough centers. Adams-Melo-PG13 frontcourt looks pretty good.
*Simply trading Kanter's bad contract with Melo. Makes perfect sense. Even if OKC plays competitive WCF this year PG13 might decide to stay here and they increased their chances by good margin.


But as a Knicks fan I hated this trade.
*Enes Kanter would just steal WHG playing time. He doesnt do anything better than WHG. Seriously. He's just have little bit more experience. Bad contract.
Net negative asset.
*Mcdermott+2nd rounder doesnt compansate anything. Mcdermott doesnt fit well with KP/WHG anyway.
*Enes Kanter isnt like other Europeans on the team. He follows an Islamic sect. KP-Kuz-WHG back then Vujacic-Calderon had similar living styles. Also Turkish people hate him and his sect. There will be difficulties, issues about that.
*KP would get much more pressure on his shoulders after Melo's departure.
*This trade wont help tanking much too. Kanter using his player option more likely than Melo staying in NY. So we wont have max player slot in FA.

All in all, watch out for KP to ask trade in a year.
This franchise is doomed and a Unicorn probably wont be enough to save it.

[Traveyknicks23]

It's going to probably be the 31st or 32nd pick in the draft. Some recent second round picks this decade:


2010 - Whiteside (33), Stephenson (40)

2011 - Bogdanovic (31), Parsons (38), Isaiah (60)

2012 - Crowder (34), Draymond (35), Middleton (39), Will Barton (40), KOQ (49),

2013 - Crabbe (31), Abrines (who people wanted in this deal, 32),

2014 - Jokic (41), Clarkson (46)

2015 - Willy (35), Richardson (40), Powell (46),

2016 - Brogdon (36)


The pick is HARDLY nothing.

Yea it is 3 picks out that whole list are actually worth something look dude be as happy as you wanna be over that pick but me personally don't not expecting anything

...you don't follow the league that closely I guess

Right .....cause we def walking away with a draymond or a whiteside lol i mean it's inevitable !

[3toheadmelo]

melo's value is garbage, that's why every team that wanted him offered garbage.

melo at this point in his career is living off his name and rep, because his game resembles an average player.

and where do you value t-ferg? as a top 5 prospect?

no i value t-ferg as a guy that didn't play any nba minutes, no college ball, and didn't do anything special in australia.

perry probably wanted someone who's shown he can compete in the nba, not a unknown commodity who is getting hyped by you because you saw ballislife clips.

lol?
no one is hype for anything. you're just content with the garbage we get every time we do a trade. i guess you loved the bargnani trade as well. good for you

[Tron Carter]

melo's value is garbage, that's why every team that wanted him offered garbage.

melo at this point in his career is living off his name and rep, because his game resembles an average player.

and where do you value t-ferg? as a top 5 prospect?

no i value t-ferg as a guy that didn't play any nba minutes, no college ball, and didn't do anything special in australia.

perry probably wanted someone who's shown he can compete in the nba, not a unknown commodity who is getting hyped by you because you saw ballislife clips.

thank god he brought in mcdermott. somebody who has a proven track record of sucking in the nba.

[god shammgod]

i think somebody don no ball as well as he thinks he does.

don't you two get sick of this.....i assure you that everybody who's not you two hates both of you

[dakomish23]

it actually does. most of us had came to terms on what melo's value is. t-ferg doesn't even have that much value. he was picked 21st overall. so yeah, it means something.

fans don't make trades, so yes, it literally means nothing.

you just wanted to get rid of melo so what do you care..?

The justification jargon will be fun all year

[Isiahthomass]

We turned Melo into Enes Kanter and some guy who everyone is pretending to have heard about. Perrydagawd.

[MaseInYourFace]

That OKC team is gonna be interesting. Fun but ultimately don't think it'll work.

nothing is gonna work against golden state

Well yeah but don't even think they'll be a good playoff team.