WOJ: Chriss and Knight traded for Ryan Anderson, De'Anthony Melton

Post #1 » by **SOUL** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:55 am

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Post #2 » by **lilfishi22** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:02 am

I need to understand the rationale

Mjee · Post #3 » by **Mjee** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:02 am

Wooooooooooooow another trade going down for a point guard.... has to be

Book1Nation · Post #4 » by **Book1Nation** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:04 am

Mjee · Post #5 » by **Mjee** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:09 am

Golanator wrote:Someone tell me what to think

Harrison | Okobo | Melton
Booker | Bridges | Reed | Daniels
Warren | Jackson
Ariza | Anderson | Bender
Ayton | Chandler | Holmes

???

Another trade has to happen

Blackification · Post #6 » by **Blackification** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:10 am

How much of a headache must Chriss have been to get dumped with Knight for Ryan Anderson's terrible contract and a second round pick prospect

Gorilla Warfare · Post #7 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:16 am

Blackification wrote:How much of a headache must Chriss have been to get dumped with Knight for Ryan Anderson's terrible contract and a second round pick prospect

The only way to get rid of Knight is to include a young prospect with potential. Chriss just didn’t improve here. Plus, there will be another trade coming for a PG. I know we’re high on Okobo but probably not THAT high.

Post #8 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:16 am

WOW, I like it. Now we REALLY have gravity away from Booker at PF and we have another PG prospect. That's huge. I hated everyone trying to convince themselves of Knight. I wanted Chriss to make it though....and playing with Harden and Paul he has a nice chance of getting some easy dunks if he can actually put them through.

DirtyDez · Post #9 » by **DirtyDez** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:18 am

Too soon?

Spoiler:

Blackification · Post #10 » by **Blackification** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:20 am

Gorilla Warfare wrote:
Blackification wrote:How much of a headache must Chriss have been to get dumped with Knight for Ryan Anderson's terrible contract and a second round pick prospect

The only way to get rid of Knight is to include a young prospect with potential. Chriss just didn’t improve here. Plus, there will be another trade coming for a PG. I know we’re high on Okobo but probably not THAT high.

Unless they really love Melton as the PG even though he is 20. What the does the rotation become? Ariza starting with Ryno as the backup?

Still a logjam at the SF with Warren, JJ, and Bridges, and no proven PG with experience.

MathiasPW · Post #11 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:20 am

As bad as Chriss was, I'd still prefer him over Rhyno on defense.

And wasn't Ariza our 4?

BobbieL · Post #12 » by **BobbieL** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:22 am

bwgood77 wrote:WOW, I like it. Now we REALLY have gravity away from Booker at PF and we have another PG prospect. That's huge. I hated everyone trying to convince themselves of Knight. I wanted Chriss to make it though....and playing with Harden and Paul he has a nice chance of getting some easy dunks if he can actually put them through.

I was trying to convince myself of Knight but glad that’s gone

Anderson is a very good three point shooter

What’s the next move? We need a PG

BobbieL · Post #13 » by **BobbieL** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:22 am

Blackification wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:
Blackification wrote:How much of a headache must Chriss have been to get dumped with Knight for Ryan Anderson's terrible contract and a second round pick prospect

The only way to get rid of Knight is to include a young prospect with potential. Chriss just didn’t improve here. Plus, there will be another trade coming for a PG. I know we’re high on Okobo but probably not THAT high.

Unless they really love Melton as the PG even though he is 20. What the does the rotation become? Ariza starting with Ryno as the backup?

Still a logjam at the SF with Warren, JJ, and Bridges, and no proven PG with experience.

.

Maybe it’s Warren for a PG?

Post #14 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:23 am

DirtyDez wrote:Too soon?

Spoiler:

You really feel like Knight and Chriss give us a better chance to win than a guy like Anderson? He got overpaid but the guy can knock down 3s and is a decent player. The contract sucks but he only makes like 1.6 million more than Chriss and Knight would have next year.

And if we can sign a FA we could always stretch him. Melton is also a solid prospect. I didn't like him that much...I like Okobo more but a lot of people do.

Mjee · Post #15 » by **Mjee** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:24 am

Maybe we can swing for kemba

MathiasPW · Post #16 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:26 am

We are worse now at playmaking than we were before, and I hated Knight. It does not become addition by subtraction because we don't have a good enough replacement yet, just projects all over the place.

Wish we could say that coaches are super impressed with Okobo or Harrison, but training camp hasn't even started yet.

Guess PG Booker is about to become a reality.

Post #17 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:27 am

Blackification wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:
Blackification wrote:How much of a headache must Chriss have been to get dumped with Knight for Ryan Anderson's terrible contract and a second round pick prospect

The only way to get rid of Knight is to include a young prospect with potential. Chriss just didn’t improve here. Plus, there will be another trade coming for a PG. I know we’re high on Okobo but probably not THAT high.

Unless they really love Melton as the PG even though he is 20. What the does the rotation become? Ariza starting with Ryno as the backup?

Still a logjam at the SF with Warren, JJ, and Bridges, and no proven PG with experience.

I think this means there is a greater chance that we run a lot with no true PG which I think is fine. But Shaq was our best player when it comes to RPM last year so he adds when he is out there, at least defensively....gets steals, etc.

I think we maybe start Shaq, and then bring JJ in fairly quickly and move Booker to primary ball handler and have JJ guard PGs if need be. Bridges can guard PGs too.

Book1Nation · Post #18 » by **Book1Nation** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:29 am

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Highlights from one of Melton’s summer league games. Good looking shot.

Blackification · Post #19 » by **Blackification** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:33 am

bwgood77 wrote:
Blackification wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:
The only way to get rid of Knight is to include a young prospect with potential. Chriss just didn’t improve here. Plus, there will be another trade coming for a PG. I know we’re high on Okobo but probably not THAT high.

Unless they really love Melton as the PG even though he is 20. What the does the rotation become? Ariza starting with Ryno as the backup?

Still a logjam at the SF with Warren, JJ, and Bridges, and no proven PG with experience.

I think this means there is a greater chance that we run a lot with no true PG which I think is fine. But Shaq was our best player when it comes to RPM last year so he adds when he is out there, at least defensively....gets steals, etc.

I think we maybe start Shaq, and then bring JJ in fairly quickly and move Booker to primary ball handler and have JJ guard PGs if need be. Bridges can guard PGs too.

Could work with the system Kokoskov likes to run, maybe they don't want to rely on a PG to setup or initiate the offense and are fine with what Book brings to the table in that role. If Kokoskov can get the team to pass with the amount of spacing the added shooting will provide, it could very well work.

Gorilla Warfare · Post #20 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:35 am

I know it was on a garbage center, but Anderson can also do more than shoot 3’s at a high percentage.

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