Greenie wrote:mpharris36 wrote:and there are some people that don't want durant on the knicks...
We want to build through the draft.
Durant is 30
i mean building through the draft is a solid Plan B that I think I can agree on. KD is the best player on the planet. So what if he's 30. If we are instantly a contender with KD + another all-star caliber player. Then we have all our young assets (current players + future draft picks). To make moves if we need to to solidify the team.
No one saying rush the process but if you have the opportunity to land a HOF talent (still in his prime). You do it.
This is also not like the Melo situation because we had to trade all our assets to get him so it was him and no one else for all those years. The idea is you pair KD with another all-star (hopefully Kyrie or someone on that level). Then you still have those 2 plus all our pieces + a top 5 pick. Totally different scenarios.
If we continue to build through the draft there are no guarantees we will hit star talent. But its a very solid plan B if KD doesn't come. Then you use the space to take on bad contracts and get more picks to enhance your chances of landing a big time player in the draft. But if you have a chance to get KD you have to do it IMO.