Offseason Thread: KD opts out...To KD or not to KD

[RHODEY]

Could Giannis the long term target for 2021? Durant should be back by then. ...

https://hoopshype.com/2018/09/23/nba-milwaukee-bucks-free-agency-giannis-former-general-manager/

[god shammgod]

Carl Lentz

That's all I've got to say

Carl Lentz!!!!!!

They're coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pluto is aligned with Uranus and Lucy is in the Sky with Diamonds! Word!

this photo reminds me i want to watch the movie the beach bum

[JohnStarksTheDunk]

For 3 years of service at the MOST, that comes out to 55 million per year for his POTENTIAL on court play, not knowing how much he'd be able to fully recover from such a devastating injury.

That $55 million per year is irrelevant/misleading because his salary only counts against the cap on an annual basis.

And paying him for the first season for 0 games played only matters from an opportunity cost standpoint, if you plan to sign someone else with that money.

[god shammgod]

it's not an insult, just an observation.

i'd apologize but i'm not sure you actually even exist

[Knick4Real]

To kd..... worth the risk imo he’s at least going to be worth say 20mill a year type player if he isn’t himself worse case scenario he’ll at least be top 25 at the very least.. and then also after a year of playing with only two years left he’ll be tradable imo at age 33, it’s nit like it’s a total loss if he isn’t the exact same. That’s the worse case scenario imo. I’d take the risk

see what i mean, they're everywhere you look lol

Remember the guy who kept posting "KD surgery is tomorrow" before anyone knew anything and nobody was paying attention?? I think some of these random posters are legit connected guys in the know. I wouldn't be surprised if KD himself hasn't visited this board and reads our posts.

[Cookies4Life]

For 3 years of service at the MOST, that comes out to 55 million per year for his POTENTIAL on court play, not knowing how much he'd be able to fully recover from such a devastating injury.

That $55 million per year is irrelevant/misleading because his salary only counts against the cap on an annual basis.

And paying him for the first season for 0 games played only matters from an opportunity cost standpoint, if you plan to sign someone else with that money.

Ok, well can you give me an example of a player receiving a max contract who was guaranteed not to play the 1st year of their 4 year contract? Just one example in the history of the NBA will suffice.

I'm basing the numerics on what he actually does on the court, you know the reason why we'd be signing him in the first place?

[Knicks_Fan2]

For 3 years of service at the MOST, that comes out to 55 million per year for his POTENTIAL on court play, not knowing how much he'd be able to fully recover from such a devastating injury.

That $55 million per year is irrelevant/misleading because his salary only counts against the cap on an annual basis.

And paying him for the first season for 0 games played only matters from an opportunity cost standpoint, if you plan to sign someone else with that money.

Rather pay him to not play than sign guys that don't move the needle. That said, the FO seems to not be in the mode of signing non premium players to big deal so the waiting option (or taking on bad contracts with assets) is also something I would like.

[bigfnjoe96]

it's not an insult, just an observation.

i'd apologize but i'm not sure you actually even exist

[cgmw]

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Translation: Dolan feels like a moron and is backtracking on his predictions

[Cookies4Life]

For 3 years of service at the MOST, that comes out to 55 million per year for his POTENTIAL on court play, not knowing how much he'd be able to fully recover from such a devastating injury.

That $55 million per year is irrelevant/misleading because his salary only counts against the cap on an annual basis.

And paying him for the first season for 0 games played only matters from an opportunity cost standpoint, if you plan to sign someone else with that money.

Rather pay him to not play than sign guys that don't move the needle. That said, the FO seems to not be in the mode of signing non premium players to big deal so the waiting option (or taking on bad contracts with assets) is also something I would like.

I don't think we'd be paying anyone 164.5 million in FA that doesn't move the needle for us.

Why do you assume automatically we'd be signing guys that don't move the needle?

Perry and Mills have been consistent the past 2 seasons on the type of guys they want to bring in here, and they've been adamant about not going after tier 2 guys.

[SelbyCobra]

this is terrible to say...but some of you don't post enough for me to acknowledge your opinion. like i read it, and whether i agree with it or not, all i can think is....who is this motherf*cker ?

Lol these guys want a biscuit because there popular realgm knicks forum posters lmao , that’s so funny I post 30 times a day because I have a nothing else to do, and your opinion doesn’t count because you don’t post as much. Lmao

[Oscirus]

Unless Dolan is leaking, why do we believe these most recent reports?

[SelbyCobra]

I do this in a heartbeat. Where it leaves RJ is a question though.

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[JBreezeNY]

Dolan saying he wants a detailed medical report is the nail in the coffin on KD to NYK.

Typical transparent Dolan bullsh*t trying to spin the media so he doesn’t look like an idiot for his public predictions last winter.

This means KD ain’t coming.

How you worked the mental gymnastics on that, god only knows.

[Sprewell4Three]

Earliest Durant would be back is for the 2020/2021 season.

So he'd be getting paid 164.5 million dollars if he signed a max deal with us.

For 3 years of service at the MOST, that comes out to 55 million per year for his POTENTIAL on court play, not knowing how much he'd be able to fully recover from such a devastating injury.

That's 40% of our cap on a 30 something year old guy coming off an Achilles rupture.

The Knicks traded an oft injured player to create cap space to then sign an already injured player to the max. Now where does that make sense?

[3toheadmelo]

Go on Puresweat’s IG story if u wanna see RJ workin on his 3 point shot

[god shammgod]

I do this in a heartbeat. Where it leaves RJ is a question though.

Read on Twitter

doesn't seem likely. and i'd never hear the end of it from 2010 but i hope he's right, i can take it.

[K_ick_God]

It would be crazy not to read the medical reports carefully. For instance what if the surgery was botched?

[Juco24]

Do what you want with this info, but my friend's father is really good friends with Kyrie's uncle - and has been telling him Nets all along. My friend told me in March that he plans on going there before the Nets rumors even picked up - I thought he was crazy I laughed at him. Just doesn't make sense to me, but whatever happens, happens.

but did you f*ck dan patrick's daughter ?

Spoiler:

some of you won't get that

THAT... was Epic!!!

[Knox]

this is terrible to say...but some of you don't post enough for me to acknowledge your opinion. like i read it, and whether i agree with it or not, all i can think is....who is this motherf*cker ?

Lol these guys want a biscuit because there popular realgm knicks forum posters lmao , that’s so funny I post 30 times a day because I have a nothing else to do, and your opinion doesn’t count because you don’t post as much. Lmao

Reminds me of a younger me posting