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Damian Lillard revealed in an interview with Lisa Robinson of Vanity Fair that he thought he might get traded to the New York Knicks
Lillard signed a four-year, $196 million supermax contract with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2019 offseason.
"I thought I was headed there a few years ago; I was hearing trade rumors," said Lillard of the Knicks. "The Garden is my favorite place to play."
Scalabrine wrote:We probably could have moved Porzingis for him. Instead we got f'n Dennis Smith Jr.
God I hate my team!!!!
I_Like_Dirt wrote:The whole comparison to Kevin McHale is ridiculously close, imo... And that's without more hilarious aspects of the comparison, e.g. if Wally Sczerbiak were 7 feet tall with the slower reflexes that came with the additional height, he'd be Bargnani.
MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
Scalabrine wrote:We probably could have moved Porzingis for him. Instead we got f'n Dennis Smith Jr.
God I hate my team!!!!
MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
jstudabaka wrote:MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
They had a damn good reason -- to free up cap space to pursue Durant and another max. It didn't work out, but at the time it made a lot of sense. An injured KP going into his walk year wasn't that much of a prize anyway.
jstudabaka wrote:MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
They had a damn good reason -- to free up cap space to pursue Durant and another max. It didn't work out, but at the time it made a lot of sense. An injured KP going into his walk year wasn't that much of a prize anyway.
MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
Wildcat wrote:jstudabaka wrote:MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
They had a damn good reason -- to free up cap space to pursue Durant and another max. It didn't work out, but at the time it made a lot of sense. An injured KP going into his walk year wasn't that much of a prize anyway.
So, like he said, "No damn good reason." You had players wanting to play with KP. There's no defending how ridiculous this trade was and on discounted the front office was with their star player.
jstudabaka wrote:Wildcat wrote:jstudabaka wrote:
They had a damn good reason -- to free up cap space to pursue Durant and another max. It didn't work out, but at the time it made a lot of sense. An injured KP going into his walk year wasn't that much of a prize anyway.
So, like he said, "No damn good reason." You had players wanting to play with KP. There's no defending how ridiculous this trade was and on discounted the front office was with their star player.
KP wasn't and isn't a star, and I doubt there was a long list of players stoked to play with someone who mostly couldn't stay on the floor. Even playing next to the GOAT, Donicic, KP is putting up pretty middling numbers. He may develop into an elite player, but the Mavs have a 150 million dollar lottery ticket. There were so much buzz about KD going to the Knicks at the time that it was a reasonable gamble to free up space for him. Hell, as a Knicks fan, I'm just glad we avoided sinking 150 million dollars into Porzingis.
MegaK wrote:jstudabaka wrote:Wildcat wrote:
So, like he said, "No damn good reason." You had players wanting to play with KP. There's no defending how ridiculous this trade was and on discounted the front office was with their star player.
KP wasn't and isn't a star, and I doubt there was a long list of players stoked to play with someone who mostly couldn't stay on the floor. Even playing next to the GOAT, Donicic, KP is putting up pretty middling numbers. He may develop into an elite player, but the Mavs have a 150 million dollar lottery ticket. There were so much buzz about KD going to the Knicks at the time that it was a reasonable gamble to free up space for him. Hell, as a Knicks fan, I'm just glad we avoided sinking 150 million dollars into Porzingis.
GM's and Scouts will always lust Porzingis. He is a unicorn, he's a very mobile, shot blocking, 3 point shooting, putting the ball on the floor 7 foot 3 inch young player. He is a match up nightmare and can generate his own shot. Guys like him will always be lusted. We could have traded him for almost any other all star player. We certainly didn't need to trade him for smith jr who isn't any where close to porzingis talent level.
luss54321 wrote:jstudabaka wrote:MegaK wrote:combination of Porzingis, tnilikina, expiring contract(s) and draft picks at the time of porzingis trade probably would've worked for both teams. Knicks are stupid and firesaled porzingis for no good reason.
They had a damn good reason -- to free up cap space to pursue Durant and another max. It didn't work out, but at the time it made a lot of sense. An injured KP going into his walk year wasn't that much of a prize anyway.
They should have known that wouldn't work. Free agents avoid the Knicks like the plague. The Knicks have one of the worst reputations in the NBA. They are notoriously dysfunctional and incompetent. I can't even think of the last time a marquee free agent signed with the Knicks.
