2019 Offseason Thread - Well. That went downhill fast.

[DowNY]

[Stannis]

You can't be a Knicks and not know that if we max out KD if will play out in all the worst ways. Have you seen Gordon Hayward and Boogie Cousins after their Achilles injuries? They're both younger than KD. KD would be coming back off an Achilles surgery at age 32!!!!! LMAO.

Name me one player who came back from an Achilles surgery at the age of 32.

Gordon Hayward was not an Achilles injury, iirc.

We still don't know the severity of the injury (rupture/full tear/partial tear, etc.).

Cousins had a drop in numbers, but that could mostly be due to joining a team that had Durant/Klay/Curry and playing limited minutes.

I don't know if signing Durant to the max will be THAT bad. It would only be a 4 year deal.

[blumatic]

Next year's free agent class is basura...

We can't just tank. It doesn't work and we'll end up like Cleveland and Phoenix this year.

I want to keep the pick, but we still need to grab impact guys in free agency this summer.

Exactly.

I know a lot of people are upset, but the Knicks as a franchise is very healthy. We have picks, youth and cap flexibility with a shrewd front office.

If this is maintained with patience along with the leverage of the NY market, we'll be a great team. But we gotta stick to our guns. Especially our young guns.

Operate like the Spurs in a NY market. That's golden.

[F N 11]

KD 4/140 to be player/development coach for 2 years

[Sark]

Next year's free agent class is basura...

We can't just tank. It doesn't work and we'll end up like Cleveland and Phoenix this year.

I want to keep the pick, but we still need to grab impact guys in free agency this summer.

We already are like Cleveland and Phoenix

[G_K_F]

Next year's free agent class is basura...

We can't just tank. It doesn't work and we'll end up like Cleveland and Phoenix this year.

I want to keep the pick, but we still need to grab impact guys in free agency this summer.

Or we can end up like the Pelicans or Grizzlies this year and jump everyone. You don't have to tank anymore.

Kawhi and Giannis were drafted at 15. Pay for the best scouts in the world. There is no reason our scouting staff shouldn't be the best in the NBA. Build through the draft. The Raptors and Warriors are built through the draft, for the most part.

We don't need to overpay anyone in free agency this year. Rome wasn't built in a day. Keep building. 2021 free agency will have Giannis in it, among others.

[Isiahthomass]

You can't be a Knicks and not know that if we max out KD if will play out in all the worst ways. Have you seen Gordon Hayward and Boogie Cousins after their Achilles injuries? They're both younger than KD. KD would be coming back off an Achilles surgery at age 32!!!!! LMAO.

Name me one player who came back from an Achilles surgery at the age of 32.

Gordon Hayward was not an Achilles injury, iirc.

We still don't know the severity of the injury (rupture/full tear/partial tear, etc.).

Cousins had a drop in numbers, but that could mostly be due to joining a team that had Durant/Klay/Curry and playing limited minutes.

I don't know if signing Durant to the max will be THAT bad. It would only be a 4 year deal.

Eh before Cousins tore his quad he was kinda playing like he was wearing cement shoes, doesn't necessarily mean the same for KD though

[god shammgod]

the dream is dead...and

[BLACKFEET 2010]

How does Golden State feel about all this?
If he opts in, that’s outta their hands but do they still try to keep him if he opts out? How does that reflect on them if the don’t considering he put everything on the line for them?

[K_ick_God]

The treatment for incomplete or partial tears and rarely complete tears is temporary immobilization to allow the body to heal the tendon by forming scar tissue. The treatment for complete achilles tendon tears is typically a surgical repair of the tendon. Several techniques have been described and depending on the type of tear, some techniques are preferred over others. The outcomes for surgical repair are typically quite good and provide a return to sports, but the full recovery can take up to 1 year. Surgical repair has demonstrated a lower risk of rerupture or re-tearing of the tendon as compared to temporary immobilization without surgery. The primary risk of the surgery is a complication associated with the incision, such as infection or wound breakdown, however fortunately these are rare.

[duetta]

Mitch, Knox, DSjr, Frank, Trier, #3 2019, 2021 1st, 2023 1st, Dallas 2020 1st, Dallas 2022 1st, 2020/2021/2022 2nd rounder, Cash

For

Anthony Davis

#Rebuild

And Davis walks after 2020...

[BeagleBoss]

I really think there is a Dolan curse and nothing good will happen until he sells or dies.

[K_ick_God]

He must have a partial tear and they’re deciding whether he can heal it with rest.

EDIT: Really I have zero idea but there are some signs that it’s not a full tear — otherwise surgery is required and there wouldn’t be back and forth.

[TheGreenArrow]

Read on Twitter

I agree with gaines.

[F N 11]

I really think there is a Dolan curse and nothing good will happen until he sells or dies.

Or chit just hsappens. Its called life.

[3toheadmelo]

the dream is dead...and

[F N 11]

Read on Twitter

I agree with gaines.

CG you mean through FA or trade?

[B8RcDeMktfxC]

KD 4/160 to be player/development coach for 2 years

fyp

[god shammgod]

the dream is dead...and

you bastard. i'll have my revenge. just as soon as dennis smith jr gets on the court and looks like dennis smith jr.

[newyorker4ever]

You can't be a Knicks and not know that if we max out KD if will play out in all the worst ways. Have you seen Gordon Hayward and Boogie Cousins after their Achilles injuries? They're both younger than KD. KD would be coming back off an Achilles surgery at age 32!!!!! LMAO.

Name me one player who came back from an Achilles surgery at the age of 32.

Kobe Bryant, Dominique Wilkins