Knicks signing Jason Smith 3.3 mil, 1 year

shmeakone · Post #1 » by **shmeakone** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:52 pm

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Free agent Jason Smith has signed a one-year, $3.3M deal with the New York Knicks, league source tells RealGM.

Meh..

DaGawd · Post #2 » by **DaGawd** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:54 pm

Brooklyn718 · Post #3 » by **Brooklyn718** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:54 pm

Mobile Big man i guess for depth.......or more assets

Post #4 » by **Manhattan Project** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:54 pm

Excellent signing for us, Smith plays some tough man to man defense. Hopefully he's back to a 100% because he was playing some excellent ball last year and was an important player for the Pelicans last year.

Brooklyn718 · Post #5 » by **Brooklyn718** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:55 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnviR24uUKg[/youtube]

all his highlights seems to be rom 2 years ago :-?

god shammgod · Post #6 » by **god shammgod** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:55 pm

if bargs and amare are centers. and daly is a center. and cole. something has to give with this.

isiah_thomas · Post #7 » by **isiah_thomas** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:56 pm

this is a really good signing , y are ppl saying meh

emo · Post #8 » by **emo** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:57 pm

I loved this guy prior to the injuries (76ers). Haven't watched much of him recently during his stint w/ NOH(NOP?).

3.3M.. doe

I'm going hunting for the tallest broad that I can find, and I'm going to impregnate that hoe.

I gotta get in on the NBA money train.

shmeakone · Post #9 » by **shmeakone** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:58 pm

Manhattan Project wrote:Excellent signing for us, Smith plays some tough man to man defense. Hopefully he's back to a 100% because he was playing some excellent ball last year and was an important player for the Pelicans last year.

He's always injured. He played less than half the games last season.

He's already torn his knee up I think & keeps getting injuries season by season..

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Post #10 » by **Thugger HBC** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:58 pm

Not bad, he's a decent player.

I think it was Berman that said Phil might not use the mmle, this is the next best thing.

Red Vines · Post #11 » by **Red Vines** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:58 pm

boom.

RutgersBJJ · Post #12 » by **RutgersBJJ** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:58 pm

Nice, I was worried we would do a multiyear deal with our mmle. Flexibility for next year still in tact, and we gain front court depth which we need in case Amare can't stay healthy or Bargs doesn't magically become good at basketball.

FemaleDogPlease · Post #13 » by **FemaleDogPlease** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:59 pm

At least the Knicks shouldn't be undersized this year.

Fat · Post #14 » by **Fat** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:59 pm

yes! i really wanted us to go after him

Boarder Patrol · Post #15 » by **Boarder Patrol** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:59 pm

Seems like he's a solid backup big when healthy. He seems to miss a lot of games, what we're his injuries?

For 1 year, 3 mil in this market I'll take it. 20 minutes off the bench will do.

BeagleBoss · Post #16 » by **BeagleBoss** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:00 am

Plays with effort and has a nice J. Can't complain for $3.3M.

god shammgod · Post #17 » by **god shammgod** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:00 am

is melo gonna play the 4 again ?

Post #18 » by **Thugger HBC** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:01 am

god shammgod wrote:if bargs and amare are centers. and daly is a center. and cole. something has to give with this.

Those three might not play 82 games combined.

But then again I dont expect two of them to be on the team when camp starts.

Obi-One · Post #19 » by **Obi-One** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:02 am

Averaged about 10 and 6 and plays hard on the defensive end. Could be worse for the mmle

Post #20 » by **Manhattan Project** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:03 am

shmeakone wrote:He's always injured. He played less than half the games last season.

He's already torn his knee up I think & keeps getting injuries season by season..

He got the cartilage in his knee repaired last year with the surgery, so hopefully it will hold up. No one is expecting Smith to come in here and be a starter, but rather a nice goon who can play 20 minutes off the bench. Between Dally/Smith in the middle, that's some solid defense. Getting a proven center these days for a one year deal is hard enough, Smith fits that. You right he's had two seasons cut short due to injuries, but he's always been a solid productive guy when on the floor.