Be interested to see what Milwaukee committed to Portis. They dropped ERSAN ILYASOVA.
David Aldridge: Likely a two-year (1+1) deal for Bobby Portis in Milwaukee, with player option second year, likely to come in around $8M. – via Twitter davidaldridgedc
So 8 million for one year or for $4 million x two?
Shams Charania: Free agent guard DJ Augustin has agreed to a three-year, $21M deal with Milwaukee, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. – via Twitter ShamsCharania
Interesting. So now they have Jrue & DJ. Shores up their back court significantly. Plus they still have DiVincenzo.
POST MORTEMS
For those seeking logic, and in the tradition of BOY DID THE KNICKS FUCK UP, my inveterate rose tinged glasses notwithstanding, in purusing some logic, I would appear to be lining up with Dawg here on our moves.
Knicks were all in on Toppin. One might assume that Thibs shared that approach.
Some are assuming that Obi sucks on defense, and that's the end of it. One might assume Thibs will have something to say about that.
Ed Davis a one year commitment at PF-C for $5 Million and Alec Burke for $6 million as a combo guard/shapshooter.
ONE YEAR. For $5 & $6 as opposed to 8-10-15. Exhale folks.
And so far our two way contracts are 5'11 Auburn PG Jared Harper and...I am not quite sure of the status of 6'2" Seton Hall combo guard Myles Powell
WouldaCouldaShoulda
OK
Christian Wood?
What, 3 years for 40-something million. Nice. We have Robinson and Randle AND TOPPIN. Once we got Toppin, the interest in Wood surely cooled.
Well, we could have drafted Haiiburton and signed Wood.
True. ASSUMING Wood was a lock. With Robinson and Randle still on board.
Harrell. Numbers he got looked tenable. Assuming MH would have accepted such numbers from the Knicks as opposed to THE FUCKING WORLD CHAMPION LAKERS where he will be part of a rotation with .
Deni Avdija?
A great talent. No doubt.
Logic?
Debateable. Would CHIP have selected him over Toppin?
It surely crossed my mind, as did the other players I liked, Haliburton and Vassell.
I never imagined BOTH Avdija AND Toppin would be there for the Knicks at #8.
Logic?
You'd have to ask Thibs and Walt Perrin, but as of this morning the Knicks have Robinson and Davis and Randle and Toppin to find minutes at the five and the four.
At the 3 spot? Well, let's see?
Knox and Brazdeikis. One could also project big wings Bullock and RJ. Even Ntilinkina.
Exempting RJ from that discussion for a second, might one prefer Deni?
Sure. But we would appear to have some commitment to Kevin Knox's development, let alone to Brzdeikis, which would've been mitigated by Avdija or Vassell.
AH, BUT WE COULD TRADE THEM.
And get what back? Also, it might appear, and I cannot speak for Dawg, that we are more sanguine on Knox's upside that many on this forum. STAY TUNED.
WouldaCouldaShoulda
Me? I woulda liked a 1 + 1 for Portis as $4 million with a player option.
Defense apparently the decider in favor of Ed Davis, let alone that Portis would want more minutes.
Burke? A big combo role player. One year. We are now commited long term to Quickley as our combo guard. And we are giving a LookSee at Myles Powell.
So WAZZUP with PG?
Ah so.
Dennis Smith. Frank Ntilikina. Jared Harper.
Alex Burke. Myles Powell. Immanuel Quickley.
Three points. Three combos.
The last shoe has yet to drop, but it would appear, we are keeping our options, as limited as they presently seem, open at the POINT.
Acknowledging Elfrid Payton's solid playmaking and defense his shooting limitations [and .203 % from trey, and 49-86 FT takes and makes], his presence, and the clear preference our interim Mike Miller had for him, queered the development of Dennis Smith and French Frank. Much as the presence of Mudiay and Trey Burke kept Frank off the floor. So....
SO...are we going into the season with Dennis and Frank as our bell cows at the POINT?
Waiting for that other shoe.
Rondo is highly unlikely.
Reggie Jackson is still out there. So is Eric Bledsoe. Who else? Do we really want to set up a Payton-Mudiay-Burke roadblock for Dennis and Frank on their player option years with a Jackson or Bledsoe?
I would certainly take a look at Reggie Jackson, though clearly, Detroit was wont to move on from him, what with Killian Hayes. And Derrick Rose.
But would Jackson pout if not given the keys to the car? He pouted his way out of OKC. And as a Piston, in this first half a season with Detroit, he averaged 9.6 assists, but on a downward trend ever since. He is a very fine FT shooter and a good three point man. Not up to speed on his D, but a scoring PG it would seem, and after Detroit offloaded him to the Clips, in lieu of Rose, he did not shine for LA in the bubble.
So there we are, Knicks fans, confounded as usual, obsessed with life in the realm of CouldaWouldaShoulda, and really, those are all legit critiques.
And we understand why Knicks fans might be underwhlemed by our forays into free agency.
Rose Colored Chip?
We still have $29 million in cap space. And do not appear to be in any rush to spend it. GOOD.
Gordon Hayward? Russell Westbrook? John Wall?
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Knicks Fans.
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