Free Agents = LONG TERM CONTRACT
We inked ONE
Julius Randle.
Working out pretty good.
When I think of the Knicks and long term contracts?
Certain names spring to mind.
Jerome James
Joakim Noah
Howard Eisley
Shandon Anderson
Tim Weatherspoon
Sometimes we strike gold, such as ALLAN HOUSTON, before Don Chaney blew his legs out.
I kinda like the Rose-WWW-Perry conservative approach.
I think there are TWO reasonably realistic free agents we could make a run at this summer.
RFA Lonzo Ball. If Pelicans match, and a sign and trade is called for, Frank and Kevin could prove a reasonable compensation...maybe toss in the #33 pick?
UFA DeMar DeRozan. Saw something interesting where DD apparently would like to come back to compete in the East. If the price is right, he ain't worth a damn as a 3-point threat, but coming on 32, this SF/SG remains a solid 20 ppg man, gets to the FT line a lot, and is converting at an .887% clip this year with 7.2 assists a game.
NOT saying we should make a run at him and bid Burks goodbye. Anymore than I am bidding goodbye to Frank and Kevin.
But LEON and WWW, PERRY and PERRIN have some interesting decisions regarding our own free agents and how and upon whom we should deploy our draft assets.
Robinson-Noel-Taj-Pelle
Randle-Toppin
Bullock-Burks
Barrett-Quickley
Ball-Rose
Would look a tad crowded with both Ball AND DeRozan, does it not?
Anyway, the idle mind is the devil's workshop, and BeElZuhBub does love to stargaze the draft and free agency.