You empower Julius by getting him to give and go, pass and pick away, instead of face up and spin. This has not been confusing to anyone for a long time. It also has not gotten done.
Is he ready for a master class in franchise cornerstoning? He could certainly use one. There is a lot to build on there.
What are Tom and Leon wanting to accomplish in the remaining time this team is together this season?
Seems like it's 50/50 vis a vis JR's future as a Knick.
If a deal came along that made sense, sure...
But at this juncture in our team's evolutiuon, the team would be dealing from weakness, not strength.
There
IS a lot to build on.
We have a lot of ending contracts next season. We have a lot of reshuffling to do. CHALLENGING.
Burks, Taj and maybe [MAYBE] Rose are keepers. Hard to see Thibs going forward without his guys.
What is the likelihood we could get teams to take the likes of Noel or Kemba off of our hands. We'd have to take back contracts, so...a wash.
As per Facil's trade scenario, Fournier has value, for sure. A keeper or trade bait? He has improved through the course of this season.
But the Rockets?
Fournier?
PG Kevin Porter is
21.
SG Jalen Green is
20.
On Wednesday night against the Kings, Porter in 38 minutes notched 30-12-12, while Green was 32-2-2 in 37 minutes.
Fournier was 10-16, 6-8 from trey for, 30-4-1 in 35 minutes.
Evan will be 30 in October.
Pretty cut and dried it seems.
Can Julius work on his game and his conditioning and his mental approach in the offseason?
Sure can.
WE SHALL SEE.