C: Robinson, Hartenstein, Sims
PF: Randle, Toppin, Gibson
SF: Barrett, Reddish
SG: Fournier, Grimes, Quickley
PG: Brunson, Rose, McBride
That's fourteen.
TWO WAY CONTRACTS: Feron Hunt [23 years old, 6'8" SF] and Trevor Keels [18 years old, 6'4" Combo Guard]
I've read about "interest" in Gibson among many teams. No shit Sherlock. Taj still has game.
I would be quite suprised if Thibs went into 2022-23 without Rose & Gibson, who are his guys, and surely coaches, for all intents and purposes, on and off the floor, both in games and on the practice floor.
I've read scenarios in which the Knicks are pondering bringing on Carmelo, which could be of some benefit to the development of Barrett and Reddish, but then again, could create a logjam where Reddish loses minutes key to his development, as Thibs inevitably yields to his veteran's predilection.
For that matter, I suspect that Thibs might be looking at Hartenstein as something of a stretch 4 in certain situations, let alone Randle and/or Toppin functioning as small ball fives. I kind of doubt that anyone would project Obi as a 3, let alone a 5, but something creative needs to be done, to find him more floor time, in lieu of rolling back Julius from 35-38 minutes, to 30-32.
Anyway, it's all on the table.
I suspect Carmelo would be a reach, especially given how the feel good signing of Kemba blew up in Leon & WWW's faces. Still, Melo is not dealing with degenerative injuries, and he played well for the Lakers last season, averaging 13.3 ppg, 4.2 boards and 1.0 assist, converting 132 out of 159 FTs [.830%], and hitting 149 out of 397 treys [.375%], so while he just turned 38 in May, he still has game. JUST NOT SURE he is wired to accept a Taj Gibson role, let alone a DRose, or that Thibs could resist the urge to ride that horsie.
We shall see...I suspect that the 15th spot would be kept open to give our two-way players the opportunity to come play/[practice with the parent club, or to be positioned to swoop in on anything tempting that comes in on the waiver wire.
Poll
