A little extra scrutiny on Grimes tonight, if he suits up.
Scott Perry has had his share of dropsies, but on the whole, he has set us up with some good moves, with or without the Leon Rose Tactical Team.
In 2017, Phool Jagoff having completely tanked Carmelo Anthony's Trade value, Perry managed before training camp to pry Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott out of OKC, along with the #36 draft pick, which he used on Mitchell Robinson, setting up a subsequent series of good will deals with the Thunder.
In 2019, the luck of the draw gave us the number 3 pick, and Perry did not get cute, but selected R.J. Barrett.
In 2020, Tyrese Haliburton fell right in our lap, but Perry & Leon were all in on Obi Toppin, probably figuring Julius Randle was not a keeper. Oh well.
In 2021 we turned the #19 and #21 picks into Quentin Grimes, and in turn, Cam Reddish.
In 2021 we turned the #32 pick into Rokas Jokubaitis and Deuce McBride.
In 2021 we turned Austin Rivers and Ignatz Brazdeikis into dead bodies and Jericho Sims.
All KEEPERS in my estimation.
In 2022 we turned the #11 pick, as best I can figure into four #1 picks, passed on one of those picks to Charlotte for the draft rights to Jalen Duren and passed him and the Earthly Remains of Kemba Walker on to the Pistons, furthering that good will to get them to take Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks in trade.
Creating the cap space to sign Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein, to re-up Mitchell Robinson, the draft capital to make a run at Donovan Mitchell.
If [
IF] Scott Perry get Danny Ainge to settle for a pair of match the salaries place holders such as Fournier and Rose, and in turn accept a cornucopia of draft capital in lieu of our young bucks? I do believe the Knicks would be willing to minimally pony up our 2023 & 2025 #1s, Dallas' 2023 #1, and all three of the #1 picks we just obtained for our 2022 #1. Maybe some swaps 2024 & 2026 swaps as well. That's a shitload of draft assets, but allows us to keep our host of 24 and under homegrowns in house.
WE SHALL SEE
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