Don't know who those people are, but they don't seem so well informed.
Homegrown warriors- Green, Curry, Thompson. They mention the Spurs. James left Cleveland, they didn't trade him. And obviously would have won more than once had they kept him. There is no big three in Miami if the Heat had traded Wade. Lakers; Bryant. Dallas; Dirk.
Its a stupid argument.
Better argument is the one I made when the trade first happened. What team found success by trading their 23 year old franchise player for cap space?
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So, I edited out part of what they said about GS as they refer to your point, meaning the HG players outside of Curry, who is of course one of the best players in the world. The real point is that they don't see KP as the same caliber as those two at this point, someone to just surround with all of the young players the Knicks currently have. That they all have a good chance to become on the level of Green, Clay, etc. for the Knicks. You do, it seems, or correct me if I am wrong.
Would you argue for this idea (KP + draft picks developing = title contender) even if the Knicks don't get the #1 pick this year?
I think that's hard but if the Knicks get the #1 pick, that COULD work, but according to your logic and the problem they raise, is would we really say the probability of the Knicks getting Zion is better (we know the odds) is greater than using cap space to sign 2 big FA's this summer?
I don't think so, nor do they.
We shall see. No?
Also, their point was outside of Curry btw, their HG talent, Clay & Green, on their own would not make them a title contender. That's what they are talking about and the idea of using HG talent as the PRIMARY way to create a title contending team with KP is what they are worried about compared to big FA's this summer + more flexibility with the picks + DSJ, and bad contracts gone.
The other teams you are referring to, mostly, did not primarily use their picks to build the rest of the team at all. You listed one star player, but we are talking about 1 drafted star + the other draft players. That's what the discussion is about, and also this is key as the '20 FA market is not good at all, so you have to wait 2 summers, or make trades with assets/picks (one option that is better after the KP trade).
Here's one thing they said that may refer to your sentiments:
Sharp: My thoughts on that trade last week come down to my read on Porzingis. If you're a Knicks fan who just loved Porzingis and didn't want to see them trade him, then I totally see why you wouldn't like the trade. If you're a Knicks fan who thought Porzingis was going to be the cornerstone of a title winning team, I think you're probably wrong, but that's another reason to not like it."
Everything else I posted by them earlier was referring how some have "chided the Knicks for not building the right way" and showing why that is not accurate because at least Sharp contends that what the Knicks are doing gives them a "much better chance at winning the title than betting the next 8 years on draft picks."
Does that make more sense?
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