Knicks trying to trade Dalembert or cut him to save some money according to bleacher report. Knicks probably going to get destroyed by Memphis tonight. The only silver lining is the Knicks actually have a draft pick. In year past, they would stink, Dolan would have traded the current year pick, then would have traded future picks to try to salvage the current year. The Knicks plan now has to be to shut down Melo until he is 100%. Then, hopefully he comes back for the final 15-20 games and him being healthy plus teams being bad and worn down allow the Knicks to seem good. This can draw some FA and still a top pick. Silver better rig the lottery.
Knicks going to waive the players they get and waive Dalembert. Then probably call up Giannis' brother. Some even newer faces to the Knicks. This gets them out of JR's contract. Pure salary move.
it'd be pretty dumb to waive Jackson but I guess they're tanking like Philly was last year when they cut Granger so they could play some D League stiffs instead It's ridiculous that teams are allowed to do this. Stop rewarding teams for failure.
Welp... according to some OKC sources, Reggie Jackson was never involved in the trade. We traded the Knicks Lance Thomas. We Got Dion Waiters, and we still have Reggie Jackson. Sam Presti is a beast for that.
dion is jr 2.0 want no part of that . So don't go blowing presti. Dion could not co-exist with the pg how do you think he will do with your Westbrook, Durant and Reggie. Please don't say this is different, because Dion was playing with Love, Lebron and Irving. So Dion will still be jacking up all the shots whenever he has a chance pissing off everyone else on his team. If anything it is an asset for OKC nothing more For the Knicks purely a move to get rid of JR and move Shump who has been a disappointment and the Knicks get another 9 million under the cap so that should put us around 36 million under the cap next yr for rebuild
nobody is blowing presti ( u mad bruh? ) I said he's a beast for picking up waiters for almost nothing. And waiters will be playing with our bench anyway he's not taking shots from anybody our bench guys don't even take alot of shots. It's not a big improvement but it's a start and i'm almost sure it will play a part in the next move we make before the trade deadline, we're trading Jackson eventually by feb.
Jackson is playing tonight, apparently, which is how they know he's not getting dealt. Ken Berger @KBergCBS 2h2 hours ago Reggie Jackson goes nowhere in this deal, sources say, so OKC poised to acquire Dion Waiters without giving up any significant assets. 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne 2h2 hours ago Knicks use Shump to shed JR... OKC gets insurance policy on Reggie Jackson leaving. ...Cleveland really rolling the damn dice 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN 3h3 hours ago Framework of trade being discussed is Dion Waiters to OKC, JR Smith to Cleveland and Reggie Jackson to Knicks, sources told ESPN 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites SportsNet New York follows Moke Hamilton @MokeHamilton 2h2 hours ago It's funny seeing tweets in my TL of people who haven't since gotten the memo that the #Knicks aren't actually getting Reggie Jackson. 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 2h2 hours ago For those asking: Thunder NOT trading Reggie Jackson, Kendrick Perkins or Jeremy Lamb. All here in Oakland getting ready for game vs. GSW
Thank god the Knicks finally trading JR Smith (for nothing). That's all Dave Bliss needs. Another guy who won't listen to him.
The knicks don't need to be good this year to attract FA. A top pick, Melo and what $30 mil can buy can turn around the knicks next year and free agents know that.
here is the good news with this trade: 2015/16 Season during July Moratorium Guaranteed Carmelo Anthony - $22,875,000 Jose Calderon - $7,402,812 Pablo Prigiono - $1,734,572 Tim Hardaway Jr. - $1,304,520 Cleanthony Early - $845,059 Total - $33,316,904 Total Available 2015/16 - $29,748,096 with no cap increase Total Available 2015/16 - $32,983,096 with expected cap inscrease
Personally I don't think you can ever win with Melo. Esp trying to go to the triangle. He's too selfish and a gunner. To me isolation sucks and isn't entertaining esp when the player misses key baskets more than half of the time. I know they have no talent but if a rebuild I get rid of him.
tanking has been going on for many years The Celtics tanked for Duncan (but failed to win the lottery, because small market teams somehow do much better in the lottery) and then tanked again in 06-07, for example. The Spurs also tanked for Duncan (and succeeded). The 76ers have been trying to lose as much as possible the last two years.
I would love to trade Melo. I just mean losing this season won't be that much of a deterrent to signing free agents next year with what we have available; it will be dependent on whether free agents buy into what Phil is selling on how he will turn around the team with the available cap space.
Carmelo out tomorrow. Probably sit for a few games so the Knicks can pad their lead over Philly and Minnesota. Imagine how much you have to tank to be 5-32 in the East. Amazing. The Knicks are 1-14 against the West. Last three: lost by 22 to Portland, lost by 21 to the Clippers, lost by 22 to Memphis.
I'd def. want a melo trade if i were a knicks fan. I know he does some special things sometimes but he's wayy too one dimensional and needs A LOT of help around him to succeed, and i mean A LOT (which lowers his value). He clearly just wants the money too, no way he sees a brighter future in NY than in Chicago. Get em out of here Phil. He aint no Jordan or Kobe to operate that triangle.
