2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

How could they not find somebody new lmao what a mess

not sure about this guy michael jordan

dont know much about him will research

they should hire a guy named Will Research

Russ broke the cardinal sin and acknowledged skip

Yoooo… watch your mouth. Don’t say anything here you wouldn’t say to my face. https://t.co/0u8nFXYLY8

— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) June 25, 2022

honestly, westbrook fighting skip in person is just what this league needs

just finding out the thunder took guys named jaylen williams and jaylin williams

also reflecting upon the fact that the knicks traded a first and four seconds to get rid of kembas $9m expiring contract??

look at this trade it does even have a knicks receive section

Charlotte receives:

• 2023 first-round pick (from Denver via Oklahoma City and New York)
• 2023 second-round pick (via New York)
• 2023 second-round pick (via Utah)
• 2023 second-round pick (most favorable of Dallas/Miami)
• 2024 second-round pick (via New York)

Detroit receives:

• 2022 draft rights to Jalen Duren (via Charlotte)
• Kemba Walker (via New York)

isnt one second round pick more like the usual price to dispose of a expiring mid level contract

That doesn't list the other two firsts NYK received iiuc.

right it shouldnt have the jalen duran part in there basically just in terms of the knicks they traded the 11th pick for three conditional firsts lets call that one trade, then they traded one of those firsts kemba walker and four seconds for nothing?

nm im confused heres the whole sick story

Knicks-Thunder trade
Knicks receive:

2023 first round pick via Detroit (protected 1-18 until 2024, protected 1-13 in 2025, protected 1-11 in 2026, protected 1-9 in 2027)
2023 first round pick via Washington (protected 1-14 in 2023, protected 1-12 in 2024, protected 1-10 in 2025, protected 1-8 in 2026)
2023 first round pick via Denver (protected 1-14 until 2025)
Thunder receive:

No. 11 pick (Ousmane Dieng)
The Knicks had the No. 11 pick entering the night, and there was a lot of talk about them potentially moving up. Instead, they decided to trade out of the first round by sending that pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for three future first rounders. While the Knicks do need help now, getting three first round picks in exchange for one is pretty good value.

Knicks-Hornets trade
Knicks receive:

No. 13 pick (Jalen Duren)
Hornets receive:

2023 first round pick via Denver (protected 1-14 until 2025)
2023 second round pick via New York
2023 second round pick via Utah
2023 second round pick (most favorable pick between Dallas and Miami)
2024 second round pick via New York
Shortly after completing the deal with the Thunder, the Knicks then got back on the phone and worked out a trade with the Charlotte Hornets. They took the 2023 first via Denver they got in the Thunder trade, and packaged it with four future seconds for the No. 13 overall pick, who would become Jalen Duren.

Knicks-Pistons trade
Knicks receive:

2025 first-round pick via Milwaukee (protected 1-4)
Pistons receive:

No. 13 pick (Jalen Duren)
Kemba Walker
Finally, the Knicks then flipped the No. 13 pick (Jalen Duren) and Kemba Walker to the Detroit Pistons in a third deal. In return, the Knicks got a 2025 first-round pick via Milwaukee, which the Pistons had previously acquired in the Jerami Grant trade earlier this week.

they really just moved the 13th pick in exchange for the bucks 2025 pick and getting off kembas deal, which also seems pretty bad but not as bad as a first and four seconds

although i guess ultimately they did trade a bad first and four seconds to get off kembas deal but also got back a bad first, so basically four seconds to get off kembas deal

glad we had an opportunity to delineate this

wow, it is nba trades and players

I'm not really defending the Knicks' move, but trading a late lottery pick for multiple potential late lottery picks isn't the dumbest thing ever. I would be more worried about what they are going do with that Kemba cap space.

all the picks they got were heavily protected i think

it would’ve been cool to just get jalen duren, maybe let the injury prone mitch rob go, and let kemba’s deal expire after this year.

but i am not the gm

ppl are saying the knicks basically got the worst picks that OKC owned… plus they got the bucks first which is prob also not great. i would say in their defense that even not great first round picks give you flexibility in trades, ppl will take them on it’s not like they are worthless. and if the knicks use those in trades i could def see them improving their team more than if they would’ve just taken a guy at 11 which is prob like a 50/50 chance of getting a guy who can even hang in the NBA. if all they do with all this ammo is dump salary to give jalen brunson $130 million then never mind but it is feasible they make some moves that amount to more value than a low lottery rookie

11th pick has to be better than that. looking at the 10 11th picks from the 2010s, 8 or 9 made it as rotation players and 3 are all-star level players

my thought when they were acquiring all these picks was that it was gonna be ammo for a kyrie trade lol, which should show you how far into the black pit of negative expectations i have fallen

i always get nervous when teams are like “all the guys we liked were gone at 11.” really? all of them?

its true, every draft there are only 10 good guys and they are always taken in the first 10 picks

yeah teams should just accept that the draft is kind of a crapshoot and take a guy even if hes not their guy

but still lets be honest 4 seconds to move kembas small expiring contract is the craziest knicks move of the night

The Knicks trade is so weird that I can’t have an opinion on it

luka and zion summer bod updates

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I feel like this is not justifiable for Jalen Brunson just on a moral standpoint tho. But Kyrie? Maybe

kyrie will elevate the knicks back to the 8 seed

i say if you're the knicks you absolutely have to get kyrie it's your #1 option (for being weird and mediocre)

kyrie on the knicks is something that should happen all things considered

We do deserve it

Kyrie to the lakers would do, as well

the lakers would be good but i feel like we pretty much know the general parameters of what could happen there, with the low stakes dysfunctional knicks i think we could see some novel kyrie behaviors

* re-signs with the Washington Wizards* https://t.co/5aobq7fplp

— HEAT NATION (@Zachppp) June 23, 2022

the tone of the reporting around beal is changing quite a bit.....

pat riley on line 1 baby

heat are getting one of kyrie, durant, or beal this summer

i really don't get beal if he decides to return to the wizards. he's been there 10 years, they have no path to contention, if he ever wants to play important basketball he needs to force his way somewhere else, and nobody would blame him if he did

saw some article that was like the heat are monitoring the kyrie situation... so they can get durant

the miami heat should not have kevin durant on their team

though watching kd and butler feel each other out in their instant locker room blinking contest would make for a fun regular season

i really don't get beal if he decides to return to the wizards. he's been there 10 years, they have no path to contention, if he ever wants to play important basketball he needs to force his way somewhere else, and nobody would blame him if he did

i posted the insider article about the suns draft process (wherein james jones admits he wouldn't have drafted devin booker) on the other thread. the fall for this team is going to be fast and hard. @thl3t1c C&P for people who don't support CONTENT CREATORZ

Maybe Kyrie could have, you know, explained himself

Kevin Durant is losing faith in Nets management and their handling of Kyrie Irving situation, per @loganmmurdock

“[KD] feels that the front office didn’t grow to understand Kyrie.” pic.twitter.com/xXX6N0YUGG

— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) June 26, 2022

xp seems like an approach that will get you to .500 consistently but not further

Omg it would be amazing if a disgruntled Simmons is left alone on the Nets.

lol that suns piece does not sound like the best way to do it