Yes....we have those guys so maybe the description should have been "good backup SF" or "good SF" period. Aminu plays D, Harkless does multiple things okay but nothing great and Turner handles the ball, plays some D and can't shoot worth a damn.
Agreed. My hope is he opts out of his player option looking for more years and Neil nabs him with a partial MLE deal next summer.
Not really. There have been threads for a month or two saying we have too many bigs and not enough wings or shooters.
I don't like E.T., but I'd have a hard time doing this. Especially since we'd have to add salary to the deal to make it work.
No way..... Parsons is completely broken. I'd rather have a player that can at least contribute, rather can fuck up our cap space while sitting on the bench.
Dudley is actually an excellent good team defender. He always has been. He has an ultra high BBIQ and is a good locker room guy. Since the day we traded Crabbe and got that $12.9 TPE, I've been all about using it to get a veteran 3 and D player like Dudley (first choice) or Courtney Lee. They'd replace Crabbe's shooting and upgrade our perimeter defense. At the time of the trade, I would have also been interested in Eric Gordon (assuming HOU would have been willing to trade him instead of Ryan Anderson to land Carmelo Anthony). Not much improvement defensively over Crabbe, but an even more potent scorer and much better passer off the bench. That ship has sailed. So back to Dudley and Lee. I think Neil hopes Morrow can replace Crabbe's shooting/scoring while allowing us to get under the luxury tax threshold by the end of the season. Unfortunately, his defense is every bit as bad as Crabbe's, and it's yet to be seen if his .280 3FG% in OKC last year was a one time anomaly or the start of a steep downward trend. That's why he has a non-guaranteed contract. The TPE doesn't expire until 7/25/2018. So, we have plenty of time to use it, but I'd rather use it sooner than later. I don't want to punt on the first half, of the entire season, just to save Paul Allen some money. BNM
I just don't see the Knicks dumping Lee for a TPE. He has value. He's on a relatively good contract. Much like Lee, Dudley doesn't fit Olsheys model that he talked about last week. Too old. Guy like Melo would've been an exception.
Pat and Jake are not passing the eye test bro. Please don't act like you're attached to either of them.
Magic definitely have a logjam, while having a need for front court players. Seems like a match to me.
