you aren't getting him for his offense. he is average at best on that end though he does have some nice traditional PG skills in a SG body. His impact defensively could be a big boost for this team. We are already one of the best offensive teams in the league, if we could add someone like shumpert who could really help our backcourt defense then we'd be in really good shape come playoff time.
even with it being a down year no one is taking those guys for a player of Shumperts caliber. Barton Crabbe and Claver are deep bench guys who won't excite anyone. They would be included only if we needed to make salaries match. Leonard has some promise but that is still quite a stretch
I do not disagree with this. However, considering the position Portland is in they can afford to be stingy the Knicks cannot.
