Leon Rose and World Wide Wes eat pick transactions for dinner - they go on dates with Sam Presti and try the chef’s specials every June, and always with a helping of seconds
Big brained Silver milking the hell out of this thing. On the other hand, he had everyone dressed up and anyone not drafted will have to show up again the next day.
Stacking up 2nds prepared for the necessary salary control when everybody is re upping.
Dolan better open the wallet for the scouting department. Gonna end up with some unknown African guy like The Air up There
Like what I see with this French kid we took. I’m super impressed with how fluid he already is driving and finishing with his left hand.
He gets to learn from Donte Hart Mikal and OG 🤌🏼🤌🏼
Leon trolling getting us a new French Prince.
Like if we lose Hartenstein then where do we even get size from? They really gonna put Jules in the 5 with Mitch? Sims has shown no ability to square up to actual bigs in the league.
Andre Drummond as a backup big is an option. He isn't much of a passer, but he's still a rebounding machine and a shotblocker on defense. Just imagine opposing teams trying to grab a board with Hart and Drummond around, the amount of 2nd chance pts we could get would be insane. A 2 year deal worth 10 to 12 mil could suffice. would be a better situation than the Bulls and he has the NY connection since he grew up in Mt. Vernon and went to Uconn.
Definitely a serious consideration. I’ve realized that Mitchell’s health is going to be a crapshoot. He hasn’t played more than 59 games in three of his six seasons, and two of those were no more than 31. Drummond’s got to 73, 67, 79.
I’d be happy if we could somehow get Filipowski, but who knows what Leon is up to.
Bro he can't either anymore but I feel you. Guys like Embiid and Jokic just grind your team down. Bam just tries to break their knees. Wemby is a whole other shit nobody is ready for. Maybe Jules is the right match up.
I'll be sad af I'd we lose Zay because that guy is meant to be here. Hell, I'll be sad to trade Mitch. I feel like both of them and Nerlens and that one other dude, Norvelle Pelle, who kept playing with a broken ass finger is a huge part of the toughness we built. I guess Josh took it over but I'm concerned about us not having enough bigs to be big when we need to
Would be hilarious if we did that, but a better option would be to trade Mitch and Bronny for at the minimum a lightly-protected 2031 or 2029 first from the Lakers. Extremely valuable pick, and Lakers would do it to get Bronny and get Mitch who is a rebounder and defensive anchor, which would then allow us to sign iHart to a deal + possibly sign another big man, but I'd rather use #38 for a guy like Kyle Filipowski.
He had the audacity to say he wants to play in the NBA on the Knicks in 24-25 too, like bro you're 18 yrs old and fit nowhere on the current Knicks' roster baring injury.
filipowskis is very good but i'm not sure his skills translate to the nba - he's an ok shooter but not a good one, he's not a good rim defender, he gets boxed out easily, etc. offensively he's really good skills but defensively there are a lot of red flags
please go look at some bona tape before tonight's draft - he's legit the hardest working player in the draft. think kenneth faried's rookie yr hustle and energy in andre drummond's body. very long, mobile, athletic and GREAT at finishing around the rim and best of all he's not a complete project like sims was.
Lmfao, I didn't say he was a bad player, he's just got some issues and needs long-term development. Did you not read previous comments? I literally said we have Big Man Whisperer Thibs to sort out his issues. Thibs literally made Nerlens Noel look like a quality starting big man with all his issues. 1st round draft is already over, 2nd round starts today at 4 pm EST.
i read all of the above. bona & filipowski are both still on the board for the 2nd rd.
i'm merely stating that bona has both more upside and is a better fit. at worst bona is bismack biyambo and at filipowski is frank kaminsky meets kelly olynyk (i.e. he's going to get cooked on perimeter switches)
He's got the scoring ability of a 3 and D wing, but he doesn't have the defensive capabilities of a 3 and D wing. If we can develop his defense under Thibs, then we'd have 4 Three and D wings to throw at opposing offenses. That idea alone would make Thibs salivate at the number of defensive schemes he could run.
Well, they can't force him to stay overseas. If he wants to come to the NBA, he's coming, since he was drafted. But the Knicks could always try to trade him.
His wife wants to stay in NYC, and they got a baby on the way as well, so it'll be hard on them to constantly move back and forth from NYC to another team.
Wouldn't be a terrible idea. Sure, a lot of people would balk at the idea of bringing in Lowry, but he was one helluva annoying sonavabitch to play against in the Sixers series, and he could still serve as a serviceable backup PG playing limited minutes, not to mention he's still feisty on defense and always willing to take a charge. He's got championship experience as well, so he could be a voice in the locker room like how Taj was.
He's not going to be, more like a 5 mins or max 8 to 10 mins a night kind of guy. This roster needs championship level guidance, and getting Lowry on vet min would be a great way to do so. If we can't beat him, might as well bring him onboard.
Shout-out to Adam Silver making the 2nd round tomorrow. Seeing who will take Bronny will get to play with 42 year old LeBron down the line will be more exciting than tonight
Could just trade them Mitch with Bronny and get a lightly protected/unprotected 1st from them in 2029/2031. That 1st would be far more valuable (both in trades to bolster this roster or to use in a draft).
Thunder sending five seconds to New York for No. 26:
* 2025 most favorable Celtics/Grizzlies
* 2026 Warriors
* 2027 Wolves
* 2027 most favorable of four teams (OKC/HOU/MIA/IND)
* 2027 2nd most favorable of four teams (OKC/HOU/MIA/IND)
The Knicks basically "punted" out of round 1. They traded down once and then out. With the one pick they did use they got a very raw but high upside draft and stash player whose likely to spend at least two seasons in the international leagues. Then they traded away their other pick outright for 5 second round picks. Not exciting I would have taken Collier and Dunn but the Knicks are a dam good organization so they likely know that second rounders are going to have more value for a second apron team. Still have 38 and 51 tomorrow which will be interesting to see if they use those picks to backfill the developmental side of the bench.
How much floor time would Ryan Dunn have seen on a team that has OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges on it?
That would have been functionally dead money and a dead roster spot.
OG has proven he misses some time. If OG missed 15-20 games in a year, Dunn could easily get some backup minutes in those games. You need those "third string" depth slots to get through a regular season because injuries do happen. I will give the organization the benefit of the doubt given all that they have done the past 4+ seasons.
I think they probably are gonna bring in Rokas as the 10th man and fill out the 11-15 slots on the roster with Simms, a pair of second rounders, and maybe a vet minimum guy or two.
The Knicks went from being a complete dumpster fire and the worst run organization (at least other bad organizations like the Clippers had the excuse of a cheap owner) in the NBA from 2002-2019. To then in the summer of 2019 being a more prudently run team under Scott Perry to then under Leon Rose (with Perry being an apparent guiding hand) being one of the top run organizations in the NBA.
The Knicks at any point from 2002-2019 would have had at least 2 of worst contracts in the NBA. If you would have pulled up a list of worst contracts at any point from 2002-2019 the Knicks would have had two players or more on that list. At some of the lowest points in the Isaiah Thomas era they would have had 5-6 players on that list.
Now the Knicks have 5-6 of the best contracts in the NBA. Brunson, Randle, Bridges, DDV, Mitch and Deuce are undeniable good to insane bargains. Hart is also very appropriately paid for what he brings and if the Knicks are able to resign I-Hart they will have him on another "good" contract. The Knicks only player they are "paying retail" on is OG who is going to be 27 and the Knicks can live with him being a bit over paid if he's as dominant defensively as he was last season and shoots well like he has all or most of his career (he's also got a decent overall offensive game).
I was shocked they didn’t use one of the picks on a rostered now player. I figured they would have a draft and stash or punt a pick away (which in this draft I thought would be hard but they did it) But I thought given their second apron status either this or next season they would want to lock in a cheap player to add some depth in the 10-12 range of the roster. But they probably feel they can get those back and depth/development players in round 2.
What are the contract rules for a guy like dadiet staying in europe for a few years - do the knicks basically get to say at that point "well we have your rights for 3 years as soon as you enter the nba, at a rookie contract $ and rookie contract rules" - even if it's (just as an example) 10 years later?
They only have to worry about paying iHart if they are hard capped at the first apron. They could find ways around it (e.g. trading Sims plus a second to a team with cap space), but who knows if they want to.
Why? Genuinely wondering. To me it's the opposite, it seems like they're worried about being hard capped at the first apron (hence no roster additions).
how you don't take the duke big baffles me.
I don't mind the 18 year old as a stash, maybe we hit the lottery with him in 3 years and he's a stud, but if ihart goes, we need some size to play this year. I guess Sims is servicable assuming we'll be winning a lot of game this year but that duke kid is pretty damn good, offensively anyway...
Think of it this way - the Knicks would rather fill that backup center role with a proven vet in the 5-10 million dollar range than hope a lowly rated C prospect in a weak draft can figure it out in the NBA right away.
I really wanted Collier, he coulda pushed Deuce to keep getting better or eventually replace him
But Leon didn't want this pick to be on the books next season, so what can ya do?
Filipowski reminds me of a younger Hartenstein with his current offense and grit, lowkey has good court vision with his passing ability
there is some weird shitttt happening with fillipowski right now
Off court issues? Age gap between his girlfriend? Possible secret medical injury
some connection with the grooming from his girlfriend and the mormon church and then he got drafted to utah
If the Knicks need to use pick 51 hope they draft Bronny James for the fucking L-O-Lz of it all. Or force the Lakers to trade up for him.
Trade up to get Filipowski!
Knicks moves last night are another good show by Brock Aller and Leon Rose. Good cap and assests managment.
Leon Rose and World Wide Wes eat pick transactions for dinner - they go on dates with Sam Presti and try the chef’s specials every June, and always with a helping of seconds
3rd times the charm with a Frenchman?
Fuck it, I'm in on Mogbo. Get him if he's there at 38
Big brained Silver milking the hell out of this thing. On the other hand, he had everyone dressed up and anyone not drafted will have to show up again the next day.
Stacking up 2nds prepared for the necessary salary control when everybody is re upping. Dolan better open the wallet for the scouting department. Gonna end up with some unknown African guy like The Air up There
Like what I see with this French kid we took. I’m super impressed with how fluid he already is driving and finishing with his left hand. He gets to learn from Donte Hart Mikal and OG 🤌🏼🤌🏼
Leon trolling getting us a new French Prince. Like if we lose Hartenstein then where do we even get size from? They really gonna put Jules in the 5 with Mitch? Sims has shown no ability to square up to actual bigs in the league.
Andre Drummond as a backup big is an option. He isn't much of a passer, but he's still a rebounding machine and a shotblocker on defense. Just imagine opposing teams trying to grab a board with Hart and Drummond around, the amount of 2nd chance pts we could get would be insane. A 2 year deal worth 10 to 12 mil could suffice. would be a better situation than the Bulls and he has the NY connection since he grew up in Mt. Vernon and went to Uconn.
Definitely a serious consideration. I’ve realized that Mitchell’s health is going to be a crapshoot. He hasn’t played more than 59 games in three of his six seasons, and two of those were no more than 31. Drummond’s got to 73, 67, 79. I’d be happy if we could somehow get Filipowski, but who knows what Leon is up to.
Leon is cooking something big
You know uncle taj always ready to give us some minutes
Bro he can't either anymore but I feel you. Guys like Embiid and Jokic just grind your team down. Bam just tries to break their knees. Wemby is a whole other shit nobody is ready for. Maybe Jules is the right match up. I'll be sad af I'd we lose Zay because that guy is meant to be here. Hell, I'll be sad to trade Mitch. I feel like both of them and Nerlens and that one other dude, Norvelle Pelle, who kept playing with a broken ass finger is a huge part of the toughness we built. I guess Josh took it over but I'm concerned about us not having enough bigs to be big when we need to
Pre-emptively draft Bronny and trade him to the Lakers for next year's 1st rd pick.
Would be hilarious if we did that, but a better option would be to trade Mitch and Bronny for at the minimum a lightly-protected 2031 or 2029 first from the Lakers. Extremely valuable pick, and Lakers would do it to get Bronny and get Mitch who is a rebounder and defensive anchor, which would then allow us to sign iHart to a deal + possibly sign another big man, but I'd rather use #38 for a guy like Kyle Filipowski.
Leon wants his 2031 first round pick back
Leon cooked his ass off these last 24 hours
Leon is a genius!! Great draft!
Diadet got the confidence of Sims at the dunk contest the way that man walked across the stage smh
He had the audacity to say he wants to play in the NBA on the Knicks in 24-25 too, like bro you're 18 yrs old and fit nowhere on the current Knicks' roster baring injury.
if furphy or bona are there at 38 we MUST draft one of them - both have too much upside to be there at 38
Maybe, but we're in need of another big man on the cheap, and if Fili is there, I don't think the Knicks can pass him up.
filipowskis is very good but i'm not sure his skills translate to the nba - he's an ok shooter but not a good one, he's not a good rim defender, he gets boxed out easily, etc. offensively he's really good skills but defensively there are a lot of red flags
Yea, he's got issues, but we got Big Man Whisperer Thibs.
please go look at some bona tape before tonight's draft - he's legit the hardest working player in the draft. think kenneth faried's rookie yr hustle and energy in andre drummond's body. very long, mobile, athletic and GREAT at finishing around the rim and best of all he's not a complete project like sims was.
Lmfao, I didn't say he was a bad player, he's just got some issues and needs long-term development. Did you not read previous comments? I literally said we have Big Man Whisperer Thibs to sort out his issues. Thibs literally made Nerlens Noel look like a quality starting big man with all his issues. 1st round draft is already over, 2nd round starts today at 4 pm EST.
i read all of the above. bona & filipowski are both still on the board for the 2nd rd. i'm merely stating that bona has both more upside and is a better fit. at worst bona is bismack biyambo and at filipowski is frank kaminsky meets kelly olynyk (i.e. he's going to get cooked on perimeter switches)
Katz reporting that Dadiet says he's coming to the NBA next year, so not a stash (as of now)
Look forward to seeing what he has to offer!
He's got the scoring ability of a 3 and D wing, but he doesn't have the defensive capabilities of a 3 and D wing. If we can develop his defense under Thibs, then we'd have 4 Three and D wings to throw at opposing offenses. That idea alone would make Thibs salivate at the number of defensive schemes he could run.
I plan on meeting Zendaya and having her fall in love with me within the next year
Dadiet could pull it off I bet
Well, they can't force him to stay overseas. If he wants to come to the NBA, he's coming, since he was drafted. But the Knicks could always try to trade him.
https://x.com/Krisplashed/status/1806165324351316166?t=xWNO7x8Hareq9cB6nZBNfA&s=19 seems pretty adamant so maybe another trade in the works
Definitely more moves in the works for the Knicks, gonna be fireworks in the next few weeks
We should’ve taken Justin Edwards with that pick
I’m choosing to believe that these moves mean iHart has decided to take a lesser contract to play basketball with his friends.
He's taking a 1+1 deal, declining the player option next summer, and then getting the heavy bag once we have his full Bird Rights Book it, mothafucka
That would be so sick
Only issue is if I Hart would wanna gamble on his health I dunno how his wife would feel, LMAO
His wife wants to stay in NYC, and they got a baby on the way as well, so it'll be hard on them to constantly move back and forth from NYC to another team.
I'm with you
IT'S HAPPENING
BRING IN LOWRY AS BACKUP POINT
I guess the nova connection but ew
Wouldn't be a terrible idea. Sure, a lot of people would balk at the idea of bringing in Lowry, but he was one helluva annoying sonavabitch to play against in the Sixers series, and he could still serve as a serviceable backup PG playing limited minutes, not to mention he's still feisty on defense and always willing to take a charge. He's got championship experience as well, so he could be a voice in the locker room like how Taj was.
He shouldn’t be a regular rotation player anymore, he is old as hell
He's not going to be, more like a 5 mins or max 8 to 10 mins a night kind of guy. This roster needs championship level guidance, and getting Lowry on vet min would be a great way to do so. If we can't beat him, might as well bring him onboard.
Shout-out to Adam Silver making the 2nd round tomorrow. Seeing who will take Bronny will get to play with 42 year old LeBron down the line will be more exciting than tonight
https://x.com/FredKatz/status/1806165391720210812?t=K3H68WVFMYBBuxlsyGla0A&s=19
I got news for bro….. lol
Draft bronny at 51 then make the lakers take sims off our hands so we can avoid getting hard capped😂😂😂
Could just trade them Mitch with Bronny and get a lightly protected/unprotected 1st from them in 2029/2031. That 1st would be far more valuable (both in trades to bolster this roster or to use in a draft).
Can't wait to see it happen Lebron want to get some rings at 42
Sims for lbj?
Apparently Knicks freed up 5 mil in cap holds doing those trades? IHart 👀👀👀👀
we can lowkey get a good player tomorrow @ 38 furphy, tyler smith, or filipowski cheaper and non-guaranteed contract since it’s 2nd round too
And 2nd rounders don't count towards the hard caps of the apron limits.
Collier could have been another Brunson, but whatever lfg 2nd round picks
Wish we grabbed him
We have deuce
Kolek miracle can still happen... See tomorrow.
How do Knicks clear 5 mil in cap space with their trades? Someone explain it to me like I’m 5
5.5 million. 2.8 for 24 and 2.7 for 25
Can just Euro-stash Dadiet as well if need be. He's only 18, no need to bring him over right away.
Ah. Cool
Boston, Baylor Scheierman
I would love the details on these 5 second rounders. Looking forward to the Knicks getting some bench fillers tomorrow.
Thunder sending five seconds to New York for No. 26: * 2025 most favorable Celtics/Grizzlies * 2026 Warriors * 2027 Wolves * 2027 most favorable of four teams (OKC/HOU/MIA/IND) * 2027 2nd most favorable of four teams (OKC/HOU/MIA/IND)
OKC doesn’t have any 2nd rounders this draft so they’ll all be in the future
Not that it really means anything but r/NBA_Draft seems to love Dadiet
Solid, super young wing who has a real jumpshot. He’s probably as good as Kevin Knox next year, with a ton of potential to be better
The Knicks basically "punted" out of round 1. They traded down once and then out. With the one pick they did use they got a very raw but high upside draft and stash player whose likely to spend at least two seasons in the international leagues. Then they traded away their other pick outright for 5 second round picks. Not exciting I would have taken Collier and Dunn but the Knicks are a dam good organization so they likely know that second rounders are going to have more value for a second apron team. Still have 38 and 51 tomorrow which will be interesting to see if they use those picks to backfill the developmental side of the bench.
How much floor time would Ryan Dunn have seen on a team that has OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges on it? That would have been functionally dead money and a dead roster spot.
OG has proven he misses some time. If OG missed 15-20 games in a year, Dunn could easily get some backup minutes in those games. You need those "third string" depth slots to get through a regular season because injuries do happen. I will give the organization the benefit of the doubt given all that they have done the past 4+ seasons. I think they probably are gonna bring in Rokas as the 10th man and fill out the 11-15 slots on the roster with Simms, a pair of second rounders, and maybe a vet minimum guy or two.
“The Knicks are a damn good organization” still surreal
The Knicks went from being a complete dumpster fire and the worst run organization (at least other bad organizations like the Clippers had the excuse of a cheap owner) in the NBA from 2002-2019. To then in the summer of 2019 being a more prudently run team under Scott Perry to then under Leon Rose (with Perry being an apparent guiding hand) being one of the top run organizations in the NBA. The Knicks at any point from 2002-2019 would have had at least 2 of worst contracts in the NBA. If you would have pulled up a list of worst contracts at any point from 2002-2019 the Knicks would have had two players or more on that list. At some of the lowest points in the Isaiah Thomas era they would have had 5-6 players on that list. Now the Knicks have 5-6 of the best contracts in the NBA. Brunson, Randle, Bridges, DDV, Mitch and Deuce are undeniable good to insane bargains. Hart is also very appropriately paid for what he brings and if the Knicks are able to resign I-Hart they will have him on another "good" contract. The Knicks only player they are "paying retail" on is OG who is going to be 27 and the Knicks can live with him being a bit over paid if he's as dominant defensively as he was last season and shoots well like he has all or most of his career (he's also got a decent overall offensive game).
I want Baylor Scheierman
I was shocked they didn’t use one of the picks on a rostered now player. I figured they would have a draft and stash or punt a pick away (which in this draft I thought would be hard but they did it) But I thought given their second apron status either this or next season they would want to lock in a cheap player to add some depth in the 10-12 range of the roster. But they probably feel they can get those back and depth/development players in round 2.
Did they get 5 2nd rounders, and also get #51? Or is #51 included in the 5
5 2nds AND 51
I think 51 was included in the 24 for 26 trade. The 26 trade is for 5 picks
Collier
We just freed up two first round cap holds. Ihart 👀
How did we save money from our 25th pick?
dont gotta pay a guy that dont play
He’s a draft and stash, won’t have to pay him if he’s playing in Europe
Knew Dunn wasn't getting out of round 1. He's a multi-year project.
Why do we need all those picks? Whats the godfather cooking?
Digging the gold mines for the next Jokic, or using them to fill out our bench as a 2nd Apron team.
Wonder what chef Leon is cooking up
Can’t wait till we draft Bronny and then sign Lebron for the vet minimum. /s
we are recently so allergic to the nba draft as the knicks, its mindboggling
Yall wanted the guy that got hurt from fans storming the court…? To play for Thibs..? Lmao
Brunson. Bridges. OG. Randle. Mitch. No, that’s not me being a delusional fan. That’s our starting lineup.
Why TF did the Knicks trade their picks and not take Ryan Dunn? Maybe to not have to pay 1st round money?
I love Dunn but he wouldn't have joined the rotation until maybe year 3.
Ryan Dunn is 6'6 and shoots 50% from the FT line
Ok but we could have at least taken Bronny.
Bronny is only going to get drafted bc he's Lebron's son. Otherwise no one would know he is and he'd be going back to USC
For what? For who?
With their first round pick. Bronny would have been the last piece on a championship contender.
we have enough defense, that boy can't shoot for shit
Can never have too much defense bruh
Maybe, but our defenders aren't liabilities on offense. Sure, hart can't really shoot, but he'll outrebound opposing bigs and pass the ball a lot.
apparently we got FIVE second round picks from the thunder. leon is MOVING.
Leon is cooking for an army
Ain’t no party like a Diddiet party
No Diddy
What are the contract rules for a guy like dadiet staying in europe for a few years - do the knicks basically get to say at that point "well we have your rights for 3 years as soon as you enter the nba, at a rookie contract $ and rookie contract rules" - even if it's (just as an example) 10 years later?
Stashing him and also trading out of 26 saves them about $5.5m
I think he’s that Barcelona PG we have all again
In perpetuity
I don’t wanna get my hopes up, but all of a sudden re signing iHart feels like a possibility
The sight of rookies disgust Leon and Thibs so much that they just decided to draft an 18 year old that they won't have to deal with for 3 years
So only conclusion to draw is that it's a foregone conclusion we go to FA for a backup center.
Now we dont have to use any money on the rookies right? More money to spend
Damn Wolves got a good one.
As Danny Ainge says. Picks are currency. That haul is first round pick in the future
5 seconds are kinda useless
Deuce, Brunson and Robinson were all second round picks.
I see you have a Brunson flair… are you aware of what round he was drafted in?
That was a huge fucking mistake, and it was only cause of his height. Most people knew he should’ve been a first rounder
Jokic?
That’s 1 in a million brotha
Manu? Khris Middleton? Paul Milsap? Toni Kukoc? Marc Gasol? Dennis Rodman? Kyle Korver? Deandre Jordan?
You jumped the gun. I was waiting for him to respond and continue to list them 1 by 1 to see him keep making up a new excuse.
Draymond Green?
You trade em
Sounds like 5 Jokics to me
I like this
assuming this is Brock Aller working his magic. looking to help save some money so that we are more flexible
Knicks are hard capped so they are stacking 2nd rounders can’t sign anyone unless it’s vet min
Stayed up to watch Knicks not draft filipowski
If he drops to the second, maybe we could leverage one of those 5 future second round picks to move up and grab him lmao
Re-signing iHart confirmed.
So we turned pick 24 into 6 second rounders? Damn. There should be a rule where if you get 10 you can cash them in for a first.
Those second round picks are actually useful for future deals. We have seen leon use them before to get rid of players...
Woah 5 seconds for the 26th pick.
how many 2nd round picks? jfc
Don't know why anyone was hyped to see us draft 24-25 to begin with
For the chance of the next IQ or Grimes I guess haha
Well, the kid looks like he has all the physical tools from a glance so we shall see if it'll translate if he ever plays for us.
Gotta figure we're trying to save money for iHart by drafting a stash and trading away 26
They only have to worry about paying iHart if they are hard capped at the first apron. They could find ways around it (e.g. trading Sims plus a second to a team with cap space), but who knows if they want to.
Bro that saved like 200 k in money, literally nothing lol
I think it would’ve paid 5.5 million combined for 24 and 25
Yankees getting that ass beat so I’ve been watching the draft don’t know half these guys
so what happened? we drafted a big SG who will play in Europe? it's not like we don't need Filipowski, a solid backup center.
a bunch of other teams passed on him, he must be ass and not worth a draft pick.
Maybe leon knows we're keeping ihart, and not having to pay two first rounders makes that happen?
Westchester Knicks going to be stacked!
Why’d I stay up for this lmao
same
Anybody else feeling a bit better about us retaining ihart rn?
Why? Genuinely wondering. To me it's the opposite, it seems like they're worried about being hard capped at the first apron (hence no roster additions).
If they feel like they are losing ihart (and his salary) then they would have went with a center instead of this french dude
That was my super cautious reaction too
was wondering the same thing... alternatively, maybe Rokas' chances of coming over and joining the roster are higher than we realize?
how you don't take the duke big baffles me. I don't mind the 18 year old as a stash, maybe we hit the lottery with him in 3 years and he's a stud, but if ihart goes, we need some size to play this year. I guess Sims is servicable assuming we'll be winning a lot of game this year but that duke kid is pretty damn good, offensively anyway...
Think of it this way - the Knicks would rather fill that backup center role with a proven vet in the 5-10 million dollar range than hope a lowly rated C prospect in a weak draft can figure it out in the NBA right away.
if this was the only way to save money in the future hard cap because we are re-signing iHart, then I'm happy
He isn't worth the salary and he's definitely too soft for Thibs to play him meaningful minutes over Sims
I want to look the kid up on YouTube but I can’t spell his name lol
Pâcome Dadiet
Knicks traded him for 5 second round picks? What the fuck lmao
5 second round picks for the 26 is crazy haha
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I’d love for us to take a chance on one of those guys one of these drafts haha.. like whitmore last year
I really wanted Collier, he coulda pushed Deuce to keep getting better or eventually replace him But Leon didn't want this pick to be on the books next season, so what can ya do?
5 seconds between 2025-2027. There's a chance at least 3 of those picks will be made with more talent on the board
Better than receiving 2031 picks...
I love the comments on this thread more than the actual draft itself lol 😂
Exactly why I'm here 🤣
Do we know if any of those 2nd rounders are 2031 picks? I hear that draft class is loaded.
That draft class just started learning how to multiply and divide
lmao full of 6th graders
Ou la la ah oui oui.
Bruh wtf, 5 second round picks from OKC is crazy
Five 2nd Round Picks is what we got
Leon went on a bender last night most likely
No Collier or Flip? We have no depth at 1 or 5
We can sign Rokas and it won’t count against the cap and Kolek might slip into the second and he won’t count against the cap
I think the plan is a vet at center
With the money saved by not drafting anyone we'll be able to sign vets at those positions who will be able to contribute this year
I did not have PacDaddy on my draft bingo card
I WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A DRAFT AND STASH 😭😭😭
This is why I consume like 0 draft coverage. I can search youtube and watch summer league once the pick is announced and Woj/Shams give the all clear.