I wouldn't trade Burks for Knight. I got over not getting Knight before the lockout ended and haven't seen much to challenge that.
That said, I would trade anything that's not picks or The Four for Knight. Because why not. There's a decent chance he gets better. Which is why Detroit shouldn't consider anything the Jazz should consider sending.
Playing well is priority #1 and nothing outside of that is really even close. If you're hoping someone else ****s up, then you don't deserve the break.
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'd it.
We should have drafted Knight, so we could all watch him sit behind Watson until he learns to 'temper his chucking'.
- Tyrone Corbin
With the addition of Calderon, Detroit is already looking like they have gave up on the Knight as a PG experiment. With 4 assists and 3 turnovers a game you can't blame them. The ratio is consistent with his last year and his year at Kentucky. 6'3" SGs get taken out to the woodshed in the NBA.
Maybe Detroit wants to try the Jazz model- Sit the youngs, play the vets.
You are cordially invited: www.bongofanz.com
100% in agreement that Burks is NOT a PG. I don't think he has the ball-handling skills, nor IQ to run point & if he's a SG, then he'd play behind Hayward.
I would love to draft a Trey Burk, gamble on a Michael Carter Williams, or even have Marcus Smart (albeit not a true PG) but I don't think we would have the assets to trade up higher into the lottery for them (maybe 5-12th picks)?
Our current trade assets into the draft
- Favors/Enes (if we resign both Al/Paul, which is unlikely)
- Hayward (doubtful, as we will be already thin at the wings)
- Burks (still proven to get productive minutes)
- our 1st (btwn 15-18)
- GSW's 1st (btwn (20-25)
Goal: Trade Burks/GSW 1st for Knight then Knight/UTA 1st for high lottery PG?
i may quote myself from other treads... sue me!
Props to Knight tonight.
He's not the player Irving is, obviously, but they went head-to-head tonight and here's the results;
PTS
Knight - 20
Irving - 14
REB
Knight - 6
Irving - 2
AST
Knight - 10 (1to)
Irving - 5 (3to)
Both had 2 steals.
Knight had the only block.
Knight hit 50% of his shots from 2pt range as well as 50% of his shots from 3pt range.
Irving hit 40% from 2 and 33% from 3.
Knight +30
Irving -20
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