Katz on the RealGM show said something interesting - it seems like the Knicks want to keep enough picks so they would be able to pursue another big time player in 2024. With that said... here's what I came up with...
Filler, Topin, Grimes/Quickley
23 NYK, 29NYK
DAL 23
WAS 23
DET 23
Pick swaps 26, 28
This leaves NYK 4 picks to try to get another star in 24 - NYK 25, NYK 27, NYK 31, MKE 25 + swaps. (they might even include whoever they draft in 24 in the deal after the draft(like we got Kessler).
The awkward thing is... this is starting to become ridiculous for us with the number of picks in the 2023 draft. This would be 7 1st rounders if they all convert. But reality is - a lot of those won't (DAL converts, DET - probably not, WAS probably not)...
We still get one premier assett in an unprotected 29 NYK pick and we get two valuable swaps in case NYK collapses after Don's contract is up.
Still, kinda feels like it happening during a lull in the off-season feels right. Once this domino falls, there’s going to be a few more that come down as well.My thoughts are that the majority of the salary components are agreed to, maybe even the young players, but the exact protections are not.
I think there are lots of shenanigans we can pull with Don/CAA and the Knicks.
Donovan we’d love to send you home but they are just low balling us… Riley will basically give us everything he can… why does CAA want you in NY so bad Is that what is best for your career. How much do they really value you if they are risking not getting you because of a couple picks in 27/29… Riley was like **** those picks.
See if you can create some distrust with Don/CAA and get CAA to go to the Knicks and be like “dude can y’all pay up already we are about to lose our client”. Agencies get fired real easy and it maybe we can use the CAA ties to hurt them a bit.
I’m cool playing this out until the fall too… the later they get Don the worst they will be.
Should hold out for Toppin as well.Donovan is gonna go to the Knicks. All that matters now are the fine tuned details -
- What 5 picks?
and
- What players? My guess is Fournier, Grimes, Reddish and McBride.