The Paths Forward From Here

[Handlogten's Heros]

How is Key for IQ straight up fair for the Knicks?

IQ is a 20+ PPG starter.

Keyonte would be pretty lucky to be IQ after 4 years.

I understand that but young players that show promise early and are playable have tremendous trade value. If NY is going to flip him later or keep him then the difference in salary of 20M adds to what they can get as far as on court value. Part of the reason they’d trade IQ is tax related so Keyonte helps.

I don’t think either team would do it though.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I understand that but young players that show promise early and are playable have tremendous trade value. If NY is going to flip him later or keep him then the difference in salary of 20M adds to what they can get as far as on court value. Part of the reason they’d trade IQ is tax related so Keyonte helps.

I don’t think either team would do it though.

I think Utah would do it in a heartbeat. Laughing to the bank if no picks have to be included.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think Keyonte is nice and has a lot of potential, but I havent seen enough to call him a surefire bet to be a future top 10 PG. IQ is a top 10 PG once he gets starter minutes.

Right and IQ will be paid like that. He also may regress a bit when moving into the starting lineup. I don’t think it will happen but it’s possible.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Knicks are trying to win now, so trading for Keyonte in a straight up deal is a massive negative for them. Makes no sense unless they are getting a pick.

 

[KqWIN]

I don’t know why Key is being discussed in Quickley trades. Makes no sense for NYK. They will be looking for win now vets. KO, Sexton, and THT make a lot more sense depending on their preference and Fournier is easy matching salary.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Knicks are trying to win now, so trading for Keyonte in a straight up deal is a massive negative for them. Makes no sense unless they are getting a pick.

Right… which is why he’s not the piece to consider moving since it makes more sense for us to keep him and for them to get a more ready player.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Right… which is why he’s not the piece to consider moving since it makes more sense for us to keep him and for them to get a more ready player.

But if they get the pick, it could make sense for them. Maybe it's a 3 way deal or something.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

But if they get the pick, it could make sense for them. Maybe it's a 3 way deal or something.

We could send them a pick or two ourselves and keep Key. THT, Sexton, KO, Yurt would all be players they could use if they moved IQ. Add pick or picks to flavor. If the main draw is the picks then we’d rather keep Key.

 

[infection]

I’m somewhere between #1 and #3. Couldn’t vote #1 because LaVine’s name is in there. My hybrid pathway would be to both look to acquire longer-term talent while getting rid of minute-occupiers that aren’t long-term pieces and are sucking up playing time of guys we need to develop. We’re currently doing the exact opposite.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The fact that the Knicks reportedly balked at 25M per season for IQ lets me know they may be willing to part with him if the price is right. It would be much easier for us to get some leverage if we hadn’t done the Collins deal and had a bunch of cap space to threaten them with.

 

[KqWIN]

Sexton/KO + “least favorable” 1st round pick has always made sense to me for Quickley.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I’m somewhere between #1 and #3. Couldn’t vote #1 because LaVine’s name is in there. My hybrid pathway would be to both look to acquire longer-term talent while getting rid of minute-occupiers that aren’t long-term pieces and are sucking up playing time of guys we need to develop. We’re currently doing the exact opposite.

1 and 3 should be multiple choice options. You can do both and they should.