Day: June 30, 2019

Is Scott Perry A Good GM? Let’s Find Out Together!

Kevin Durant is going to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, along with Kyrie Irving and Durant’s tagalong pal, Deandre Jordan.

So now that Plan A (also known as “The plan where the GM really doesn’t have to do anything except let the star player choose his team”) has flopped, we get to finally see what kind of GM Scott Perry is.

If he signs a bunch of one-year deals, he’s probably just another dumb Knick decision-maker (just not as dumb as Phil Jackson, who was the worst).

If he doesn’t, then the Knicks might finally have a good GM.

Let us all find out together as free agency officially begins!

Knicks Morning News (2019.06.30)

  • [FOXsports] Knicks waive veteran forward Lance Thomas
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 9:12:54 PM)

    The New York Knicks have waived veteran forward Lance Thomas

  • [Hoops Rumors] Knicks Decline Option On Henry Ellenson
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 7:01:24 PM)

    The Knicks have declined Henry Ellenson‘s $1,645,357 option for next season, tweets Michael Scotto of The Athletic. Ellenson played 17 games for New York this year after signing with the team in February. He joined the Knicks on a 10-day contract in February, then inked a multi-year deal in early March. He averaged 6.0 points and […]

  • [SNY Knicks] Where the Knicks stand on Kevin Durant and others on the eve of NBA free agency
    (Sunday, June 30, 2019 12:55:01 AM)

    Here’s where things stand as we approach the start of free agency.

  • [SNY Knicks] Execs: Nets landing Kyrie Irving could prevent them from adding Knicks’ target Kevin Durant
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 7:11:23 PM)

    The long-expected marriage between Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets is almost here.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks have interest in free agents George Hill and Wayne Ellington
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 2:47:53 PM)

    Regardless if the Knicks sign Kevin Durant and/or Kawhi Leonard, they have interest in veterans George Hill and Wayne Ellington.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks waive veteran Lance Thomas
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 5:12:05 PM)

    On Saturday afternoon, the Knicks announced that the team has officially requested waivers on Lance Thomas.

  • [SNY Knicks] Free agents Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard reportedly interested in teaming up, with Knicks a possibility
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 12:16:48 PM)

    The Knicks are reportedly one of two teams where Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard could conceivably team up and join.

  • [SNY Knicks] Latest on Knicks target Kevin Durant: Warriors plan to offer KD $221 million max contract
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 2:26:47 PM)

    Warriors star Kevin Durant is one of the prizes of free agency, but the idea that he could join the Knicks this summer took a hit when he suffered an Achilles injury that could keep him out for the entire 2019-20 season. Here’s the latest…

  • [NYPost] The test for this Knicks administration begins now
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:31:58 PM)

    The Knicks’ rhetoric about top players wanting to be here because of a new culture, vibe and an engaging head coach in David Fizdale gets put to the test starting Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving officially become free agents, and the Knicks have room for two max slots….

  • [NYPost] Kevin Durant’s right-hand man: Free agency sneak peek, infamous Knicks tweet
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 3:47:44 PM)

    A born and bred New Yorker, Rich Kleiman is NBA superstar Kevin Durant’s manager as well as co-founder and business partner in Thirty Five Ventures — which incorporates Durant’s personal brand/marketing portfolio and on-court contracts, their diverse investment portfolio, the emerging media and creative development arm, and the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation. Q: You were…

  • [NYPost] Kawhi Leonard-Kevin Durant dream easily trumps Knicks’ risk
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 12:32:58 PM)

    And this, of course, is why the NBA is so much fun. Specifically, this is how the NBA can be every bit as interesting, and every bit as intriguing, when there are no games being played as some of the other sports are when they’re in-season, when there’s a full slate. Every rational instinct, every…

  • [NYPost] Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard may suddenly team up with Knicks
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 8:48:58 AM)

    Could Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard team up? That possibility is seeming more likely, based on reports Saturday. And the only two current options with enough cap space are the Knicks and Clippers. An ESPN report said Durant and Leonard have discussed scenarios about playing together, while another report said the Clippers would use that…

  • [ESPN] Knicks waive F Thomas, saving $1M next season
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 9:18:23 PM)

    The Knicks waived Lance Thomas, saving themselves $1 million of Thomas’ salary for next season that would have been guaranteed if he was still on the roster after Sunday.

  • [ESPN] Where should Kawhi and Durant team up to win an NBA title?
    (Saturday, June 29, 2019 12:08:39 PM)

    Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard have reportedly discussed teaming up. How good would that pairing be?