Comments on: The Athletic: Knicks, Jazz engage in Donovan Mitchell trade talks

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:32:34 +0000

What’s the alternative? Hope that it crashes and burns so that Dolan can fire Leon and hire (not Masai)?

By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:24:10 +0000

I like Donovan Mitchell. But come on. Stop trying to talk yourselves into it. This is not smart.

By the time all is said and done, we’ll have used something like 8 first round picks, 4 second round picks, and all our best prospects to acquire Donovan Mitchell and the cap space to sign Brunson. That’s KD & Kawhi prices for two small guards who can’t play D.

If I could post a GIF right now it would be Mugatu shouting “Doesn’t anyone else see this? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.”

By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:16:51 +0000

can you imagine all the opportunities for mitch with jalen and donovan…

Yeah he’ll probably lead the league in blocked shot attempts from all the guards we won’t be able to cover.

By: BernieEarnie

BernieEarnie — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:14:07 +0000

It’s not the same, but is’s analogous

To expand on that…unfortunately with this team, history has a tendency to repeat itself (let’s clear up cap space to sign an all-time great (LBJ, KD), let’s hire a HOF coach to get us winning again (Wilkins, Brown), let’s hire a President with absolutely zero FO experience (Phil, Leon)). So if something smells like a Melo deal, you can’t fault those who expect it to be exactly like the Melo deal.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:04:25 +0000

Where i said “exactly the same” can be “analogous”. We are in a much different position now, we’ll keep at least 3 picks to trade, at the time we were left with no picks, and we’ll keep a healthy team around Donovan, at the time we didn’t have a team around Melo, we had the always injured Amare, old man Billups (which we amnestied in the offseason), Landry Fields and Ronny Turiaf. It’s “analogous” to what we’ll have around Donovan, for sure.

By: swiftandabundant

swiftandabundant — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:02:25 +0000

4 first rounders. One young player (give them Grimes) and Randle.

That’s my offer.

You get 4 first rounders. Donovan Mitchell was drafted later in the lottery. They can find the next one with 4 shots.

Grimes is who they want the most from our young players.

Randle is a former second all-NBA player who gets 20 and 10 in his sleep and is only 27. Rehabilitate his value and flip him later for more picks.

That’s my offer. Otherwise walk away. If they don’t want Randle, then let them have Rose and Fournier. Maybe throw in a few second rounders and rights to Rokas.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:02:25 +0000

There are ways it isn’t the same. Mostly because we whiffed on The Decision and blundered into a capped out low-IQ overrated team. Mitchell’s salary is locked in for 3 years at a reasonable number and he’s probably more rootable than Melo. But there are definite similarities. Mostly the dread of getting fleeced. Had the Melo deal involved 2 less pieces it might not have hurt quite as much.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:47:54 +0000

It’s not the same, but it’s analogous

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:03:41 +0000

I have to say i’m lowering what i think is the smartness level of this board, each day by a little, if you guys keep saying that the Melo deal is exactly the same as the (possible) Donovan deal.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:54:56 +0000

What, no deal yet? Shame on all y’all…

I heard Leon is waiting for you to be ready to comment on the deal first hand. Leave it all behind and get back, we need Donovan. 😀