Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.06.20)

By: JK47

JK47 — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:30:30 +0000

Giddey was terrific down the stretch for the Thunder, playoff struggles aside. He was horrendous at the outset of the season, struggled brutally in the first half, so the fact that he ended up with a 1.5 BPM should tell you how well he played at the end of the year.

It was a fair trade. The Bulls, who are miles away from contention, move a useful veteran piece for a guy who is only 22 and already quite a good and versatile player. Giddey stuffs the boxscore. He scores and he gets plenty of rebounds and assists.

Makes sense for both teams.

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:12:52 +0000

Lowe feels “pretty optimistic” that OG Anunoby will stay with the New York Knicks, but added that the Sixers could be there looming if no new deal is reached. Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who could decline his player option for next season in search for a long-term deal, could also be on the Sixers’ radar, Lowe said.

By: BrunsonPeroneusLongus

BrunsonPeroneusLongus — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:47:20 +0000

Also, the Bulls really should tank for Cooper Flagg, and this move helps them with that goal.

Chicago has to uber tank this season as they owe their 2025 pick to SA top 10 protected. Giddey was horrid defensively vs Dallas. Bobby Marks just came up with the stat that when he was the primary defender vs Dallas his cover shot 60% from the field.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:27:56 +0000

Also, the Bulls really should tank for Cooper Flagg, and this move helps them with that goal.

By: DRed

DRed — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:07:35 +0000

Giddey isn’t awful, he’s young, he’s big for his position, he’s an excellent passer. . but he also just got played off the court in the playoffs and he’s got one year left on his rookie deal. Nobody is drafting 1 year of Josh Giddey in the high lottery.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:46:04 +0000

I’m trying not to get involved in the OG speculation because no one really knows what the parties are thinking or how it will turn out. I hope he signs with us and feel that it’s more likely that he will than not. Beyond that, I don’t really care much about what the final number is because, as they say, it is what it is.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:38:47 +0000

One thing is for sure, though. I don’t think OKC could have gotten more for Giddey by himself than they did in this deal. Once again, kudos to Presti. You have to kind of squint to see the positives on Chicago’s side of the deal.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:26:41 +0000

For those who believe in the whole FT% is a leading indicator of 3PT% thing, Giddey shot 80% from the line last year. All of his 2PT%, 3PT% and FT% have improved every year, plus he averages 9 Rebs and 7 Asts per 36.

It may have been a situational asset management mistake, but it’s also possible that Giddey is a much better investment for a rebuilding team than glitzier players like Cade or LaMelo.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:18:01 +0000

I read the bleacher report article. They could be right that Chicago didn’t get enough. But it’s still the right thing for Chicago to go after part of their future. It’s sort of like our trade with Detroit. The analysts loved it for NY but I still think that Grimes could be very useful for Detroit in the future in a way that Bogdanovic and Burks will not be.

Edit: This post crossed with Z-man’s. We seem to agree.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:15:21 +0000

It seems incomprehensible that The Bulls couldn’t extract more out of OKC (or some other team) for a player like Alex Caruso.

That said, Giddey has lots of upside and he’s younger than like half the players who will be drafted next week. And if he were in this draft with his contract as is, he’d probably go 5-10…maybe even higher? At least you know that his floor is 1.5 BPM NBA rotation player. That isn’t true about a single player at the top of this draft not named Alex Sarr, imho. OTOH, you only have one year left on his rookie deal.

So maybe the best way to look at it is: would you have traded Alex Caruso for the 5th pick in this draft? Or vice versa?

Maybe if one sees Caruso as a Josh Hart-level player, it sort of makes sense. We traded a lottery-protected pick for Hart and some folks called it an overpay, but most felt it was a good deal for both sides, considering the circumstances. But still, I can’t believe that they couldn’t have gotten more had they waited, either from OKC or from someone else.