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Knicks Morning News (2024.09.21)


  • Josh Hart Pokes Fun at Size of Jalen Brunson’s Head in ‘Late Night’ Appearance – Sports Illustrated
    [Sports Illustrated] – Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:02:29 GMT

    Josh Hart Pokes Fun at Size of Jalen Brunson’s Head in ‘Late Night’ Appearance


  • Knicks Should Pursue Deal for Jazz’s Walker Kessler amid Latest NBA Trade Rumors – Bleacher Report
    [Bleacher Report] – Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:05:48 GMT

    Knicks Should Pursue Deal for Jazz’s Walker Kessler amid Latest NBA Trade Rumors


  • Knicks TV reporter Haarlow leaving MSG Networks – Newsday
    [Newsday] – Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:56:16 GMT

    Knicks TV reporter Haarlow leaving MSG Networks


  • Knicks’ rival inks superstar to 3-year, $193 million max extension – Empire Sports Media
    [Empire Sports Media] – Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:29:27 GMT
    1. Knicks’ rival inks superstar to 3-year, $193 million max extension
    2. Joel Embiid and Philadelphia 76ers agree to contract extension worth nearly $193 million
    3. Joel Embiid signs reported 3-year, $193M extension with 76ers
    4. NBA Rumors: Joel Embiid’s Career Earnings 4th Ever Behind LeBron, Steph, Paul George
    5. Joel Embiid signs three-year, $192.9 million max extension that keeps him in Philadelphia through 2029


  • Knicks set to deploy tantalizing defensive stratgey – Empire Sports Media
    [Empire Sports Media] – Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:22:40 GMT

    Knicks set to deploy tantalizing defensive stratgey

  • 8 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2024.09.21)”

    Another slow start to Knickerblogger, reflected somewhat in a Ringer article about how this has been an unusually quiet summer overall across the NBA.

    Here’s a little piece about oft-injured NBA stars and their current prognoses — well, really about how important they are for their teams, rather than where they are in recovery. Starts with both Julius and Mitch. Not much to learn, as is true of much click bait these days. But if you need an injection of NBA, I give you:

    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41329326/jimmy-butler-kristaps-porzingis-key-players-injury-returns-2024-25-nba-season

    I saw that Ringer article. Quiet summers won’t be unusual anymore. You know how hard it’s going to be to make trades with these stupid aprons?

    It used to be simple: can you get within 20% salaries. Now it’s “Team A used the MLE so they can’t take back $1 more; Team B can’t aggregate players because they re-signed their best player” and so on.

    For all this to happen just when we got good…

    I just realized we have the better of the Boston and Memphis 2nd round picks in the upcoming draft.

    Obviously Boston’s pick will be trash, but if Memphis can’t stay healthy again, or Ja can’t keep his gun in his pants, it could wind up in a solid draft slot (before Leon shuffles it down to 59th).

    It’s our only pick this year, but it’s nice to have any draft capital left at this point.

    Joshua just could not avoid a punch to save his life. Usyk going 4-0 against Fury/Joshua/Dubois after moving up from cruiserweight is pretty baller.

    Yeah Dubois was strong, but it’s not like he was some wizard out there… Joshua just keep putting his big ol face out in the open.

    Usyk does seem at a whole other level than those other guys as a tactical fighter, that’s for sure.

    It served Dubois well to take on tough opponents early in his career, even though he lost a couple of tough fights. He’s 27, young for a heavyweight, and he has a lot of experience now. He probably can’t beat Usyk but Usyk isn’t going to be around forever. In a couple of years Dubois is going to be the top dog. The only other heavyweights on the horizon who might challenge him someday are Jalolov and Teremoana Junior, but Jalolov is three years older than Dubois and Teremoana is only a year younger, and they’re both miles behind in terms of pro experience.

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