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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6432390/2025/06/18/nba-free-agency-2025-shooting-guards/
Hollinger’s shooting guard preview is up. Here are some notable names he lists as potentially gettable for either the taxpayer midlevel or the vet minimum. You’ve got to read the article for the blurbs and for his system’s estimates of what they’re each worth:
Luke Kennard
Sam Merrill
Gary Harris
Josh Okogie (Charlotte team option)
Tim Hardaway Jr
De’Anthony Melton
Cody Martin
Alkaline Burns
Garrison Matthews
Malcolm Brogdon
Dante Exum
Bruce Brown
Landry Shamet (if we want to keep him)
Alkaline Burns? Is this a real person? (I feel like Doogie now)
We could use a guy like this but unexciting overall.
Tim Hardaway Jr, the Three-dux
I googled Alkaline Burns and one of the results was “what is worse – an alkaline burn or an acid burn?”
Sounds like we might wanna stay away, this guy could be toxic in the locker room
Would people prefer Delon or Payne back?
It’s Alec Burks 😛
Payne by a wide margin but most likely cannot afford him.
delon by a wide margin
If we can keep Shamet, I would argue Delon is the preference. If we’re keeping Brunson and KAT, we need as many defensive players in the rotation as possible. I also think Delon, while not as good of a scorer, is more of a table setter as a PG and maybe that is more needed with this team.
Kolek stepping up would be huge. I hope he’s hitting the gym this summer!
I’m guessing Hollinger’s numbers are still mostly indexed to the previous CBA.
It’s possible some other players become available for the taxpayer MLE and some of these guys fetch the minimum. It’s what we saw last year with Tyus Jones.
Cam was great for a backup PG before crapping out in the playoffs for all but one quarter.
I’m not sure Delon can hold up as a rotation piece for a whole season. He’ll eventually get the Hart treatment, but turned up to 11. I love him as a situational guy in the postseason.
Yeah, Delon was listed in yesterday’s article as a PG, even though Hollinger himself admitted he’s more of a combo guard these days. He’s definitely someone I’d like to see brought back on a minimum if he wants to stay here. But he’s a back of the rotation guy, not the one we’d want slotting into a revamped starting lineup. If we run it back, plus whoever we get for the taxpayer midlevel, then the goal has to be finding a wing or a big who will push Hart into a sixth man role and allow us to play five out more often.
Is Brogdon just totally cooked? Seems odd to see him in that company. He could be useful as a stable bench piece if there’s any gas left in the tank.
I also wouldn’t mind Bruce Brown, he’s a cromulent defender unless I misremember.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6429504/2025/06/17/knicks-coach-free-agent-trade-search-mailbag/
FWIW, James Edwards said in his mailbag that he’s heard we’re interested in Luke Kennard, who can shoot, playmake a little, and is a CAA client. No idea how he is as a defender.
kennard is not much of a defender but he at least tries between he and payne kennard is such an easy choice that it is not even funny .631/.609 ts/efg over .532/.506 for payne
Alkaline Burns? Is this a real person? (I feel like Doogie now)
you’re such a basic bitch owen
I have no idea how the defense works with Kennard in there, especially if Kolek does secure the backup PG spot. We have a lot of bad defenders.
That said, I really like him. We could really use an elite shooter. Let the coach work it out.
He was cromulent, but in the last two years the various AIOs have not thought highly of his defense. Maybe he’s just been playing for crappy teams, but I’m not sure how good he still is on defense. Maybe someone who watches Toronto can comment.
There’s also a lot of Josh Hart to his game, and we already have a Josh Hart. Heck, we may have 2 Josh Harts with McCullar.
Brown does set good picks, and that is something we could really use after watching our guys over the last year.
Anyways, I’m intrigued but skeptical.
Just use Deuce as the backup shooting guard
our defenders are mitch og deuce does huk play defense does mccullars play defense we need to try to find a way to have at least two defenders on the court at all times
The Knicks need to decide what position they want to play KAT primarily next year, because that well dictate what roster pieces they need to prioritize.
In theory McCullar will be good but hard to tell if his defense translates from college to the pros without seeing it.
Hukporti has the physical tools and can block shots. I think he’s too block happy right now at the expense of good positioning. His rebounding was underwhelming last year but he was one of the best in Australia, so hopefully we see that this year.
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