I think my preference might be Richards? He seems bigger and stronger than Looney and would replace more of the “presence” that Mitch brings to the table.

I think Shamet is probably more replaceable because we already have Deuce and we also have a few other young wings we could always get an upside surprise from is year or next. However, Mitch is probaly going to give us fewer games, is always a serious injury risk, the broken hand is still a mystery but hints at other issues, FTs are an issue in the playoffs and imo he’s not as consistently impactful as he used to be. Under no circumstances would I give him a long contract.

I’ll just throw out one other thing.

Deuce is due for a big payday that will probably make it harder to stay under the 2nd apron the following year wih all the other extensions involved. If they are hell bent on staying under it permanently, we could always trade Deuce for a pick asset and possibly bring back Shamet and Mitch.

My choice is just go over now, but assuming we do’t do that, then Mitch is the one out because he makes the most money and is the least reliable.

Also caught a little KFS and apparently Jeremy Cohen has already walked back his entire misguided “analysis.”

Will Mitch take that discount if offered? And if yes, would you prefer that and losing Shamet over keeping Shamet and replacing Mitch with a combo of Huk and someone like Looney, Diabate, or Richards, to name a few?

I don’t think Mitch will take the discount because who knows how many more big contracts will he sign? Will this be the last one?
Between Shamet and Mitch, my preference is to keep Mitch, first of all because he’s the longest tenured Knick and second because his defense can change games when it matters most – in the playoffs.
Shamet can change games too, if he’s hot, but i have more confidence in getting a player close to Shamet’s production, while a player close to Mitch’s seems harder to find.

Either way, i’m still holding out hope that we go into the 2nd apron to sign Mitch and Shamet. Maybe Leon makes a promise to Dolan that he’ll get under it before the season ends. I trust Leon to be able to do what he thinks is best, he seems very good at convincing people to do what he wants.