Trading with the Knicks

[byennie]

I know that subject got your attention.

DISCLAIMER: I like making up fake trades, so if you hate this one, that's cool, I just find it fun to talk about.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yfcm9b8

Summary:

Tony Allen, Brian Scalabrine, JR Giddens, Marquis Daniels
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Danillo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Jared Jeffries, Marcus Landry

Rationale:

New York clears an extra $10M for free agency sweepstakes. Assuming they unload Robinson in another deal, they could actually be in range for the "2 MAX players" summer. There aren't many takers for Jeffries and he's the last big piece to clear.

Boston takes on the nasty Jeffries contract for 2 years, but it will be off the books at the same time as Pierce, which is the first summer we have any chance of spending anyway. In return, they get younger and healthier. Gallinari is the prize, but expendable if New York really thinks they have a shot in free agency.

Discuss / curse / etc.

[Bankshot]

No.  We don't need to do any of that.  Just get Nate.

[ssspence]

You're expecting too much. You might get one of their young players for taking Jeffries. The two most valuable are Chandler and Gallinari. So you'd be lucky to get one. Personally, I'd want Chandler.

I could see a deal of Jeffries, Nate and Chandler for Scal, TA, Eddie and Giddens. It might require a pick.

They'd likely offer Hill with Jeffries, but I'd not do that deal.

[wdleehi]

They did get rid of Thomas. 


Not a chance the Knicks pulls this trade.

[pearljammer10]

Yuck. We are already strapped financially... Why take on the contract of Jefferies? It would be much more beneficial to the team to keep their expirings than to just trade them for bad contracts.

[WeMadeIt17]

If we could deal for Jeffries Chandler and Nate i would be pumped. We could be really set for the future. I always saw a little of Pierce in Chandler and he and Rondo could work great together.

[moiso]

I'm not all that impressed with Chandler.  He'd be nice to have off the bench, but as far as building for the future, no thanks to Chandler.

[byennie]

Does nobody else see Gallinari as the best player in this deal? Gallinari is worth WAYYYY more than Nate.

On Jeffries: it's only 2 years. Like I said, he comes off the books with Pierce and we have no chance of cap room before then anyway.

[Fafnir]

New York has repeatedly said they won't be trading Gallinari to shed either Jeffries or Curry.

[Roy Hobbs]

As others have said, there's no way we land Gallinari and Chandler for no real assets.  I'd be very interested in both players, of course, even at the expense of taking on Jeffries.

[More Banners]

I'd probably be willing to consider taking on Jeffries, I think he could help us, but not to help a division rival get enough cap space to sign two max FA's and set them up as contenders for the next decade...

unless we think that by the time they get themselves together, we'll be rebuilding anyway.

[Fafnir]

I'd probably be willing to consider taking on Jeffries, I think he could help us, but not to help a division rival get enough cap space to sign two max FA's and set them up as contenders for the next decade...

unless we think that by the time they get themselves together, we'll be rebuilding anyway.

If we're taking Jeffries contract we'd need something big in return. He's likely use up the budget for either the MLE or resigning Ray Allen.

[Rtpas11]

You're expecting too much. You might get one of their young players for taking Jeffries. The two most valuable are Chandler and Gallinari. So you'd be lucky to get one. Personally, I'd want Chandler.

I could see a deal of Jeffries, Nate and Chandler for Scal, TA, Eddie and Giddens. It might require a pick.

They'd likely offer Hill with Jeffries, but I'd not do that deal.

The knicks will never trade Gallinari as long as D'antoni remains the head coach. I want 4 players from the knicks if possible. lol David Lee, Wilson Chandler, Nate Robinson & Al Harrington.

[BASS_THUMPER]

No.  We don't need to do any of that.  Just get Nate.

i prefer lee's hustle

[byennie]

New York has repeatedly said they won't be trading Gallinari to shed either Jeffries or Curry.

New York would literally give away their entire roster if they thought they could sign LeBron and Bosh. Let's not pretend like Gallinari is untouchable just because they won't throw him under the bus at a press conference. They don't *want* to trade him, but he's on the first train out of town if it nets them LeBron.