06-28-2022, 11:59 PM
(06-28-2022, 11:42 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: The Knicks won the Porzingis trade before they made bad decisions with that money saved.
I mean if they didn't use the main benefit of the KP trade for them correctly, did they really "win" the trade? What constitutes winning a trade here?
Mavs made the playoffs 3 years in a row with KP, and was on their way to a fourth before cutting bait and that was despite his health issues.
NYK made the playoffs once and promptly overpaid. Mavs got back 2 valued contributors for KP.
NYK got:
- Taj Gibson
- Julius Randle
- Portis (who they lost as a FA)
- Bullock (who they lost as a FA)
- Nerlens Noel
- Alec Burks
Would you take 3 post season appearances w/ 1 WCF trip over, 2 late picks, wasted space, and 1 playoff appearance?
Don't see how the Knicks can be called a winner here at all, but I guess when it rains it pours and we have to give the Knicks their just desserts for...reasons.
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