TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

Think Quickley (and maybe Hartenstein) has to be "the" target if you are dealing with the Knicks. He might fix the 3rd playmaker void, while also upping the defense by a lot. Could totally see him working very well next to Luka.

There are lots of things to like on the NY roster (I wonder if bridges were burned behind the scenes this summer).  You’ve identified two.  I’d also be happy with Quickley and Sims.  I would note that if there is a Plan Powder for 2024 as I wrote elsewhere, Rose and Fournier would be logical ads if NY wants to make the package bigger.  Rose has a TO, so they don’t have to keep him.  Fournier is just dead money that pushes them closer to the LT next season.  Paying a first for Reddish is just an embarrassment and moving him is probably more about saving face than getting real value.

To me, NY should try to cash in some of its picks and Rose for an upgrade somewhere.  I like that they think highly of Bullock, but that is a secondary move.  Their first priority should be Rose and kids and picks for something before the TDL.  If that doesn’t materialize, then moving away from the LT (to avoid being hard-capped) would help them make deals this summer.  I could see Reggie and expiring for Fournier and Kids making sense.  Not sure if Powell for Hartenstein is that expiring or if LeVert makes more sense going to NY in a three team with Cleveland involving THJ.  

Unfortunately, neither Powell nor LeVert is a great three-point shooter and NY needs shooting.  If you do Powell/Reggie for Fournier/IH/Quickley, Dallas would need to add some salary.  The more even financial move would be Powell/Reggie for Fournier/Sims/Quickley.  NY gets useful-now Reggie for useful-later Sims/Quickley.  Part of the compensation for that is Powell making the Fournier money disappear.  Might not require picks.  We would miss Powell a little in the near term, but Sims brings a similar game in a bigger body.  As others have said, Quickley is that third ball-handling guard who defends well that we could really use.