05-28-2021, 08:19 AM
(05-28-2021, 08:00 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Yeah I didn't mean to imply you meant "only" the 2023 1st. The best realistic package I could see the Knicks offer is Mitchell Robinson+young dude (Knox? Franky Smokes? Toppin?)+2023 first for Brunson.
I think you are way overvaluing Brunson. Or Knicks overvaluing Robinson, if you prefer. There is also no way they would give up Toppin for Brunson. Smokes is FA anyway and I don't really see Knicks competing for him. This basically leaves Knox.
I think we have to look at the whole puzzle of team building. Looking at the deal separately it doesn't make a lot of sense as Knox is likely a Justin Jackson level bust and why collecting a pick if we have a very good young rotation player. But if we need the 2023 pick because we have the right trade lined up? Is that player perhaps secondary facilitator? Than trading Brunson makes sense. Even if that player is playing a different position, it may make sense as signing a back up PG shouldn't be difficult.