Dean Walker

43 minutes ago, givemesome1ce1 said:

 This is big…does this mean anything?

He’s no longer going to the lakers!

12 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Is this sarcasm? 

I’m doing anything and everything to get cooper flag in a hawks jersey!

I’ll take herb Jones and Dyson for Murray!

trade Young for assets in the off-season

and build around jj herb. D Dyson with the assets!

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

Question: How much better of a return should you expect for OG vs DJ.  Because I'm not getting why these DJ offers are such crap.   

Bob Myers explains why here…..

Elite 2way wings are hard to get!

13 minutes ago, Mikey said:

The person that has shifted into a main focal point of a potential knicks deal is a center. The last package they discussed with Knicks had grimes + Mitchell robinson + one pick + Fournier (filler) for DJM and Clint 

I’d do this deal and run!

mitchell Robinson is the best offensive rebounder in basketball and top defensive center!

I’d do that and run!

6 minutes ago, warcore said:

no it ain't! You're smarter than this Dean!

I live in ny and I Watch the Knicks a lot(unfortunately)!

grimes is good man. 

hes just a casualty of thibs disdain/mistrust of young players and messing up their confidence.

Same as Thibs did with iQ and Rj!

tbh grimes is probably the most talented out of those former young Knicks.

13 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I agree but Atlanta is selling him as a star to others around the league.  

He has potential to be a star or even greater imo!

i just hate how it is nowadays in the league where they try to mistake potential for what that player is today!

it really irks me!

back in the day players had to prove it first before they were anointed!

now they get everything without proving ****!

So the intrest in grimes is legit. Smh

8 hours ago, NBASupes said:

If there is a player I would love to trade for, it's Donovan Mitchell for Trae. Mitch and Murray would be legit. It would also give us the ability to finally start OO. 

Dmitch is ending up in Nyk!

plus there is no way a Young and Garland backcourt can work lol.

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

He’s the Franchise!

trade him please!

Just watching for Jj’s continued development at this point!

hes the Franchise imo!

21 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

You guys are over reacting on Quin faster than you have on any players, impressive to see.

Quinn’s not the problem. the problem has and always will be Trae young.

He’s gotta Go!

9 hours ago, Diesel said:

Nah...

Brunson faced one double team tonight and nearly shit a brick.  Brunson doesn't go left without his right.  Hunter and Jalen (I believe) lined up on his right hand and shaded him left and he couldn't do anything.

Trae faces Double teams on the regular. 

 

JJ and hunter didn’t do anything with Brunson. Brunson was just missing shots he usually makes. He was blowing by them and getting to his spots with ease. 
 

The truth hurts unfortunately. The only thing young is better at than Brunson is passing.

Tbh I have no qualms about moving on from young and just building around JJ.

It pains me to say it but Brunson is better than Young.

Now I know how my Knicks fan friends felt when they had to deal with Danny ainge and the Dmitch rumors last year!

i can’t stand masai and the raptors!

4 minutes ago, Sothron said:

Got an update:

Siakam and KAT are the main two targets. Team would rather have Siakam because his defense is better than KAT's (I love KAT and can't argue this). It sounds like Toronto is willing to accept a more fair deal for him. It also sounds like Siakam is willing to stay in Atlanta. Hunter would be the main piece we send to Toronto.

One source said "it might be getting spicy soon in the ATL" so take that FWIW. 

Much prefer siakim to Kat!

On 7/7/2023 at 7:44 AM, thecampster said:

Thanks for noticing. Work takes up a lot of my time these days but I also made the conscious choice to post less insider info. I posted the other day that the NBA is taking leaking more seriously due to agents/teams leveraging social media with leaks. I wouldn't be surprised to hear something about this in the news this weekend. They are handling these matters internally but that too could leak.

For the record, I was sharing the KAT info privately on this board 3 weeks ago in a few private messages as well as the JC is as good as gone a week before it happened, but I'm also aware that either A) people like to scrutinize and or B) my posts have been followed by lurkers and used outside of the board. I'm trying to move to a higher standard of only posting a higher quality of rumor  1) to avoid being used when those feeding information are trying to promote agendas and 2) to not come off as an attention seeker. That's just not me.

On the Kat front,

Talks with Kat got more serious about a month ago with the understanding both teams had to line up things to make something happen.  Kat was not the only player discussed.  Minny would move Gobert for a step out center type (like Lopez) if they could.  Like everyone, they love the defense but most modern NBA teams are made up of slashers/3 point shooting and that takes up a lot of space.  A big man down low clogging up space (see Clint) hampers the slashing offense (see JC).  Most all talk in the media is Minny driven as they are desperately trying to up the offers on KAT. They can't undersell him because they overpaid for Gobert (realize I love Gobert but not at the price they paid). So Minny is trying to get offers to make Atlanta up theirs but its coming off as desperate.

 

Siakam - Almost all chatter on Siakam is Toronto and Siakam's reps driven. Siakam wants out, wants out to a top 15 level team. He doesn't like their rebuild direction as has been previously reported. Yes Atlanta inquired, yes they check in. But Atlanta isn't driving this conversation and any reports we were trying to move DJM to get him was gross misconduct from a reporting perspective.  Siakam's value is good, even great but not elite. His age, concerns about a coming decline and his 1 year left really kill his value.  Toronto waited too long to enter this game and now are scrambling. They used Atlanta's name in hopes of jumping in as a third party to the JC deal before it was complete.

 

Both Kat and Siakam deals are possible, could even happen this weekend but it won't be the packages people are reporting.  Clint going to a third party in an deal with Minny + 2 other assets (probably Gay + pick...maybe 1 youngin). Clint + 2 assets in any deal with Toronto.

 

Remember that we have 3 more days to make a decision on Bruno and that plays heavily in to this and who we take back.  Clint out make OO the starter and opens up real playing time for Bruno. Clint stays makes Bruno a snt target in a split deal.  There is a reason we haven't requested waivers on Gay yet and it isn't that we see him as a valuable part of next season's plans.

Bogi is a name that is back in mentions but who is also not available for trade until September. We may hear something on this with a belated trade completion date.

Last bit and I don't think anyone else has mentioned this.  The Murray extension can be related to something simmering under the surface.  A few big markets (NY/Phi/LA/SA/Houston) are not happy with their no title status and want a name to sell jerseys and the name privately being floated is Trae Young.  Teams have inquired as to what it would take to get Young.  Murray's signing, the team drafting a Murray like player in Bufkin and trading for TyTy is a little scary given the chatter. Nothing there is imminent (that I've heard) but if the Hawks aren't competitive by the All-star break, they may go "big" and move Trae for a star big, move Murray to the full time starter at the point. Become more defense oriented. Trae and his people are aware.  The above teams have all inquired about Trae.  LA and NY having the most interest. All exploratory at this point but the haul back would very high.

Why would the Knicks want Trae when they have Brunson??

https://twitter.com/j1gg__/status/1675909332150497280?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g

8 minutes ago, shakes said:

Pretty cool with Bridges being in Brooklyn they now have 4 college teammates in the same city.    All they need is for Spellman to get a job at Chipotle in Time Square and they’ll have 5.

It’s sucks that he’s on the nets though!

Going to college in Ny it’s wild see how irrelevant the bkn are!

even when they had kd kyrie and harden nobody cared!

It’s all Knicks and Yankees!

they might have been better off staying in NJ!