It is being reported that the Oklahoma City Thunder plan to buy out Carmelo Anthony before the end of the summer.
My friends are asking if he will end up with the Lakers.
I can only say I hope so because the Lakers are going to be a three ring circus next season.
With all the crap going on with LeBron and him not even speaking with the coaches before signing, the Ball family and all their foolishness and Magic Johnson's desperation to see the Lakers win to keep his position with the team there is going to be a show every night win or lose.
The Lakers might be more fun following than the damn Knicks next season. Who'd have thought that?
Stephen A. thinks that Melo would be the perfect with the Houston Rockets but that's ridiculous.
If he wouldn't play for D'Antoni when he was with the Knicks and this was his team why would he play for Mike D'Antoni now.
And why in the hell would D'Antoni want him when Carmelo was the reason he was ran out of NYC?
I said it once before and I'll say it again, the best place for Anthony is Toronto but he wouldn't do the smart thing and play for the Raptors. He still needs to be in the spotlight.
Fortunately Trae Young was acquired by Atlanta in a trade with the Mavericks taking the Knicks off the hook of doing something really stupid.
Unfortunately, the following two picks removed Mo Bamba and Wendall Carter off the board. Both of whom were no brainer can't miss prospects.
Then we were left worried anticipation for the Knicks selection over the next 8 minutes because it meant that the Knicks "braintrust" would be forced into thinking. As New Yorkers we know how much bad luck the Knicks have when they think.
I was hoping that the Knicks would take my fifth option which did fall to them. Robert Williams from Texas A&M was there for the taking. It was not to be however.
Michael Porter Jr. had been hiding his medical records from various teams meaning he has something to hide which will be problematic for the future of his career.
You know what that means.
With the 9th pick in the 2018 NBA draft the Knicks select Kevin Knox SF from Kentucky.
A small forward, right, because the Knicks need a small forward so badly.
This season he will be the focal point of the team without out Porzingis so he'll have any and every shot he wants.
He might even be in contention for rookie of the year with the amount of points he'll have the opportunity to put up.
He should be a solid pro in about ten years when he's playing with the Cavaliers or the Celtics. Is he the second coming of Bernard King? Only time will tell.
On the cusp of hearing that James Dolan is still so petty that he snatched away the comped season tickets to Ethan Hawke because he dared to criticize the way Dolan was 3rd party running the Knicks I got the news that the Knicks had no luck in the lottery draw and now have the 9th pick in this years NBA draft. Another loss for the franchise.
All this days after we find out the Porzingis is most likely lost for the entire season but not rehabing in the United States. He's off in Lithuania or Latvia or where ever he's from chilling and counting his money.
This means that whomever the Knicks draft it will be his season for development without having to worry about making room for KP and sharing shots and minutes.
The rumors around the city have the Knicks going after a point guard.
I can only assume these rumors are correct just because that is the woirst fucking thing those idiots at Madison Square Garden could do.
Between Frank Ntilinka, Trey Burke, Emmanuel Mudiay and Tim Hardaway Jr. the Knicks are drowning at the guard position. But they seem hell bent on doing something stupid like drafting Trae Young.
Trae Young is nice don't get me wrong. But if you are building a team to compete against Al Horford in Boston, Jonas Valanciunas in Toronto and Joel Embiid in Philadelphia I can't see Trae Young making life difficult for those guys on both ends of the floor.
Porzingis even in perfect health is neither big or strong enough to handle those guys and that is where the Knicks are dominated by their Easter Conference rivals.
I am going to do something that I never thought I'd do again and that's give the Knicks some help to make the team better for the next ten years for free.
In this order these are the Players that the Knicks must draft if available at the 9th pick.
These guys will anchor the middle of the offense and defense for the next 12 years and help the Knicks not only make the payoffs in two years but actually put the team in position to make a serious run at the Eastern Conference title.
Don't say I never gave you anything.
In order of ranking:
Marvin Bagley III - Center (Duke)
Jaren Jackson Jr. - Center (Michigan State)
Mohamed Bamba - Center (Texas)
Wendell Carter - Forward (Duke)
Robert Williams - Power Forward (Texas A&M)
Now if you idiots ignore me and manage to fuck this up then God help you.
