Official '24 NYK playoffs thread: east semifinals vs Indy

Should the knicks trade for Damian Lillard?

  • A. Yes

    Votes: 13 25.5%

  • B. No

    Votes: 28 54.9%

  • C. IDK

    Votes: 10 19.6%

  • D. Joel Embid instead

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    51
  • Poll closed .
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Whatever Quickley's price is today, it will be higher next summer in restricted free agency. And the terms will be out of the Knicks' control.
 
i don't think you can have quickley, a bench role player, making more than brunson, a starting point guard, because that could limit the team's ability to pay potential key players in the near future.

brunson will always be above him. his role is defined. i see quickley's responsibilities being mostly interchangeable with other role players on the team, which limits quickley's impact in the long run
 
I get it from Quickley's perspective. He can/will get more money next summer & a likely starting job for another team. I don't fault him at all for that.

For us, he's not just some rotation player. He's our best defender & another ball handler on a team that really only has two others. Plays 30 minutes a night & routinely closes games. The cap is going up; I wouldn't hesitate to give him market value.
 
nick. said:
I get it from Quickley's perspective. He can/will get more money next summer & a likely starting job for another team. I don't fault him at all for that.

For us, he's not just some rotation player. He's our best defender & another ball handler on a team that really only has two others. Plays 30 minutes a night & routinely closes games. The cap is going up; I wouldn't hesitate to give him market value.
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While I mostly agree, you still can’t pay him more than Brunson.
 
I think signing Donte was a clear indication they view him as a replacement for Quick, unless Quick agrees to like a 4/80 deal.
 
njavier03 said:
While I mostly agree, you still can’t pay him more than Brunson.
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Why not? There are countless players in the league making more than Brunson that aren't as good as him. Hell, RJ is making more than him. :lol:

That deal is so very clearly an outlier now, I don't think we could use it as a barometer.
 
Wont he be the highest paid player on the team with the deal hes looking for?

Thats an easy pass for me. Especially with his poor playoff performances
 
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The cap will continue to go up with the new CBA + TV deal.

For arguments sake, let's say Quick gets 4/$110M. He'll account for just 16% of the salary cap in 2025. The raw dollar amount of a players' contract doesn't mean much to me when that's the new going rate for a player of his caliber.

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NBA salaries keep going up. Prepare to have your mind blown soon

It's entirely possible that we see a $100 million-plus salaries a decade down the line.
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Instead of giving that money to hart or donte I woulda gave it to quick... but he's pretty much gone next year with all the guards we have and donte taking his spot at a lower cost... just not sure if he's as good
 
you go boy said:
Instead of giving that money to hart or donte I woulda gave it to quick... but he's pretty much gone next year with all the guards we have and donte taking his spot at a lower cost... just not sure if he's as good
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Never liked the Donte signing but I hope he proves me wrong. Donte isn’t even in the same class as IQ.
 
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