![]() I think the Knicks are smart enough to understand why would they trade this guy at his lowest point when we wouldn’t get much back for him? There might have been some calls here and there, but nothing ever got serious at all. Stefan, do you think there’s a possibility Randle could be traded this summer?īondy: Yeah, I think there’s a possibility, but I will caution that any talk of Randle getting traded at the deadline, I think there wasn’t much to it. Then, Randle lit it up in Sacramento like Times Square on New Year’s Eve. You heard stuff about Randle with the Sacramento Kings before they got Domantas Sabonis. ![]() We heard his name kicked around a little bit at the trade deadline. Scotto: You look at the team now, and they’ve gone more towards a youth movement at the end of the season, playing the younger guys more minutes. It was so apparent last season, and it just isn’t there. That might have hurt him in terms of his psyche and being able to bond and mesh with the chemistry of the team. I think people downplayed it that he lost two of his best friends on the team, Reggie Bullock and Elfrid Payton. He pushed Phoenix’s Cam Johnson, which warranted an ejection and probably cost the Knicks that game. He had the situation with the fans where he put the thumbs down and dropped the f-bomb that he got fined. You also have to compound that he hasn’t been a great leader, to put it frankly. That’s been probably the biggest issue on the court. This has been a bigger drop-off than I think anyone expected in terms of his three-point shot. He never shot that well from beyond the arc in his career. They thought it would look like a good contract with the salary cap potentially going up in the years to come, but it’s been an up and down season for Randle.īondy: Last season, you were kind of worried that this was an anomaly. He played his best in a contract year, and then the Knicks extended him. You can follow Michael Scotto ( ) on Twitter.Scotto: The biggest drop-off for Randle this season has been his three-point shooting. 52 overall pick Toumani Camara to a four-year deal, which is fully guaranteed for the 2023-24 season, league sources told HoopsHype. Rupert played for the New Zealand Breakers last season and has some of the top defensive upside in this year’s class thanks to his athleticism and 7-foot-3 wingspan. 43 overall pick Rayan Rupert to a three-year deal, which is fully guaranteed for the first two years and includes a team option for the third year, league sources told HoopsHype. Remarkably, Gueye grew up as a soccer player and only started basketball three and a half years ago. The former Washington State standout led the Pac-12 in double-doubles. The first two years of the deal are fully guaranteed. 39 overall pick Mouhamed Gueye agreed to a four-year, $7.64 million deal, agent Aman Dhesi of PNW Sports Group told HoopsHype. Tyson’s deal is also fully guaranteed for three years and includes a team option on the fourth year. 37 overall pick Hunter Tyson, per Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Denver then agreed to a four-year deal with No. After being projected as an undrafted player in mock drafts until days before the draft, Pickett became the first second-round pick in the class to receive three fully guaranteed years. ![]() The first three years of the contract are fully guaranteed. 32 overall pick Jalen Pickett agreed to a four-year, $8.3 million deal, league sources told HoopsHype. Josh Hart is also expected to get some minutes as a small-ball power forward. With Toppin’s departure and not landing a power forward in free agency like Watanabe, the Knicks currently plan to give Isaiah Roby an opportunity as the primary backup forward to Julius Randle, HoopsHype has learned. Heading into free agency, the Knicks were interested in several players to fortify their rotation, including Bruce Brown, Max Strus, and Yuta Watanabe, before ultimately agreeing to a deal with Donte DiVincenzo, league sources told HoopsHype. New York continues to monitor the market in search of adding another star player alongside Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle to bolster the team’s chances of competing in the East. However, the asking price of parting with Barrett, Grimes, three first-round picks, and then having to negotiate a long-term extension for George, who’s 33 years old, was too high for the Knicks. Toppin was then traded to the Pacers for two second-round picks, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.Īfter that, RJ Barrett’s name was brought up briefly in trade talks by the Clippers in place of Toppin, league sources told HoopsHype. At the time, New York was considering a package featuring Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, and three first-round picks in exchange for George, league sources told HoopsHype. The Knicks and Clippers originally had trade talks surrounding Paul George at the NBA draft.
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