How long will Evan Fournier remain with the team?
Evan Fournier is still a Knick as he enters the final guaranteed year of his contract.
The veteran sharpshooter repeatedly has spoken out about his unhappiness after he became an expensive cheerleader for most of last season, only receiving rotation minutes due to injury and not getting off the bench for the entire postseason.
After the team was eliminated by the Heat, Fournier said he didn’t expect to be back.
But just a handful of weeks before training camp, he’s still a member of the orange-and-blue.
It is a strange situation. Clearly, Fournier won’t be a contributing member of this team barring something very unexpected.
But the Knicks also don’t want to just give him away, because his $18.8 million expiring contract could be valuable to make salaries match up in a trade at some point.
Fournier was a good soldier last season. Coach Tom Thibodeau raved about his professional attitude.
Would he remain that way, however, if he remained inactive for another season? Fournier has been vocal about wanting to play.
It is possible the Knicks excuse the 30-year-old Fournier from attending camp as they look to move him.
However, if they did trade him prior to the season, it’s unlikely they would get much back in return.
This is obviously worth monitoring. Fournier sacrificed for the good of the team last season. Asking him to do it again for a good portion of this season would not be fair to the player.
Does Immanuel Quickley get a contract extension?
Only one member of the Knicks’ young core, a group that includes Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo, Mitchell Robinson and Quentin Grimes, isn’t under contract past the 2023-24 season.
And he is one of the Knicks’ most valuable players: Immanuel Quickley, the Sixth Man of the Year runner-up, will be a restricted free agent after this season.
He is eligible for a rookie-level extension up until the day before the regular season begins on Oct. 25.
The Knicks can let the market dictate how much money Quickley receives and match whatever offer he garners in restricted free agency.
But you would expect them to lock him up, particularly after he was one of their best two-way players a season ago, their leader in defensive rating (108.1) and third in net rating (plus-6.2 — the Knicks outscored the opposition by 6.2 points per 100 possessions when Quickley was on the floor).
It’s hard to see the 24-year-old Quickley getting more than $100 million from the Knicks, as his camp reportedly is seeking, but something in the range of four years and $90 million-$95 million could work for both sides.
The Knicks reportedly have wanted to pay him $20 million per year.
However, it has been relatively quiet between the two sides of late.
Ni un mal gesto.-RJ corre el contraataque por la banda y llega totalmente libre de marca para el triple esquinero...
Gilgoso decide penetrar contra dos defensores.
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Gilgoso le pide calma y resetea la jugada.
The Knicks currently have the likes of Joel Embiid and Zion Williamson, among others, on their radar, as reported by Ian Bagley via NBACentral on Twitter.
“Whether it’s Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Donovan Mitchell (again), Karl-Anthony Towns, Zion Williamson or, further down the line, Giannis Antetokounmpo, I assume the Knicks will seriously engage another team in trade talks for their star player tip,” Begley wrote.
According to Begley, Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Donovan Mitchell, Zion Williamson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the six superstars the Knicks are targeting.
OG come en otra mesa que los otroscebemaniaco escribió: ↑18 Sep 2023, 15:44The Knicks currently have the likes of Joel Embiid and Zion Williamson, among others, on their radar, as reported by Ian Bagley via NBACentral on Twitter.
“Whether it’s Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Donovan Mitchell (again), Karl-Anthony Towns, Zion Williamson or, further down the line, Giannis Antetokounmpo, I assume the Knicks will seriously engage another team in trade talks for their star player tip,” Begley wrote.
According to Begley, Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Donovan Mitchell, Zion Williamson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the six superstars the Knicks are targeting.![]()
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Y me sigue gustando es un cuatro-cinco que nos vendria muy bien por Randle, como Zion, y si se quiere un Ayton de cinco consiguiendo un cuatro.King rules the NBA escribió: ↑18 Sep 2023, 23:53 Antoine, hace dos telediarios nos dabas la matraca con KAT
Que ha pasado?
Margen de mejora todo el que quieras porque empeorar lo tiene jodido…..Spree85 escribió: ↑20 Sep 2023, 14:08 Randle por darle un poco contexto a que es un fraude en playoff hay que tener en cuenta que la muestra son 15 partidos, las de regular season son temporadas de 82 partidos cada una donde noche tras noche saca adelante esto.
Sus 15 partidos de playoff son los de una temporada donde el segundo referente era 32 years old Derrick Rose, el único que dio la cara esa serie. Ahi se le hacian 3x1 con regularidad ante la inutilidad de todos. La pasada temporada viene de una lesión justo antes de los playoff y ya sube % bastante en comparación con la anterior.
Obviamente de IQ va regular, depende mucho de su estado mental y es un jugador del que no te gusta depender, pero no tengo nada claro que hayamos visto la mejor versión de Randle en playoff todavía. Creo que hay bastante margen de mejora y razones para creer que puede darse.
Dicho esto lo de la CAA no da buena espina en cuanto a su relación con los Knicks, veremos en que acaba.
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