re: Pels & Temple extend deadline on guaranteeing his contract.

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Looks like the possibility of combining JV+Temple for a rim protector is the potential move.

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$21M for a rim protector? Can this $20M rim protector play in the playoffs, b/c i'm not paying a regular season guy $20M and then we have Nance playing the 5 for the majority of the playoffs.

I honestly don't care if a guy has an offensive game. If he can catch the ball and finish at the rim, hustle his arse off on the offensive boards, then that's enough offense for me. What's more important is he is capable of playing elite PnR defense in the playoffs and can actually protect the rim.



I don't know why there's so much talk about Mitchell Robinson getting traded from the Knicks, but that's who i would want to replace JV.
Robinson finished in the top 15 in the league in WS/48. he was 8th the previous year. He was 2nd in block % behind only JJJ. Led the NBA in offensive rebounding%.
He makes $15M/yr for the next 3 years.
We can do a straight swap with JV and Robinson strictly speaking about salary matching.
Now the Knicks aren't interested in a trade like that. They are looking to make a big FA signing or S&T for a premier player, and if they have to give up Robinson to do so, then so be it. They have a little bit of salary cap to absorb some salary, but if they do a S&T then they have to send out what they get back.

If we wanted Robinson, we'd probably need a 4th team, the Spurs, to take JV and send us Collins. We get Robinson, and then a 3rd team that has a player that the Knicks want sends them that guy. Thinking something like the Raptors and OG. Maybe the Bulls and DeRozan. Hawks with Hunter.

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That’s not good because Matkovic kinda sucks…throwback big without elite size or athleticism…at best an end of roster guy.

My hope is EJ’s athleticism from college and the NBA combine is going to show up if his is finally healthy, but he doesn’t have very good length, so he needs to be a plus athlete.

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All of this is wrong.

Karlo is a great athlete, that's like his whole thing. He's very bouncy and moves his feet well on the perimeter


EJ measured 6'7 in shoes with a 7ft wingspan at the combine. Thats plenty of length

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karlo appears to be a MUCH better athlete than EJ Liddell.

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We should both of them in action very soon. Really curious to see what our summer league roster ends up looking like.

I think, so far, it's Dyson, Hawkins, Liddell, Karlo, Brockington, Nolley, Seabron, and Hepa

Robbins will be around team but can't play until August.

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That’s not good because Matkovic kinda sucks…throwback big without elite size or athleticism…at best an end of roster guy.

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So tell me you don't know who Matkovic is without saying you don't know who he is.

Don't think they'll give up Collins while Wemby is still a rookie. They're going to want a reliable veteran big.

He's a good Athlete but I wouldn't describe him as insane. The same goes for Liddell. Good Athlete but nothing I'd call special or insane.

So you're using unofficial numbers as your claim? EJ logged a legit 38 inch vertical the combine and I'm not sitting here calling him an insane athlete.

Trey also logged a 38 inch vertical and I bet he's way more bouncy than Matkovic. But whatever.

Hayes logged a 34.5 inch vertical at the combine and you know he's one of the most athletic guys on the team by far.

Insane athletes are reserved for guys like Lavine, Morant, Spida, Aaron Gordon, Prime Paul George, Giannis, Prime Blake Griffin, and the Gerald Greens of the worlds...

Matkovic looks to be a good athlete and it's not even a slight. People are quick to use words like insane. Christian Braun is a good athlete and that's probably similar to what I see for Matkovic.