GustavBahler wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:Where is all the Brock Aller fury and magic gone to?Knicks be too quiet
Brock never disappoints
We got Luka!!!
Sounds like Milos Vujanic part II. A pick who will spend his entire career in Europe
The Knicks got a surprising addition in a pick swap with the Clippers during the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft — the rights to a 32-year-old from Serbia.Luka Mitrovic, who was originally drafted by the 76ers with the No. 60 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, was included in the trade between the Knicks and Clippers that saw New York move down to No. 51 and take Mohamed Diawara on Thursday night.
Since being drafted by Philadelphia a decade ago, Mitrovic has bounced around numerous professional teams in Europe, and was most recently a member of KK Crvena zvezda’s ABA League and EuroLeague teams for the 2024-25 season, where he played in 47 games.
Despite remaining in Europe since his draft selection, the rights to Mitrovic have been involved in two NBA trades, first being dealt to the Kings just weeks after being selected in a deal that sent Carl Landry, Jason Thompson and Nik Stauskas to the Sixers.
I wonder what value this has, the guy is 32 and probably can't contribute for much longer
ramtour420 wrote:GustavBahler wrote:martin wrote:martin wrote:Where is all the Brock Aller fury and magic gone to?Knicks be too quiet
Brock never disappoints
We got Luka!!!
Sounds like Milos Vujanic part II. A pick who will spend his entire career in Europe
The Knicks got a surprising addition in a pick swap with the Clippers during the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft — the rights to a 32-year-old from Serbia.Luka Mitrovic, who was originally drafted by the 76ers with the No. 60 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, was included in the trade between the Knicks and Clippers that saw New York move down to No. 51 and take Mohamed Diawara on Thursday night.
Since being drafted by Philadelphia a decade ago, Mitrovic has bounced around numerous professional teams in Europe, and was most recently a member of KK Crvena zvezda’s ABA League and EuroLeague teams for the 2024-25 season, where he played in 47 games.
Despite remaining in Europe since his draft selection, the rights to Mitrovic have been involved in two NBA trades, first being dealt to the Kings just weeks after being selected in a deal that sent Carl Landry, Jason Thompson and Nik Stauskas to the Sixers.
I wonder what value this has, the guy is 32 and probably can't contribute for much longer
I'm guessing he is the NBA's version of "player to be named later". A trade chip and nothing else
Mitrovic is just a Brock Aller inside joke. We have the rights to multiple random European guys in their 30s, some of whom have practically retired. There's no discernible reason for it other than that he thinks it's funny.
My only theory was that we have rights to all sorts of random guys we can sign or trade put on the roster at a 2nd round min "just in case"
VDesai wrote:Mitrovic is just a Brock Aller inside joke. We have the rights to multiple random European guys in their 30s, some of whom have practically retired. There's no discernible reason for it other than that he thinks it's funny.My only theory was that we have rights to all sorts of random guys we can sign or trade put on the roster at a 2nd round min "just in case"
In 3 way deals, you need to include some form of player or draft consideration from each team to each other. In theory, collecting these trade markers is a viable placeholder to bring other teams into their trades as necessary even if the actual trade value is nil.
For example in a 3 way trade with NOP and WAS NOP might dumps a player on WAS to match salary from their perspective. The Knicks would need to give WAS something to make it a viable 3 way trade. They could include the rights to Mitrovic to make this work without giving up a 2nd rd pick.
It’s minor value but still placeholders that can be used to facilitate trades. As trades get more complicated to comply with apron rules, a team may need multiple trade markers to get deals done.
