Play 70 games with starter minutes and be the rim protector/league offensive board leader and we make finals his value shoots up (But do we know what he is asking for?)
IM assuming he asking like 20-25mil per for 3-4 years. A healthy Mitch is worth that. This is Jarrett Allen Money, and he hits 72% of his FT's. This is Claxton money.
Not Liek rest of the league does nto know this making his trade value not very high. Also teams won't want to sign him for big money either.
Does one healthy season wipe out his past and his value skyrocket? Does not seem logical. He is is a unique talent and lord knows NBA teams does stupid things. We are load managing him to extend his durabilty but that itself is telling. You don't pay guys $100 mil and manage the load and they not allstars/all NBA do you?
He is playing great early and perhaps there is a trade or we are solid with Huk and others?
Im fine with him walking this year. Let him play for his next contract as we are in win now mode. Next year Indy and Boston could be reconsistuted with others like Orlando a year stronger. Not like we don't have room to improve either, but im just looking at things one year at a time.
Mitch's foul shooting and injury history makes him expendible beyond this year. We will get the best Mitch given his motivations and he is healthy all summer heading in to the season in very good shape and head space.
I love the guy but to knicks have to make some tough decisions and only later do we get to second guess it. We get to finals with him no doubt we'll be hating to lose him but there is no path of certainty to keeping him either.
I’ve always been on the trade Mitch train DEPENDING on the return.
Lack of availability is 1 thing and complete lack of offensive skill (passing/shooting) is another and he should rebound like a demon if he’s adding nothing else offensively.
Biggest issue is he really impacts offensive players around the basket —- hard to replace that —- hard to trade away only true rim protector.
Think we are stuck with Mitch unless Knicks have balls to package him maybe with Deuce for something but what is that something?
Don't play Mitch until we get to the finals.
15 minutes per game, for load management.
LivingLegend wrote:I’ve always been on the trade Mitch train DEPENDING on the return.Lack of availability is 1 thing and complete lack of offensive skill (passing/shooting) is another and he should rebound like a demon if he’s adding nothing else offensively.
Biggest issue is he really impacts offensive players around the basket —- hard to replace that —- hard to trade away only true rim protector.
Think we are stuck with Mitch unless Knicks have balls to package him maybe with Deuce for something but what is that something?
Yes, hence the conundrum! We can talk about "What Ainge wants" all day long but Kessler will need to be paid and we can't trade that which makes us contenders without a good logical return. Given its all conceptual its easy to type yet really not to execute.
The key is to get undervalued assets whom blossom in the right chemistry. Leon got us here in a way few saw coming. Turning RJ and quick into OG was brilliant. Randle and DDV to KAT? Brunson? All great moves and not the starpuch thats predictable.
Mitch gives us an insane presence inside with his defense. That much was obvious against the Celtics. They even tried to hack-a-Mitch with him. His impact on d is outstanding , it gives us another look, a chance to play with defense. And that's key to a deep playoffs run/Championship.
As for his offense, for years I have called for basic PnR with him, and with Randle, and now with Towns. Hukporti can do it too, we just saw it in the last preseason against the Hornets and off of a pass from Brunson. This season I hope to see more of that.
