As a Knicks fan, I’m pretty much neutral with the moves they did Donte seems alright if he’s worth 12 million is a different question. Obi had no future with the Knicks and was widely inconsistent so I’m not disappointed they traded him. Personally I was hoping they would have traded Obi and Fournier for Gordon Hayward and not signed Donte as I believe Hayward is the much better player and could play the backup 4 for the Knicks if needed. Personally I’d give the Knicks a C+
I’d rank the Knicks offseason a little higher than a C. Divincenzo was an awesome add, Hart’s extension is very team friendly, and the front office has correctly held firm on Quickley and his extension price and has remained patient and continuing to allow this core to meld. Nothing sexy but they’re in a good spot as a team.
B. Modest moves that I think will pay off quite a bit.
- Trading up from 12->10 to get Cason (my #6 prospect) AND getting Davis Bertans (we need shooting desperately)
- Signing Vasilije Micic
- Minor moves to continue loading up on (light) draft capital
- Nobody got hurt and we were able to see all of our guys play multiple games for good stretches
D-
At least we re-signed LaMelo and didn’t trade Mark Williams or something
8/10 cp3 move is a W and love the Saric signing, just wish we signed a defensive minded center or traded for one. One trade idea I loved was Kuminga for Finney smith and Dayron Sharpe.
9/10
Getting Dame is objectively an incredible move despite how sad it was to have Jrue go.
I also feel like the team did as well as could be expected in retaining Khris and Brook, and getting Beasley and Payne for cheap really helped with potentially depth.
Wish we would’ve come up with some sort of “CEO’s son” kind of front office position for Thanasis though to free up a roster spot and Robin Lopez looks pretty washed.
Overall, great offseason for a team with limited options though.
11/10
Feels like an F but more realistically a C+ or B-
Hawks finally got rid of John collins and his 25 million dollar salary. A+.