Kevin Durant Identified As Knicks Top TRADE TARGET… (TKR Live) | Knicks News

Kevin Durant Identified As Knicks Top TRADE TARGET… (TKR Live) | Knicks News

the Knicks offseason trade targets have been revealed and I’m very happy to give you all of these trade targets today I can’t lie I saw the list from ESPN man um there are some favorites of mine on there so I’ll give you that but more importantly something I want to Define today Best Fit versus best player we’ve been talking about this I feel like maybe for the entire season what type player do we need the top Superstar level players is a Giannis level player going to come here and change everything make us a championship level team or if we go after the best fit does fit matter more but without further Ado I know you guys have been waiting we’ve been talking about this ESPN list they released the list the Knick’s top trade targets for the off season who’s part of that list who made it on that list well let’s break it down according to ESPN New York these are the top trade targets for the Knicks we got Devin Booker Mel Bridges Kevin Durant Joel embiid Paul George Paul George and then Donovan Mitchell uh closes out the list so basically those are your top six if Durant is traded you want him because if you trade assets for him is he going to get unhappy again disgruntled again and go away and if he goes away what are we doing what’s happening this is the point you can’t trade for a Durant how many years Durant’s GNA give you look at his age he’s a great fit by the way but look at his age how many years of good health and good play is he going to give you under head coach Tom thibo we have to consider all of these things when we’re trading for somebody this is going to go back to the thing we’re going to talk about later best fit and best player because there’s a major difference when we’re talking about it we had an article that came out I believe it was a week or two ago this came from the heavy.com where an NBA executive said that the Knicks are a prime candidate for a blockbuster trade to add Kevin Durant for me again Fit versus player is Kevin Durant the right fit absolutely skill set wise he is shooting wise he is threat he draws attention everywhere and can score from anywhere no knock or shade to KD but the problem is you don’t only trade for that right when you trade for KD you also get a lot of the baggage as well too and you get the uncertainty of will he stay or will he go and then if you trade assets and he leaves and then you have to get more assets for him when he leaves you’re never going to get the assets back by the way you’re never going to recoup assets for Kevin Durant look at the Brooklyn L Nets look at where they are they traded KD their best player they got back Mel Bridges and cam Johnson look at where they their Outlook is right now they have no Direction they’re directionless you think any other team want to sign up for that I don’t want to do that I love Kevin Durant’s fit I just don’t like the baggage I don’t like what he would mean for this team in terms of how the fans would look at him or treat him how the teammates or the locker room would treat him how he would fit under Tom tho there’s so many question marks for KD I’m good on that and honestly he’s not realistic like we said because the suns are not trading him so right now not realistic and I’m very thankful for that because if he was realistic maybe Leon would at least entertain it right he’d pick up the phone at least KD that level of Superstar you pick up the phone and you at least have a conversation about him uh Ben’s here he says Kevin Durant is is unbelievable but it will mess up the chemist in terms of what we have that’s exactly what I said Ben it will mess up the chemistry KD is a great Prospect don’t get me wrong he fits but he he fits everywhere I mean he’s a superstar that type of shooting that type of attention that he draws the way he can command wherever he is on the court he fits everywhere of course he fits with the Knicks but not only chemistry concerns it’s locker room concerns it’s the baggage concerns how many good years of KD are we going to get likely that trade costs you Randall as well and some people will say that’s okay Randall is not as good as KD that’s true but Randall fits better here than KD does that’s my opinion but in your opinion you tell me who’s the better fit for Tom thibo or at least under Tom thibo with this current Knicks team is it KD or is it Julius Randall because I don’t think that’s talked about enough I would agree with you player player for player in terms of talent it’s absolutely Durant but at this stage of his career where Randall is and where Durant is who’s the better fit on this team right now with Tom thibo because I think it might be Randall but I want to hear what you guys have to say uh let’s see here we have uh Troy coming back here KD said he would uh he would snipe off ball KD would snipe off ball absolutely would the problem is how are we getting him off ball if you trade Randall he’s going to be doubled or triple team like alongside Jaylen Brunson and the same type of environment and lanes and opportunities that you get with Randall you might get the same with uh KD the only difference is KD and that three-point shot is so respected cuz he’s an assassin that he would draw out the paint so much more he would open up Lanes so definitely it would be different but again you have to talk about the baggage guys and what you get back it’s all about that so we have to consider that let’s keep going here uh Brooklyn own says run it back keep the team everybody had each other’s backs you can see where the fight is in each other um you can call this place New York home no one gave them a chance on their other teams but New York did is he wrong is is Brooklyn wrong I don’t think he is but again run it back for me does not mean bring everybody back run it back for means run it back for me means bring the core back but you make notable upgrades where we need to upgrade like you bring in some more bench up that Tom thibo is going to play maybe you draft a rookie that we’re actually going to play or you bring in a veteran that Tom tho likes that’s going to see some playing time because some of the main things we need is a consistent backup for OG and anobi in my opinion you draft that you have two picks this year you have to draft a wing with at least with one of them so you draft ogan and obi’s backup and then you go out in the trade market and you get the right fit to add to this team and if you have to trade Mitchell Robinson boan banovich and some of these first round picks to do so you got to do it it’s fit right now and if the right fit star is here you trade for him Mel Bridges is made available and Brooklyn says you know what I’ll trade with the Knicks too Lon is going to do everything to get that man on this team there’s a reason I mentioned Mikel because he is one of the players on this list I skipped them only because we’re talking about Devin Booker and Kevin Durant and unfortunately they’re a package deal by the way I am laughing right right now I have to go ahead and get to this comment sorry guys but it says beesus and he says in the comments every time my wife hears your voice now she s now she yells let’s get started that was hilarious great comment comment of the day thank you so much for that I’m going to highlight that comment if you guys have other funny comments like that or funny stories leave them below it’s hilarious some people have dm’ me and said that sometimes they were watching my video late at night and they got some complaints from their neighbors because even though it’s low I’m still loud guys I can’t change that first of all I’m guane I’m Caribbean talking loud is normal for us and then you’re telling me to talk about the Knicks I’m already passionate I’m already hype and I’m excited to talk about the team I love combine all of that you get this loudness in the best form it’s raw but it’s also very important if you enjoy these clips from the live show be sure to subscribe 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In this clip from The Knicks Recap live stream, we discuss the best fit versus player involving Kevin Durant, who has been listed on ESPN’s top trade targets list for NY this offseason. An NBA Executive also verified that New York is a prime candidate to land KD if the Suns make him available for trade. Durant is an amazing player, but is he a better fit for this team than Julius Randle is? Under a head coach like Thibodeau, Randle is likely the better long term fit over Durant… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

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SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:46 – ESPN List Reveals Kevin Durant Is Top Trade Target For NY
02:06 – NBA Exec Claims Knicks Are Prime Candaidate For Durant
04:01 – Kevin Durant Being Added To This Team Ruins The Chemistry
05:45 – KD Comes With A Lot Of Baggage That Could Hurt A Team
07:06 – Fit Right Now Is Important For The Knicks
08:00 – Why Troy Talks So Loud In Videos…

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