Mitch cant stay healthy and those two guys are serviceable… in the regular season.
magnavoice
No. Sims is not serviceable as a true backup 5, precious is ok but has a limited ceiling
gbnypat
He’s not reporting that. He said it could happen.
Dependent_Store952
Stay away from him you hicks
abippityboop
Sadly it’s looking less and less likely we’re going to be able to retain iHart. That said, I don’t think we should stand pat, as much as I love Mitch and would love to keep him as a backup, I think we all saw what a difference it made offensively to not have to play 4 on 5.
One guy I’d like to see us pursue is Okongwu. He’s on a very affordable long term deal, Atlanta is going to be drafting a center now and JJ is their 4 moving forward. I think he’d be a great fit with what we do.
jjazznola
He would make them even better. I hope he stays but I doubt he does. I for one would never want to move to OKC after living in NYC.
PTRBoyz
Mitch is glass
Precious is a 12th man on a contender
Neither can pass or open up the offense like Hartenstein
This draft is also trash
Saucy_Totchie
Don’t omit words. The tweet said OKC **could** do it which doesn’t mean they will. I also doubt Bondy a beat writer for the Knicks has a source greater than guess work on the OKC FO.
Don’t think they do anyways. They have to think down the line especially with their ages in locking up their young core and keeping them happy and paid.
soulbrotha1
Oh lawd
charlesfluidsmith
They want IHart for his rebounding. If they are serious about offering a contract….
If that’s the case, I’d offer them Mitch in trade for space.
They get a better rebounder on a declining contract.
And we’d take a suitor off the table.
NYdude777
Bro isn’t bringing his model girlfriend to bumfuck Oklahoma.
HipnotiK1
More speculation with no real sources. Have to ask why a notoriously cheap team that is completely unwilling to pay tax – is going to shell out big money to Ihart when they already have chet.
Then factor in SGA is due to get one of those super duper 60+ mil a year maxes very soon. Right around the same time they will be due to pay chet and jwill rookie maxes.
Maybe they’ll throw a short term high avg deal at him? No way they’re doing 4/100+
Not sure Ihart would want a shorter deal to play for a team he might not even start on.
Much_Purchase_8737
Ihart is tough to replace. If he wants a bigger bag, I’m not mad. He’s earned it.
i-piss-excellence32
I’m really happy for him but it will hurt bad
JNerdGaming
i dont really want mitch as our main center. he gets injured too often. sims is atrocious and precious hasnt been good for a while.
jar45
This isn’t exactly news. Lots of people speculated during the season that because OKC needed a true Center they would offer iHart a bag
tdestito9
If iHart leaves I wonder if we can snag Walker Kessler from the Jazz.
Edit: its 9 on a chilly Monday I’m down to deep dive and spitball some possible replacements if anyone can think of any
Jewnoo
Sign and trade 5 firsts and a large TPE is the only positive that could come out of this IF it happens
darkestb4thadawn
Yo back the fuck off.
dreamvomit
Idk if IHart would want a 2 year deal from OKC. Would mean they wouldn’t get his bird rights either at the end of the contract. So say it’s 2/50 from OKC vs 2/32 from the Knicks. Yes, it’s a significant amount less for the 2 years, but for his next contract the Knicks would have the ability to offer more than OKC because they’d have his bird rights. I feel like it would take more than a 2 year deal to pry IHart. He has to know if he chooses 2 years from OKC, he risks being a journeyman his whole career and I don’t think he wants that.
OctaviousCash
Crazy talk, we need to keep him
greenpowerade
Do the knicks need another assistant coach? IHart sr?
Leaving_One_Dwigt
Mitch, Precious, Sims? Stop it. Losing iHart would be a disaster.
CornCobb890
Someone might give iHart the bag but this article means nothing. It’s like you didn’t even read it because your title is completely different from what the article says. “Could, can and might” don’t mean “is going to”
Forward_Ride_6364
I Hart – Chet – Williams – Dort – SGA
Is an absolutely insane starting 5… every piece fits together perfectly… holy fuck the rebounding and interior defense, Chet is the perfect stretch 4 next to I-Hart
Either way, I-Hart is gonna be wearing blue and orange next season, only question is if some yellow is mixed in
AutisticFingerBang
Hartenstein leaves we have to make a move on a big.
ractivator
The biggest question here is play time. Bigger deal to be Chet’s backup or stay in NY and be a starting center.
greenpowerade
In the roommates podcast, he mentioned that he was willing to take less to stay with the clippers before signing with the knicks. Hopefully he has similar feelings in NY.
yakitorispelling
Bondy’s info is as accurate as Berman’s taint.
rmccarthy10
There are 4 centers we have a legit shot at drafting..
I actually think we could get any of them either by waiting or packaging both picks and moving up a few spots if we want to hop someone
mavrik2190
He isn’t likely to go anywhere. They would likely need to go 20 million or more just to have a chance. His girlfriend is a model and pregnant. Where would she want to work and raise her child? NY or OKC? He’s also very close with his teammates. They also couldn’t offer him a starting spot. It’s not going to happen.
Methamine
Idk. When has OKC shown that they are willing to overpay someone
OpulentMountains
😡😡
BurnerForDaddy
Pay iHart
YajGattNac
OKC is going to have to pay a lot of money to keep that team intact. I would find it hard to believe that they wouldn’t use their draft pics to get a center rather than pay iHart 100M
lilslugger2
I love hartenstein. But if okc is going to give him 25 million or more. Goodbye. Knicks have to stay under 2nd tax apron. It’s a huge overpay.
Geep1778
I call BS! Does anyone really believe Hart would leave the garden and this Knick team for Oklahoma? Ha Body be creating content just for the lolz
datatadata
Sims is far from serviceable unfortunately
sstayc
i seriously have a hard time seeing a team giving a non all star big 25m
Reddituser620
Hard to see his model wife agreeing with the move to OKC 🤷♂️
jbrunsonfan
Hartenstein would be a serious difference maker on OKC. They have the money to spend as well. In the grand scheme of ways they can commit $25M this offseason, putting it all on IHart is up there with the best. I’m scared about them and Orlando. I’m hoping we can figure out a way to give him a 1+1PO with a promise of a big extension
Chrisser6677
Who thinks his model wife is gonna want to move to ( checks notes ) Oklahoma?
mattr1198
We need to do what we can to keep him. Max the offer if needed. Dude has bounced around the league, we need to give him a home. He’s way more reliable than anyone else we’ve got and he’s way more durable than say Mitch.
Tasty-Concern-8785
Absolutely fucking not. IHart is a must. Mitch and the others you mentioned are all nowhere near must keeps.
Do you people watch basketball??? The takes on this sub are so stupid
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Mitch cant stay healthy and those two guys are serviceable… in the regular season.
No. Sims is not serviceable as a true backup 5, precious is ok but has a limited ceiling
He’s not reporting that. He said it could happen.
Stay away from him you hicks
Sadly it’s looking less and less likely we’re going to be able to retain iHart. That said, I don’t think we should stand pat, as much as I love Mitch and would love to keep him as a backup, I think we all saw what a difference it made offensively to not have to play 4 on 5.
One guy I’d like to see us pursue is Okongwu. He’s on a very affordable long term deal, Atlanta is going to be drafting a center now and JJ is their 4 moving forward. I think he’d be a great fit with what we do.
He would make them even better. I hope he stays but I doubt he does. I for one would never want to move to OKC after living in NYC.
Mitch is glass
Precious is a 12th man on a contender
Neither can pass or open up the offense like Hartenstein
This draft is also trash
Don’t omit words. The tweet said OKC **could** do it which doesn’t mean they will. I also doubt Bondy a beat writer for the Knicks has a source greater than guess work on the OKC FO.
Don’t think they do anyways. They have to think down the line especially with their ages in locking up their young core and keeping them happy and paid.
Oh lawd
They want IHart for his rebounding. If they are serious about offering a contract….
If that’s the case, I’d offer them Mitch in trade for space.
They get a better rebounder on a declining contract.
And we’d take a suitor off the table.
Bro isn’t bringing his model girlfriend to bumfuck Oklahoma.
More speculation with no real sources. Have to ask why a notoriously cheap team that is completely unwilling to pay tax – is going to shell out big money to Ihart when they already have chet.
Then factor in SGA is due to get one of those super duper 60+ mil a year maxes very soon. Right around the same time they will be due to pay chet and jwill rookie maxes.
Maybe they’ll throw a short term high avg deal at him? No way they’re doing 4/100+
Not sure Ihart would want a shorter deal to play for a team he might not even start on.
Ihart is tough to replace. If he wants a bigger bag, I’m not mad. He’s earned it.
I’m really happy for him but it will hurt bad
i dont really want mitch as our main center. he gets injured too often. sims is atrocious and precious hasnt been good for a while.
This isn’t exactly news. Lots of people speculated during the season that because OKC needed a true Center they would offer iHart a bag
If iHart leaves I wonder if we can snag Walker Kessler from the Jazz.
Edit: its 9 on a chilly Monday I’m down to deep dive and spitball some possible replacements if anyone can think of any
Sign and trade 5 firsts and a large TPE is the only positive that could come out of this IF it happens
Yo back the fuck off.
Idk if IHart would want a 2 year deal from OKC. Would mean they wouldn’t get his bird rights either at the end of the contract. So say it’s 2/50 from OKC vs 2/32 from the Knicks. Yes, it’s a significant amount less for the 2 years, but for his next contract the Knicks would have the ability to offer more than OKC because they’d have his bird rights. I feel like it would take more than a 2 year deal to pry IHart. He has to know if he chooses 2 years from OKC, he risks being a journeyman his whole career and I don’t think he wants that.
Crazy talk, we need to keep him
Do the knicks need another assistant coach? IHart sr?
Mitch, Precious, Sims? Stop it. Losing iHart would be a disaster.
Someone might give iHart the bag but this article means nothing. It’s like you didn’t even read it because your title is completely different from what the article says. “Could, can and might” don’t mean “is going to”
I Hart – Chet – Williams – Dort – SGA
Is an absolutely insane starting 5… every piece fits together perfectly… holy fuck the rebounding and interior defense, Chet is the perfect stretch 4 next to I-Hart
Either way, I-Hart is gonna be wearing blue and orange next season, only question is if some yellow is mixed in
Hartenstein leaves we have to make a move on a big.
The biggest question here is play time. Bigger deal to be Chet’s backup or stay in NY and be a starting center.
In the roommates podcast, he mentioned that he was willing to take less to stay with the clippers before signing with the knicks. Hopefully he has similar feelings in NY.
Bondy’s info is as accurate as Berman’s taint.
There are 4 centers we have a legit shot at drafting..
Filipowski, Missi, Edey, Ware.
[Comp char](https://www.tankathon.com/players/compare?players=zach-edey–kyle-filipowski–yves-missi–kel-el-ware)
I actually think we could get any of them either by waiting or packaging both picks and moving up a few spots if we want to hop someone
He isn’t likely to go anywhere. They would likely need to go 20 million or more just to have a chance. His girlfriend is a model and pregnant. Where would she want to work and raise her child? NY or OKC? He’s also very close with his teammates. They also couldn’t offer him a starting spot. It’s not going to happen.
Idk. When has OKC shown that they are willing to overpay someone
😡😡
Pay iHart
OKC is going to have to pay a lot of money to keep that team intact. I would find it hard to believe that they wouldn’t use their draft pics to get a center rather than pay iHart 100M
I love hartenstein. But if okc is going to give him 25 million or more. Goodbye. Knicks have to stay under 2nd tax apron. It’s a huge overpay.
I call BS! Does anyone really believe Hart would leave the garden and this Knick team for Oklahoma? Ha Body be creating content just for the lolz
Sims is far from serviceable unfortunately
i seriously have a hard time seeing a team giving a non all star big 25m
Hard to see his model wife agreeing with the move to OKC 🤷♂️
Hartenstein would be a serious difference maker on OKC. They have the money to spend as well. In the grand scheme of ways they can commit $25M this offseason, putting it all on IHart is up there with the best. I’m scared about them and Orlando. I’m hoping we can figure out a way to give him a 1+1PO with a promise of a big extension
Who thinks his model wife is gonna want to move to ( checks notes ) Oklahoma?
We need to do what we can to keep him. Max the offer if needed. Dude has bounced around the league, we need to give him a home. He’s way more reliable than anyone else we’ve got and he’s way more durable than say Mitch.
Absolutely fucking not. IHart is a must. Mitch and the others you mentioned are all nowhere near must keeps.
Do you people watch basketball??? The takes on this sub are so stupid