[Adrian Wojnarowski] The Knicks are still determined to keep OG Anunoby in free agency, sources tell ESPN, but the ability to resign center Isaiah Hartenstein becomes more difficult now. The Knicks are loading up on wings to match up with the NBA champion Boston Celtics.
by lacrimosa049
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Celtics in 5
Teams in the East scrambling to beat the Jays. This is officially our conference
That’s cute
Gonna be funny when they do all this and Tatum still averages 28+ on them, on his mvp run
I do think a healthy NY will be our biggest threats in the East next year along with IND. Curious to see if IND can somehow add another impact player or even a 3rd star next to Siakam and Hali. Despite the sweep, IND did play us tough and had 3 close games with us.
Miami is slipping, and Butler may not even remain there. PHI needs a George or Butler addition to make me take them seriously. And idk how MIL can realistically add and make major improvements this off-season
I guess Orlando can be a dark horse if they can make 1-2 big moves like George and/or Klay
I laughed. Good luck hiding Brunson!
SO MANY WINGS lmao they have more wings than the 2019 Celtics
They have no choice but to max out OG. They just gave up 5 first round picks for a core of brunson/bridges/og. They’re gonna move randle and let ihart walk.
Oof I was high on them trading for Bridges but I don’t like it for them as much if they lose Ihart. Robinson is injury prone
I really like this move for the Knicks. If they retain OG, they are going to have an unbelievable defense, including the two best wing stoppers behind the Jays
The fact they had to completely mortgage their future to do it is a stark reminder how fucking brilliant Brad is.
Idk if it’s cuz we beat them 4 out of 5 times or what but the Knicks do not scare me at all tbh
It’ll be a fun ECF next year. Maybe it’ll be Celtics in 5 instead of a sweep this time.
They are either hard capped at the 1st apron because they took on more money than they sent out or they are hard capped at the 2nd apron because they aggregated players to match.
As constructed, it *looks* like the 1st apron.
Either way, they can’t keep OG AND Hartenstein without dumping some salary elsewhere
If they are able to keep OG, then it makes sense and they will be formidable with their style of physical play. If they are just replacing OG and also letting Hartenstein go, then this would be a headscratcher
Everyone’s got an eye on the Knicks while the Pacers are slowly developing and growing wiser.
A few good moves and a little bit more seniority and I think they’ll be a very competitive team
Not a cap expert but if the Knicks can’t resign Hartenstein could the Celtics maybe use Tillman’s bird rights to sign him to a higher salary to match what Hartenstein could get in FA?
I would absolutely love to have Hartenstein on this team. I think he is severely underrated.
Celtics run this league.
I’m a die hard, life long C’s fan, but was rooting for the Knicks so hard to get the opportunity to lose to the C’s
Brunson is so impressive, on and off the court, and the effort/tenacity with which they fought through injuries the whole second half of the year/playoffs was impressive. God bless them for beating the sixers, a team that might have the worst culture in the whole league from ownership to coach to players.
Knicks are an impressive team that I hope make it to the conference finals, just definitely not the finals 🙂
No one mentioned hartenstein as a core member of the Knicks, if he stays, which I think is the right move for him.
Dude can ball
Luka is better than Brunson, right? And we saw how HB defended him.
It won’t need to be JB guarding Brunson. Derrick can handle him just fine, and our guys will just hunt him on the other end. Knicks are overrating themselves like their city overrates everything about itself.
Knicks fans: We need to match up with Tatum and Brown!
Knicks front office: We have Tatum and Brown at home!
*points to OG and Mikal*
Wait till they realise Derrick White is the real MVP
Not really worried about NY. A more matured Pacers team can likely be a fierce competitor next year
Health will be the biggest concern with the Knicks.
Their defence will be very good with Thibs at the helm, then defensive horses like OG, Miles, Donte, and iHart
Loading up on wings isn’t a recipe to beat this team. You put a wing on Porzingis and he is still going to put 20 on them.
Do you know who definitely doesn’t beat this team? A team without a big. And no Mitchell Robinson isn’t the answer.
Celtics in 5
If they cannot re-sign Isaiah, they’ll have hard time against 76ers and Bucks.
No ❤️
Don’t throw our name into your mess.
they’ll wont make it to the celtics, Giannis and a fit Embiid would feast on tiny town