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Knicks 'frontrunners' for Greg Monroe, Arron Afflalo

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by J.R., Jun 29, 2015.

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  1. J.R.

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--knicks-to-pursue-arron-afflalo-in-free-agency-190634905.html

    $12M for Afflalo, huh? :eek:
     
    #1 J.R., Jun 29, 2015
  2. ROXTXIA

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    Overpay Greg Monroe, fine.

    Overpay Aaron Afflalo? Yeesh. $12,000,000 per season? Let's see if that's the actual offer, otherwise Big Chief Triangle should check and see just what's in that peace pipe of his.
     
    #2 ROXTXIA, Jun 29, 2015
  3. Haymitch

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    Those would be two bad signings. Not Vllianueva-Gordon type bad, but only slightly better.
     
    #3 Haymitch, Jun 29, 2015
  4. ThatBoyNick

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    Terrible lol

    Calderon
    Afflalo
    Anthony
    Monroe
    ???

    Awful team lol.
     
    #4 ThatBoyNick, Jun 29, 2015
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    Afflalo being pried away from Portland is good. The weaker the Western Conference becomes, the better it is for the Rockets.
     
    #5 count_dough-ku, Jun 29, 2015
  6. J.R.

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    That was a dud trade for Portland. Don't think they mind losing him (even faced with losing Matthews).
     
    #6 J.R., Jun 29, 2015
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    They'll still be a worse team if both of those guys bolt.
     
    #7 count_dough-ku, Jun 29, 2015
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    I thought they had 11 left not 12. Maybe because of the draft day trades. Why dont they go instead after danny green who is from ny too and is better defender and younger? And better fits the triangle?
    I hope monroe checks his other options too. :(
     
    #8 malakas, Jun 29, 2015
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    Is ??? code for Porzingis?
     
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    Speaking of Matthews, anyone think he'd be a good 1+1 contract target?
     
    #10 Airdough, Jun 29, 2015
  11. SamFisher

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    Doesn't matter, once they get Triangle it's over.
     
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    Knicks barely have a roster this coming season. They're gonna be signing a lot of Free Agents.
     
    #12 LCAhmed, Jun 29, 2015
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    1-year Cuban stop-gap deals are fine but building around a core of Melo/Afflalo/Monroe is such a soft and mismatched grouping of players... lulz at the Knicks. Dissolve the franchise, they've had long enough.
     
    #13 Ziggy, Jun 29, 2015
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    Carmelo is being USED.




    LOL ;)
     
    #14 xaos, Jun 29, 2015
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    Would losing Afflalo open the door for an Ariza/Aldridge swap?
     
    #15 Fyreball, Jun 29, 2015
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    Depends actually on the length of contract. That $12M value per year wont be that high in 2 years. It'll just be a minimum role player money.
     
    #16 verysimplejason, Jun 29, 2015
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    This reminds me of when Detroit landed coveted free agents Brandon Jennings and Josh Smith and, before them, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva.
     
    #17 Carl Herrera, Jun 29, 2015
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    Joe Dumars LOVED having max cap room. Those were some tremendous buys! :rolleyes:
     
    #18 Deuce, Jun 29, 2015
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    I do, may as well slide Harden down to PG and hope Llull comes over. Wes is probably the best 3 and D player in the league (outside of superstars like Durant obviously) and having a lineup of Ariza/Wes on the court at the same time is pretty imposing.
     
    #19 JayGoogle, Jun 29, 2015
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Interestingly - adding Monore and Afflalo would leave no cap room to also sign David West... Woj made no mention of West in his story.</p>&mdash; Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) <a href="https://twitter.com/TommyBeer/status/615615709494812673">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
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