Knicks Sign Jason Smith
posted by Kalel9 @ 5:15 PM
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
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11 Comments:
I saw Boozer was amnesty'd, but if they prefer Smith, fine.
Its a good signing. He has a good mid range jumper. Calderon is a pick and roll type PG and so he might stay high post and do some pick and pop with Calderon. He averaged between 8-10 pg in not a ton of minutes last year, so quietly you have a good scorer on a 1 yr deal. He helps us have depth up front this year and doesn't mess up our cap next year. Given we used to give guys like Jerome James 5 yr deals, this is a great signing.
Boozer would've been tough to sign. If a player gets amnestied, there's a bidding process for that player. You have to be under the cap to bid. I think he's destined to go to Houston
We still need rebounding.
Do you expect Boozer to get through the Amnesty/Waiver process? I don't and I suspect PJ doesn't either.
Even so I like this pick up. The kid can shoot and his per 36 min and per 100 pos look good Check out his field goal % from 16' to the 3 point line. Nice big body pick up for the min.
When they talk about making a trade to balance out their roster it sounds like they are going to trade one of Shump, Hardaway, or Larkin for a big because you can't trade JR or Prig.
well, if they were going to trade Hardaway or Shump wouldn't it have been for a first rounder?
Not necessarily because Phil has made comments about immediate help.
But if they don't trade either of those two, and I would be disappointed if they did without getting someone really interesting back, what could they trade in terms of wings/2 guards to balance out the roster, as has been the buzz?
If you look up risk/reward in the dictionary, you will likely find this:
Free-agent shooting guard Lance Stephenson agrees to $27 million, 3-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets, person familiar with the contract says - @AP
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/58029/j-r-wouldnt-blame-phil-for-trading-him
I like Jason Smith. Big guy, decent rebounding numbers, and a solid mid-range jumper. Should work well with a Calderon, or a guy like Larkin when he drives to the hoop. Smith is the perfect guy, with his size and shooting ability, to hit the open jumper from the top of the key. And he should work well with Amare's low post game, as he will be out of the way, and draw a big guy with him.
Good signing.
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