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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Knicks Sign Jason Smith

The Knicks have signed 7 footer Jason Smith for 1 year at the 3.3M slot they had.   He gives them some of the size they were after plus some scoring, mediocre or worse rebounding and shot blocking. Don't know what the plan is here, unless they believe the triangle will unlock something.   They were able to do this without trading anyone from their glut of guards.   Perhaps another move is coming.

11 Comments:

At 6:16 PM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

I saw Boozer was amnesty'd, but if they prefer Smith, fine.

 
At 8:18 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

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.

 
At 8:35 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

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

 
At 8:31 AM, Blogger Kalel9 said...

We still need rebounding.

 
At 9:09 AM, Anonymous Undesignated said...

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.

 
At 10:04 AM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

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.

 
At 10:06 AM, Blogger Kalel9 said...

well, if they were going to trade Hardaway or Shump wouldn't it have been for a first rounder?

 
At 10:33 AM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

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?

 
At 11:14 AM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

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

 
At 9:00 PM, Blogger Lawyer in NJ said...

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/58029/j-r-wouldnt-blame-phil-for-trading-him

 
At 5:44 AM, Anonymous MBN said...

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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