Knicks Stuff

The Knicks have been working out everyone, even guys they seem less interested in like Miles Bridges and Kevin Knox whom they brought in at the same time and had play one on one. This is where it gets sort of interesting, last week Michael Porter Jr. had a pro-day.  You usually hear about NFL prospects doing that, but Porter missed most of the year with "a back" and wanted to prove health. Anyway, the Knicks probably had a scout there.  They did not have Mills, Perry or Fiz.  Now Mills and Perry are flying out to see him in Chicago on Friday.  For whatever reason,  the teams ahead of them have been gauging their interest in a trade up for Porter. Seems odd, unless their scout was blown away.

There are, naturally, two problems with this rumor.  What do the Knicks have to trade up with? They're not going to trade Frank, and Lee won't get them much of a move that high in the draft.  So they'd be forced to use a future one or the 35th pick and a future one.  They're not loaded up like the Rangers who can and probably will trade up. So it better be the right move.

The second thing is Porter's health. If the back stuff is behind him, and mine's been gone for 17 years.  So if he's as fixed as I've been, he's probably the best player in the draft class, or right there with Doncic.

Now let's look at a bigger cause for all four of the teams we follow: that's IMPACT.

The Yanks have been bringing up impact players for the past three years, and traded for Stanton.  What's more, in last week's draft, they took three impact bats over the three rounds and seem to have spent all of their pool money getting it done.

The Giants just used the second overall pick in the draft to get an explosive running back.  They used their second pick to get an explosive guard.  Big, impact moves.

It's pretty clear that the Rangers modeled the Yanks 2016 teardown this past deadline when they moved veteran players for prospects and picks.  Not sure they got an impact prospect, but they've been talking about getting impact in the draft and trading remaining veterans for 20 or 21 year old players.

The Knicks are owned by the Ranger owners, and what's good for one, new coach, impact search, is good for the other, and though the Knicks aren't especially dressed for a tradeup the corporate will is there.

New Yorkers seem to respond to impact, and now it's all the rage.