The Knicks May Trade the Sixth Pick
Will the Knicks trade up? (photo. Mannion)According to Marc Berman of the NY Post, Donnie Walsh arrived at the Orlando pre-draft camps sounding as though he wanted to talk about wheeling and dealing the Knicks’ sixth selection.
“We’re going to look at every option,” Walsh said in a state-of-the-Knicks Address at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. “Trade it outright for a very good NBA player. Trade back for multiple picks. Trade up. There’s a lot of different things you do. You explore everything.”
Of all those options, if the Knicks choose to trade up, don’t be surprised to see them try to nab Jerryd Bayless. Bayless grew up in Phoenix following Mike D’Antoni‘s Suns and has actually worked with Steve Nash on his game in the past.
“I’ve known Steve and I’ve worked out with him,” Bayless said, “so I know tricks and the things he’s shown me that I can use inside that offense.”
But odds are, Bayless won’t be available at the six spot. Rumors are that Seattle covets him at No-4. If the Knicks do choose to go with a point guard to grease the wheels for Steph’s eventual departure, they could trade down a couple of spots and still have their pick of either Russell Westbrook or D.J. Augustin.
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May 30th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Prof. TX says:
They ought to package the pick with a contract that they want to drop (Randolph, Curry, etc) and see who’s willing to take the good with the bad.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:36 am
YOUNGFED says:
PUH-LEEEASSSE LAWD!!!! LET THE PISTONS GET THAT PICK.
LAWDY LAWDY LAWDY….lmao
May 30th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Myrie says:
Youngfed–
Who do the Pistons want with the #6 pick? If the Knicks offered Quentin Richardson, Jared Jeffries and the #6 pick, would you part with Tayshuan Prince and your 2008 draft pick?
May 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
bron42 aka coffee black says:
ya, they’ll trade sheed and theos contract for it lol
May 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Chuck...Haters come in all fashions and forms so bear arms says:
New York needs to trade that pick, they have talent, they need
1. Conditioning
2. discipline
and Mike D can’t provide either, and he can’t make them do either of them.
Crawford is nice
Eddy Curry and Zach Randoplh both could be forces down low if they weren’t so lazy.
Q rich used to average 17 a game? So they just need a foot in they behind, they don’t need anymore players or anymore picks.
Larry Brown was their last chance, he got there and tried to instill some discipline and they acted like some chumps. They don’t wanna win, they wanna make money and touch the female interns!
May 30th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Lady Luck says:
Miami is said to have some interest in Curry. I’m sure they would sign and trade Marion for that pick and possibly Curry. How ironic if D’antoni and Marion were reunited.
Also,it’s rumored that the Wizards like Zach Randolph. they could package Zach and the pick to try to get Arenas. Gil would enjoy playing in D’antoni’s system.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:56 am
yallallreadyknow says:
to hell with the knicks. why do you all put up a section in these ny knick bums everyday?
shit. there are 30 teams in the league and only the knicks get their own section everyday. we wouldnt mind except…ny sucks; team, city and ppl.
who cares what they do with the pick.
do a column on sonics and let us know if their draft pick will out on a seattle cap or an oklahoma city cap on draft night.
thats the kind of new we want to know in advance.
we dont wanna know nothing about the punk ass knicks
May 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am
YOUNGFED says:
@Myrie
We’d offer Sheed and Chauncey both are expendable. Negative on the Tayshaun deal
May 30th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Big V says:
Lady Luck,
Curry and a #6 for Marion?
Randolph for Arenas?
Either you’re a bigger Knick fan than me or you seriously think that Miami and Washington are a bunch of morons. Hopefully the latter is true….
May 30th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Big V says:
@ yallallreadyknow
Son, say what you want about the Knicks, but how are you gonna talk shit about NYC when your dumbass is reppin Seattle? Please. Take that shit elsewhere. NY runs you and you know it.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:36 am
doc says:
The knicks gonna be terrible regardless.But we gonna hear this BS everyday then at the start of next season all yall Knick fans will be on here saying yall about to make some noise when the reality is The Knicks aint won shit since 73.Damn the Sixers won after that yall stink.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Kobeef says:
NY is closer to a win-now team than a re-building team so trading the pick for a player who is ready to play is a good idea.
NY needs a starting PG and if Mayo is on the board at 6 they need to think about Mayo and Crawford running the backcourt…it could work.
I don’t think Mayo is going to last until 6 though (Memphis, Minnesota or Seattle will take him).
I read Toronto could be looking to trade TJ Ford for the pick and one of NY’s bad contracts. Would be a nice trade for the Raps but I think there are better options at 6 than TJ.
Package the pick with Marbury’s contract to Indiana for Jermaine.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am
yallallreadyknow says:
big v
i dont rep seattle fool.
i just despise ny. how could you rep a city that has more rats than people?
May 30th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Big Freeze says:
NY haters go eat a dick. The Knicks will be relevant again. They play in the East. They can lose 45 games and still make the playoffs.
May 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Celts Fan says:
The Knicks will be relevant again, sure. The question is in what decade?
May 30th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
DaPro says:
Mayo and Crawford in the backcourt?????
The League allows a maximum of one basketball on the court to be used for games
Sounds nice but can’t see it
If they trade the pick then trade down and get something via the trade and a later pick and take DJ Augustine as the pg and pair him with Crawford
May 30th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Detroit Dave says:
OJ Mayo is not a point guard.. The man has excellent vision but that does not make him a point guard. He is a natuaral scorer and putting him in a backcourt with Jamal Crawford would be a great idea if this was the Rucker League.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
BxBaller says:
@yallalreadyknow
You’re a loser, why do you hate us New Yorkers so much huh? You mad cause some OK City mofo came to town and took the Sonics from ya’ll. At least the Knicks don’t have LOL LUKE RIDNOUR LOL as their pg.
Anyways, I think we should possibly trade down, draft DJ Augustin and prepare if they don’t bring Steph back. Like somebody said earlier, they have talent, it’s just that the pieces don’t fit. If we can trade either Curry or Randolph for some expiring contracts or a few role players, then we will be fine.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
chris says:
knicks are such a big mess that even getting beasley or rose won’t help much. getting d’antoni a team that can flat out run asap is the #1 priority, and i just don’t see curry or randolph getting up and down the floor that well, now or ever. get d’antoni 8 players who can run and play d now and they might win 40 in the easy east – has jamal crawford EVER made 40% of his shots?
May 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Celts Fan says:
BX, no you don’t have Ridnour, you have Steph and Nate Robinson. Much better…
May 30th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Kobeef says:
Between Crawford and Mayo they have more than enough playmaking skill and speed to hang with any backcourt combo in the league….Jamal has one of the best handles in the league and Mayo is going to be pretty good himself.
Check this vid of Jamal..this is why D’Antoni came to NY (plus the money)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crs-QT1DERo
May 30th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Three Stacks says:
It’s so sad that even Knick fans will take 45 losses and a playoff berth as a “return to relevancy.”
There’s no way Mayo is still on the board at 6, so no point in playing that scenario. Unless the Knicks trade up. I could see the Wolves trading down from the 3 pick, if Beasley or Rose aren’t there, they could wait till 6. Brook Lopez would probably still be available.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Chuck...Haters come in all fashions and forms so bear arms says:
@Celts
LOLOLOL!!!!Post 21.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
BxBaller says:
@Celts
Are You serious? Hell yeah Nate & Steph are better than Ridnour, in everything.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Joe says:
What an impressively analytical article – so now Dime’s posts consist of a link to a newspaper’s article? Good job.
May 30th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Lady Luck says:
@ Big V….actually not a Knicks fan at all. But Curry and #6 for Marion….they might have to throw in another player, but IF Marion is leaving…Heat might consider it. Also read a rumor somewhere that Eddie Jordan from the Wiz likes Randolph, maybe something to do with his 20/10, and if they can’t get Brand they might consider it. Just threw it out there to see what others thought. I’m actually a Lakers and a Cavs fan. Have been for years (no bandwagonning here).