The Bucks trade Brandon Knight to Phoenix

[GNG]

This is a good addition for the Suns.

 

[Davis_Mike]

Yep, I like it. The Suns traded a top 5 protected 2015 pick & got back Knight.

 

[hockey878]

works ok for the bucks too getting MCW and Ennis and only losing knight.

unless I'm missing something here

 

[hockey878]

what on earth are the sixers doing though?

 

[Gooch1034]

Really good pickup for Phoenix.

 

[GNG]

what on earth are the sixers doing though?

They're hoping to get lucky in the lottery.

 

[hockey878]

They're hoping to get lucky in the lottery.

I understand that, but do they understand that at some point in time they have to try being good? Trading away good young players for more picks and cap space only to draft more good young players and trade them away isn't exactly gonna get you anywhere...

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Knight-Bledsoe backcourt will work better than the Dragic-Bledsoe backcourt did. Knight is a better shooter than Goran and can play the 2 much better. Dragic is not meant to be a combo guard. He'll flourish in Miami though.

I like what we did. Think we also realized that Thomas had a Chemistry issue and got rid of him too. McDonough once again did a solid job.

 

[Gooch1034]

I understand that, but do they understand that at some point in time they have to try being good? Trading away good young players for more picks and cap space only to draft more good young players and trade them away isn't exactly gonna get you anywhere...

I guess they didn't get it when the Pittsburgh Pirates did that for 20 years? Different sport but same results.

 

[WiggyRuss]

The Sixers obviously did not want to pay MCW and did not think he was their PG of the future.

Its hard having a point guard that cant shoot- especially in Philly with how guys like Noel, and Embiid will be inside players.

They really need a point guard that can hit the 3- and MCW is a terrible shooter. He needs to be on a team with versatile big men that can hit an outside shot- or the defense can just load up

Obviously Milwaukee did not want to pay Brandon Knight the huge deal he was going to get- Kidd looks like he wanted a true point guard- and with Parker and Giannis as the big time scorers- thats probably a good call.

Phoenix still has their 2 "pg" back court- and especially since eacho of those guys- Knight and Bledsoe are both great talents- and have a lot of slashing ability and can each go back and forth at the 2 guard spot.

I like the deal for most of the teams involved.

I was not sure exactly what Philly got specifically...what picks and protections...?

 

[MHSL82]

Goran Dragic, Isaiah Thomas, Miles Plumlee, Tyler Ennis, Zoran Dragic, and a top 5 protected 2015

for

Brandon Knight, Marcus Thornton, Danny Granger, Justin Hamilton, and three first round picks (one in 2016).

 

[whywork2]

I understand that, but do they understand that at some point in time they have to try being good? Trading away good young players for more picks and cap space only to draft more good young players and trade them away isn't exactly gonna get you anywhere...

I don't understand why Milwaukee would want to trade Brandon Knight. He was having a very impressive year. I thought he should have been a part of the future plans.

 

[MHSL82]

what on earth are the sixers doing though?

Just because I did it for Phoenix...

Michael Carter-Williams, K.J. McDaniels, and Cenk Akyol
for
JaVale McGee, Isaiah Canaan, Chukwudiebere Maduabum, first-round pick (top-18 protected), a second-round pick, and other draft picks (not specifically listed on ESPN).

 

[MHSL82]

I don't understand why Milwaukee would want to trade Brandon Knight. He was having a very impressive year. I thought he should have been a part of the future plans.

Just because I did it for Phoenix and the Sixers...

Brandon Knight and draft picks

for

Michael Carter-Williams, C Miles Plumlee, and Tyler Ennis,

 

[GNG]

I don't understand why Milwaukee would want to trade Brandon Knight. He was having a very impressive year. I thought he should have been a part of the future plans.

The reports I heard indicated he didn't want to re-sign with the Bucks and would have been a free agent after this season. I find it surprising he'd want to leave an up and coming team.

 

[Clayton]

what on earth are the sixers doing though?

Waiting. It looks like they are building a twin towers team and big men take time to develop.

 

[GNG]

I understand that, but do they understand that at some point in time they have to try being good? Trading away good young players for more picks and cap space only to draft more good young players and trade them away isn't exactly gonna get you anywhere...

Evidently the Sixers need to upgrade their front office.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Who better to groom MCW than J Kidd?

 

[anotheridiot]

serious head scratcher. Phoenix was overloaded with PG's almost as much as the draft happy timberwolves, why take another one

 

[MHSL82]

serious head scratcher. Phoenix was overloaded with PG's almost as much as the draft happy timberwolves, why take another one

Well, they did give away two of them. So they lost one in total and the ones they replaced didn't want to be there or Knight is better.