The tyson chandler trade in hindsight was retarded... Had he waited, he could have gotten way more
Gave away jr smith and iman shumpert who have played very well in Cleveland
And you want to give him credit because he got a bunch of bum 2nd rounders?
Could have definitely gotten more for Chandler, assuming he was playing as well as he is for Dallas. He was trending downward, and he wanted to leave. Plus keeping Chandler would make the Knicks MORE competitive. That's not the plan, the plan is to tank. Anything keeping the Knicks from a top pick had to go.
Unloaded JR Smith's deal to get him out. He had an ugly year and a half, and wasn't going to improve for them. Shumpert plateaued and together they were 10 Million in cap next year. I'm not surprised they're playing passable basketball for LeBron/Love/Kyrie... they are role players, that's not what the Knicks need.
Stack up extra picks, free up cap, keep it moving.
I'd rather get a better package for Chandler... but who knows if he stays healthy, and we need to lose. The trade achieved both.
Meanwhile, the Celtics are again terrible, but just not terrible enough to get an Impact player in the draft.
