Who Benefits the Most in a Blake for Melo Swap?

Who benefits more?

  • Clippers

    Votes: 17 40.5%
  • Knicks

    Votes: 25 59.5%

  • Total voters
    42

Wargames

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Knicks and it's not close, they'd be a playoff team. Clips would still be 1st round fodder.

not at all. KP and Blake play the same position and Willy and Blake operate in the same place on the court like Blake & Jordan. They either need to sit one of the 3 at all times, or move one for something else

Whereas Melo goes to the clippers and provides the outside scoring, second (maybe first) option they need
 

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You say that like it's hard to be a top 5 team in the East, NBA purposefully proposes trades that only send superstars to the west leaving LeBron unopposed. The knicks with any other acquisition could easily be a 5th seed.

Boston
Toronto
Milwaukee
Washington
Atlanta

All these teams are ahead of NY and can be even better next season, with another piece.


New York needs to start a new, blow it up.
 

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Blake has an opt out. He can go where he wants. Plus they changed sign and trade rules. Couldn't extend him and trade u til Dec.


Knicks win by far
 

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Boston
Toronto
Milwaukee
Washington
Atlanta

All these teams are ahead of NY and can be even better next season, with another piece.


New York needs to start a new, blow it up.
New York definitely needs to re-assemble, in perspective, they only had to win 43 games to be a top 5 team in the east in 2017. 43 GAMES. The standard is mediocrity and they still couldn't even sniff it.

But Toronto, Milwaukee, Washington and Atlanta have never landed any good free agents and have absolutely no chance at landing a decent free agent this summer when there's so few available, even though Griffin could be a decent fit on the Wizards.
 

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Clippers bc they get a dynamic player who can score from outside and isn't injury prone.

Knicks need strong leadership to make their ragtag group work, and I don't think Blake can provide that.
 

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[Jeopardy] I'll take "whoever gets to get rid of Melo" for 500, Alex [/Jeopardy]
 
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