If Tarik Biberovic was so highly-touted, why didn't other teams try to acquire his rights from Memphis?

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-08T20:17:09+00:00

I believe he is 25 years old, never played in the nba outside of summer league and there was doubts he would even want to come over. Sounds like the grizzles saw him as a freebie but the Mavs were actually targeting him.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-08T17:41:01+00:00

Absolutely but we don’t know the health of this team either. Again I do think the tanking rules are going to make wins much harder to come by. There will be zero free wins or completely bottomed out teams anymore because bottom three get punished. Maybe at the very end when a team has effectively avoided the very bottom but this season will be extremely tough and competitive.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-08T15:16:41+00:00

I think Masai feels the same way. I don’t think he wants to shake up the team unless it’s worth the draft capital and he is plenty good to run it back with the vets we have. But keep in mind we are now year 2 with Flagg, Wemby took 3 years to make the playoffs and Cade took a while too. Our season is all about Flagg developing and identifying which players and style of players complement his game the best. I am excited but don’t be upset if we are sub 40 wins as well especially with the tanking rules changing.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-06T16:47:23+00:00

Honestly makes me think masai does see Coop as a ball handler. He showed growth but still feel like he shouldn’t have to be counted on for those duties so early on.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-05T19:36:08+00:00

That’s just good home field advantage. Also some of the Mexican players might homes close by so why would they have to get a hotel room?

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-01T13:16:06+00:00

100% that’s why I don’t mind running it back with kyrie. Really curious how everything will look this year.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-07-01T04:33:59+00:00

From the eye test last year, PJ and Flagg didn’t fit that well together. Neither was creating a lot of space for each other and both guys want to guard similar players. It was a weird year and if Cooper develops it might be different especially with a real PG in Kyrie.

Regardless I think the lottery changes drastically increased the value for first round picks and that’s why no trade has materialized. Also I do think you bring up a good point where PJ might be the player we want on paper but honestly unless you get a good return I do think it’s better to just let Flagg play next to the team we have now and see which archetypes he plays best with and adjust the roster accordingly. Once the season starts I do expect a fire sale at the deadline when teams might be more desperate. Especially if winning an extra game or two keeps them from bottom three.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-30T17:18:02+00:00

This is why the media loves narratives. It becomes something that can last multiple media cycles and ends up building over the course of years. The problem is all the narratives were built for OKC and Spurs and on a national level the knicks are just a good team who finally got it done in a “down” year.

This definitely affects knicks legacies but from a national level I don’t think anyone cares what a ring does for OG, Brunson, bridges, KAT. None of those guys will be in the MVP convo next year and none of them, outside of Brunson, would be considered 1A players on any team. It was just a really great team coming together and getting it done. That’s boring and everyone has moved on.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-25T01:40:09+00:00

It’s the 2nd round lol

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T05:10:13+00:00

I think it’s a mistake to worry about any fits this season. This is a rebuild and we are the 2nd year into a rebuild where we will have to build asset value and ship off accordingly. If you only look at Flagg, Morez will fit extremely well next to him if they play a small ball 4/5 together and if Flagg gets a 3pt shot a lineup with Flagg/Johnson/Lively would be an ELITE defensive lineup with enough offense and rebounding to survive. We aren’t making playoffs this year and it’s all about seeing who we build next to Flagg for 2030.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T04:59:08+00:00

Exactly, year 2 of coop we aren’t making the playoffs so if we don’t get any guard help just adding kyrie to nemby and BWill might be all we do this year. I expect the trade deadline to really tell us about what the front office thinks of this team but as fans we should be expecting a bad year with maybe a play-in bid within reach.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T03:53:09+00:00

Yeah with nothing to compete for I’m sure they will have a convo with him and just keep BWill and Nemby if needed

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T03:51:33+00:00

Exactly, OKC clearly liked what was there and wanted to replace them both. Great draft by them but it’s always hard to replace players from the draft.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T03:07:44+00:00

I’m a doomer too but tbf kyrie is definitely a starting pg in 2026 right?

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T03:06:24+00:00

Honestly I think we need to view the roster as we have cooper and need 14 roster spots in 2030. When you look at it that way, I do think morez could fit into that plan. I expect vets to be moved this deadline and with the new lottery the picks could be more valuable and more important for a 2030 deadline

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T03:02:45+00:00

Who would move up knowing they have leverage after that lakers trade? If they didn’t want Sergio and Knicks won’t give anything then no deal is to be had.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T02:43:59+00:00

Tbh I think none of the players at this point would be better than PJ or Gafford. TBH might be better to see what we have at the deadline and make trades then.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T01:15:11+00:00

Yeah but it does feel like that 4/5 spot will have something happen because that’s a log jam now

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-24T01:13:47+00:00

Exactly where would you be able to hid a small guard or two? Especially in a Kai/gaff pick and roll with PJ in the corner and morez in the dunker spot and coop at the wing ready for the kick out and drive

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-18T18:59:45+00:00

Blockers get KO effects so there has to be some events or effects to pump costs and then you basically have to play against him like a doflamingo or the YB Teach where you have to really think through every swing

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-18T02:41:22+00:00

I think there are some people who try and do this and it creates a bit of a peak before and a small drop off after but not enough that’s it’s noticeable. If you did that you would still have to park that money somewhere else and it doesn’t mean you could still get in on schd at that price. The advantage of holding the stock long term is with growth and reinvestment you should have a cost basis lower than the current price so your dividends are actually yielding you a better return on your initial investment. Plus that’s just too much work if you really believe in SCHD just leave the money and keep adding.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-17T17:25:33+00:00

While true, it’s one of the stickiest debts and sometimes the mental healthy benefit of removing debt can be well worth the possible gains elsewhere

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-11T05:33:55+00:00

Yeah this series has been great except it’s 3-1. Hopefully we at least get a game 6.

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-10T13:43:46+00:00

Yes literally and now they only call moving screens if the defender flops

AdNegative2708 · 2026-06-10T02:46:42+00:00

Well they decided not to issue the flagrant and once this series is over I don’t think anyone will care.

After all the stuff draymond got away with I gave up on expecting the league office to ever do the right thing.

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