Analysis: OG's Influence, Potential on Knicks Trade Upgrade
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00:00 The OG to NoB trade was perfect for New York for a couple reasons. Number one, they got
00:07 the best 3 and D guy on the market and getting OG. But what people don't realize is you
00:16 removed quickly and Barrett, two guys that are ISO guys who need the ball to score. You
00:23 plug in and NoB in as a 3 and D guy. Devin Chenzo is a shooter. Grimes gets more minutes.
00:30 So now you have driving lanes for Brunson and for Randall to get to the rim. And obviously
00:37 we can't say enough about the play of Hartenstein. He's been absolutely fantastic. So for the
00:42 Knicks, yes, they had to give up something in Barrett and quickly, but they gained something
00:47 in and over. They didn't have that. They got process to chew, which is an upgrade over
00:51 Jericho Sims. And now it's insurance in case Mitchell Robinson doesn't come back. Now,
00:58 regards to the injury, it's like, you know me, Scotty, I'm a Mets fan. I'm a Jet fan.
01:04 I'm a Knick fan. We can't have nice things. Right? Every time we think something's great
01:08 could have happened, it just falls out. But when you look at this Knick team, I want people
01:14 to understand something. If I am tips, I easily just do this. I take OG, slide him to the
01:23 power forward spot. Remember, he's got a 7-2 wingspan. You put Josh Hart into the starting
01:30 lineup, right? And then you still keep Grimes off the bench where he's more successful.
01:36 And now you have someone like a Devin Chenzo running more of the minutes with the second
01:41 unit playing big minutes. But now if you're in New York, take a look at some of the guys
01:46 that may not talk about as much as guys that are 3-D guys or back and forwards. Gordon
01:53 Hayward, maybe on the buyout market. Sidique Bay, possible trade. I still think that New
01:58 York has so much left in the tank in regards to draft picks and the contract of Evan Fournier
02:05 that they could still upgrade the roster for all. I still think they do it before deadline.
02:10 So do they still like tonight, we're going to find out what they look like and see if
02:14 your plan comes to fruition when they play in Charlotte. And that team's been certainly
02:19 stripped of scary Terry. You know, some people said that they're looser now. They can play
02:25 better now without him. I don't believe that.
02:27 No, I don't believe that at all. And at the end of the day, like now there's talk about,
02:32 you know, Bridges is going to get traded. Then they're talking about, you know, Nick
02:36 Richards get traded. So they're a mess. And, you know, listen, God bless him. Great guy.
02:45 Steve Clifford. I want to know what he's doing. Hey, he's still got a job. I want his agent.
02:51 Can I get his agent please? Because he does nothing and he's still getting employed. I'm
02:55 sorry. He's a Nick guy. I shouldn't have said that.
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