My 10 steps to fix the Knicks (dream offseason)

[Redbeardwirc0830]

This is going to be my shot at the New York Knicks dream offseason.

For this experiment I am going to set the salary cap at $55 million. The bolded numbers will be my running salary cap total. Italicised stuff will be a brief explanation on the other parties thinking.

New York Knicks 2010 Dream Offseason

As of right now for next season the Knicks have Wilson Chandler(2.1),Tony Douglas(1),Danilo Gallinari(3.3) and Eddy Curry(11.3) on the books. This is in $17.8 million in salary. They have team options on JR Giddens(1.1) and Bill Walker(.85) that I would pick up and a QO to Sergio Rodriguez for 2.8 million, which I also woud offer to him. So now we are at 22.55 million going into the draft. The Knicks have two 2nd round picks. their own and the L.A. Clippers (thru Denver/Renaldo Balkman trade). Both of these picks should be between #31-40 (top 10 in the 2nd), so they are pretty decent 2nd round picks. Based on current standings today they would be #38 and #40. So step 1 is drafting Dexter Pittman(Texas/C) and Magnum Rolle(LSU/PF). I am going to say that each pick sign for a 1st year salary of .75 million. Going into FA we are sitting at $24.05 million in salary.

Begin FA
Step 1:
Re-sign Sergio Rodriguez to a 4/$12.5 million contract (2,2.75,3.5,4.25). $23.25 million.
Step 2:
Trade Wilson Chandler and future 2nd round pick (thru Boston/Nate Robinson trade) to L.A. Clippers for DeAndre Jordan(.85) $22 million Clippers are most likely not going to re-sign him since they are the Clippers so might as well get a year from Chandler and a future pick out of it. Chandler Will provide them with some of the athleticism lost in the Al Thornton trade.
Step 3:
Sign Marcus Camby to a 3/$12 million FA contract (3,4,5). $25 million Camby has argueably 3 years left in the tank. Now is the time to rack up the championships. He has made plenty on money over the years so that really isnt an issue.
Step 5:
Re-Sign Tracy McGrady to a 1/$3 million contract $28 million McGrady signs a 1-year deal to prove that he can stay healthy and maybe a team will give him one last half-way decent contract to end his carreer.
Step 6:
Sign Udonis Haslem to a 3/$10.5 million contract (2.1,3.6,4.8) $30.1 million At this point in Haslem's carreer his big money days are behind him. His best best is to hope on the Championship train with the rest of these guys.
Step 7:
Sign-and-trade David Lee to 5/$50 million contract (8,9,10,11,12) and Eddy Curry(11.3) to Toronto for Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon(8.2). Bosh signs 5/$60.5 million contract (10,11.05,12.1,13.15,14.2). $37 million Bosh decides he wants to chase rings and be part of the best team ever instead of only chasing money. After Chris informs Toronto of this it is in their best interest to get what they can from New York. David Lee is as good as it gets from NY. He is an active player and would be a solid compliment to Bargnani and Hedo. They get a year from Curry and then can enjoy that 11 million coming of the books.
Step 8:
Sign Dwyane Wade to a 5/$60.5 million contract (10,11.05,12.1,13.15,14.20). $47 million Wade chases the rings with the rest of theses guys. A chance to be the most special team ever trumps any amount of money, plus as the rings come more money will keep flowing.
Step 9:
Sign LeBron James to a 5/$50 million contract (8,9,10,11,12). $55 million While LeBron is getting paid less than Wade and Bosh, I think it is obvious that LeBron will more than make up the money living in New York. If this all happened he could end this run with a bare minimum of 5 rings.
Step 10:
Win Championships Forever

New York Knicks 2010-2011 NBA roster
PG Jose Calderon/Sergio Rodriguez/Tony Douglas
SG Dwyane Wade/Tracy McGrady/JR Giddens
SF LeBron James/Danilo Gallinari/Bill Walker
PF Chris Bosh/Udonis Haslem/Magnum Rolle
C Marcus Camby/DeAndre Jordan/Dexter Pittman

New York Knicks 2010-2011 NBA roster w/ 2010 contract value in $millions
PG Calderon(8.2)/Rodriguez(2)/Douglas(1)
SG Wade(10)/McGrady(3)/Giddens(1.1)
SF LeBron(8)/Gallinari(3.3)/Walker(.85)
PF Bosh(10)/Haslem(2.1)/Rolle(.75)
C Camby(3)/Jordan(.85)/Pittman(.75)

There is exactly $55 million in contracts for the 2010 season.

New York Knicks 2010-2011 NBA roster w/ minute distribution
PG Calderon(33)/Rodriguez(15)/Douglas(act)
SG Wade(38)/McGrady(10)/Giddens(bench)
SF LeBron(31)/McGrady(17)/Gallinari(act)/Walker(bench)
PF Bosh(30)/LeBron(8)/Haslem(10)/Rolle(bench)
C Camby(28)/Bosh(8)/Jordan(12)/Pittman(act)

There are exactly 240 minutes played in this 9 man rotation. Everyone else would get occasional minutes whenever available.



I think it is pretty safe to say that this squad would pretty much win the next 5 championships at least and at that point would probably just keep n winning them. I tried to make it easy to follow and see exactly what I was thinking at each step. Hope you enjoy.

[acopur]

OMG..i am dying right now..i have to share this with my friends..they are gonna love this!

[Ris_44]

I like your train of thought, but I highly dought both Wade and Bosh sign for almost half the Max. And Lebron will not sign for even lower then that amount either. Plus you want to trade Chander for Jordan? and We are the one who have to add a pick?

[Brunson2Spencer]

GTFO.

[Loisl]

1) I am fine with Rodriguez instead of Calderon.
2) No way you trade Chandler in favor of Gallo.
3) Although I think McGrady could resing, surely not to be a bench player. Why not start him along with Dwayne?
4) Haslem to a 3/$10.5 million contract?? For playing 10 mpg?

PG Wade(38)/Rodriguez(25)
SG McGrady (33)/Douglas(17)/Giddens(bench)
SF LeBron(31)/Gallinari(act)/Walker(bench)
PF Bosh(30)/LeBron(8)/Haslem(10)/Rolle(bench)
C Camby(28)/

[Swagger]

That looks like it took some time to put together. Time you'll never get back. It's a shame really, but at least you dream in technicolour.

Pass me some of what you're smoking.

[stycool24]

LOL LeBron,Bosh and Wade will be 10 mill players??? When they can get a max on any other team and even more if they stayed with their current team! Your math doesn't even add up.]

Smoking /sniffing crack does this to your brain, stop doing it.

[StarH2O]

GTFO.

[OneAnswer]

There just needs to be one step: sign lebron

[Swammy]

[hatnlvr]

Pipe dream and completely unrealistic. Fantastic roster though, LOL

[Knick4Real]

Even though I read the whole post, I gotta admit I kinda stopped paying attention when the post didn't
BEGIN WITH LEBRON JAMES!

HE is top priority over all else. And HE will dictate who he wants to play with on this team. That's the whole lure of getting him to leave Cleveland, because he'd have HIS OWN dream team in NY.

Good work though and I see you put a lot of effort into it. But it's a pipe dream. Any convo like this must START with LeBron James. Then HE will fill in the rest of the names!

[Redbeardwirc0830]

I am actually not a knicks fan, I just read an article the other day that suggested what if players didnt always chase money over rings...that got me thinking. I was not aware that people prefer chandler of Gallinari but that could obviously get switched. just thought I would take my shot at what a team could do If winning was the real goal and not money

also I know that LeBron is the biggest and 1st step...i wasnt saying it had to be done in this order. i just waited til the last three steps to keep you all on your toes until I unveiled the big three at the end...haha

[nyqua11]

One problem: Wade/Bron won't sign for less than the max.