Knicks Interested in Clint Capela

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

https://empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-knicks/knicks-reportedly-interested-in-hawks-star-center/

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President Leon Rose has been actively exploring options to bolster the center position, targeting several free agents—most of whom have already signed elsewhere—and considering potential trade candidates. Among the rumored targets is Nick Richards of the Charlotte Hornets. However, according to Ian Begley of SNY, the Knicks have also shown interest in Clint Capela of the Atlanta Hawks.

Capela, who is entering the final year of his contract, carries a $22.2 million cap hit. The Knicks would struggle to afford him immediately without offloading other contracts, but they might be better off waiting until the trade deadline, at which point they could secure his services for the rest of the season at a lower price.

 

[AHF]

As I said elsewhere, we have no reason to move Clint except for value.  OO is too injury prone to rely on completely.  Nance and OO are both smaller.  CC’s contract expiring works well to create room for JJ’s next contract.  We are trying to win and he still is a good player.  I’m not opposed to trading him but not for garbage.

[kg01]

Is this the year of the resurrected poster?

First @Diesel waltzes back in after a 8 year hiatus like nothing happened, and now Psssshhhhh?

Yall gonna force me to retire (again). 

[Spud2nique]

Not interested in helping the Knicks. 

[kg01]

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

Not interested in helping the Knicks. 

Agreed.  Call me crazy, but I'm more interested in beating dey a**.

[kg01]

"Tom Thibadough here .. nevermind that I misspelled my own name .. the point is, why would I want Capela when I could sign Taj Gibson for the 413th time?"

Seriously though, I'd bet real money that Taj is back on the Nix soon. 

[JayBirdHawk]

20 minutes ago, kg01 said:

"Tom Thibadough here .. nevermind that I misspelled my own name .. the point is, why would I want Capela when I could sign Taj Gibson for the 413th time?"

Seriously though, I'd bet real money that Taj is back on the Nix soon. 

Taj signed with the HorCats. 

[kg01]

59 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Taj signed with the HorCats. 

Tom:

 

 

[macdaddy]

 

[JeffS17]

4 hours ago, AHF said:

As I said elsewhere, we have no reason to move Clint except for value.  OO is too injury prone to rely on completely.  Nance and OO are both smaller.  CC’s contract expiring works well to create room for JJ’s next contract.  We are trying to win and he still is a good player.  I’m not opposed to trading him but not for garbage.

He makes more sense for us than anyone else right now.  Not that I can imagine we will move him, but if we could get even a protected first for him, I'd take that trade in a heart beat.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

5 hours ago, AHF said:

As I said elsewhere, we have no reason to move Clint except for value.  OO is too injury prone to rely on completely.  Nance and OO are both smaller.  CC’s contract expiring works well to create room for JJ’s next contract.  We are trying to win and he still is a good player.  I’m not opposed to trading him but not for garbage.

I appreciate Clint's rebounding ability, but this team needs to improve defensively drastically. We've been in the bottom half of the league in team defense every year since drafting Trae. If we are moving forward with Trae as the DJM trade made clear, then we have got to get a front court that can protect the rim and get stops. We cannot expect to win gunslinging and score 130 every night.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

4 hours ago, kg01 said:

Is this the year of the resurrected poster?

First @Diesel waltzes back in after a 8 year hiatus like nothing happened, and now Psssshhhhh?

Yall gonna force me to retire (again). 

Somebody said my screen name three times.

[AHF]

19 minutes ago, PSSSHHHRRR87 said:

I appreciate Clint's rebounding ability, but this team needs to improve defensively drastically. We've been in the bottom half of the league in team defense every year since drafting Trae. If we are moving forward with Trae as the DJM trade made clear, then we have got to get a front court that can protect the rim and get stops. We cannot expect to win gunslinging and score 130 every night.

You said "but" but the numbers say that Clint is an asset defensively.  He isn't where he was during our ECF run but a OO/CC/JJ/Nance frontcourt is much better than the same with CC removed.

[JayBirdHawk]

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

 

December 15 sure - when Zeller becomes trade eligible.

[kg01]

1 hour ago, PSSSHHHRRR87 said:

Somebody said my screen name three times.

Eh, like with @Diesel, my money's on yall just getting released from the pokey.

[ATLHawks3]

There's no trade that makes sense for both sides.

If anything, I would look into trading Cody Zeller to them for a top-55 protected 2nd. Other than that, keep it pushing.

[Gray Mule]

HAWKS ARE INTERESTED IN CLINT CAPELA.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

These guys are not part of the Nova Knicks, 

 

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

For shits and giggles 

 

 

 

[kg01]

8 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

For shits and giggles