KD would have been in the drivers seat had he been healthy because he's the better player. If healthy KD and Kyrie came to the Knicks, it would 100% have been KD's team, just like how the Cavs were Bron's team and not Kyrie's. The Nets are a win now team that proved they can win without a superstar player. Kyrie going to the Nets with KD out this year is more likely to go to the playoffs than the Knicks would be without healthy KD. The Knicks with only Kyrie probably wouldn't have made the playoffs this year. We are too early in transition. Nobody wanted to go to the Nets either 1 year into their rebuild. It makes a ton of sense to me...Had KD been healthy and wanted to go to the Knicks, Kyrie likely would have joined because the Knicks had enough assets to try to trade for a 3rd superstar or potentially run with the young squad for a year and they still would have made the playoffs in year 1 with KD healthy.
Knicks ownership is a laughing stock. You won't find me arguing with that. Their management is actually respected around the league believe it or not with Perry. Zach Lowe and others people who are plugged into the NBA have all said that players really don't care about Dolan one way or another. Players want to go to teams where the owners aren't afraid to open their checkbooks to help the team win. It's the only thing Dolan is good for. If the Thunder hadn't been so stingy that they didn't want to pay Harden the difference of 4 million or whatever it was, I doubt KD would have left.
Anywho, I'm not sure we'll ever agree on this and I know I'm more optimistic for the Knicks than anybody on here...but that's fine. I want Dolan to sell as much as the next Knicks fan. It isn't happening. In the meantime, I don't mind that we are now trying to build the right way and if we strike out on injured FA, it's fine.
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