The New York Knicks Blew Yet Another NBA Draft and Left Their Fans Devastated
The New York Knicks took Osumane Dieng with the 11th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. At first Knicks fans had to come to terms with the team taking another French player who was a project with upside, but somehow it got worse. The Knicks traded Dieng to the Thunder for three future conditional first round picks that mean nothing to a fanbase hoping to win now. But means a lot to a team hoping to create cap space to sign Jalen Bruson.
Another part of this is trading the No. 11 pick, whose salary the Knicks don’t have to pay now because he plays for the Thunder. https://t.co/PBDzyBnU1z
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) June 24, 2022
The Knicks then briefly acquired the 13th pick in the draft, Jalen Duren, only to use him to dump Kemba Walker's salary by trading them to Detroit who had Duren targeted as one of the top players in the draft.
Kemba Walker will be sent to Pistons by NYK in deal that landed Jalen Duren in Detroit, sources confirm. If deal is complete, NYK sheds Walker’s 2022-23 salary but needs to essentially attach a first round pick to do it.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) June 24, 2022
Ain’t no way ain’t no way Knicks giving up this much for Jalen Brunson lol https://t.co/XhlIH2gdIe
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) June 24, 2022
Knicks stay on the losing/receiving end of other teams benefiting from a “tremendous coup” lol https://t.co/OMSoUtLW8q
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) June 24, 2022
Fans, including Stephen A. Smith and Spike Lee, were not happy.
Pain. pic.twitter.com/6YsLaipCQR
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 24, 2022
IT HAPPENED AGAIN! 😡😡😡 pic.twitter.com/TVqqb6bg8o
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 24, 2022
Leon Rose being escorted out of MSG after trading a first round pick & clearing cap space to give Jalen Brunson a max
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) June 24, 2022
pic.twitter.com/sv3AE5sXKj
Regardless of what the overall return is, burning a 1st to dump Kemba to open up space to make a run at Brunson is fucking garbage.
— ShwinnyPooh (@shwinnypooh) June 24, 2022
Legitimately one of the most idiotic, pointless, garbage outcomes possible this evening.
I want to cry. After two really good drafts, I actually dared to believe that this regime would do the right thing. Instead, they blew a lottery pick to dump Kemba's middling, $9 million contract. They'll keep doing this shit too, until they can pay Jalen Brunson $100 mil
— Joseph Flynn (@ChinaJoeFlynn) June 24, 2022
Again, this all seems to be so the Knicks can sign Jalen Bruson.
Knicks saw the Nets looking like the biggest fuck ups in the city today and said not on my watch https://t.co/3kMM50ZbwQ
— ✨🦦America Is Musty🦦✨ (@DragonflyJonez) June 24, 2022
Bing bong.
UPDATE: Here's Stephen A. Smith going off again.
Stephen A losing his s*** at the Knicks pic.twitter.com/hbb9llzEYw
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) June 24, 2022
And here are the details about the "conditional first round picks" that were acquired in the Kemba Walker / Jalen Duren trade. They're all lottery protected, which means none of them will be top 11, which is where they grabbed Duren.
If the 2023 DET first doesn't convey in 2027, it becomes DET's 2027 second rounder.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 24, 2022
If the 2023 WAS first doesn't convey in 2026, then it becomes Wizards' 2026 and 2027 seconds.
if the 2023 DEN first doesn't convey by 2025, then it becomes Denver's 2025 and 2025 seconds. https://t.co/w9MyjiCGcd
The Knicks also landed the Bucks first rounder in 2025 which really doesn't mean much since Giannis will still be in Milwaukee and still only be 30.
Clarifying: The Knicks will also be acquiring the Bucks 2025 first-round pick in the Pistons-Knicks-Hornets trade, per league sources. The Pistons got that MIL pick from Portland in the Jerami Grant deal yesterday.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) June 24, 2022