Would Knicks Deal Gallo To Unload Curry?

Only if it nets Chris Paul or someone close tot hat caliber.

No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No…

No…

The Only way you do it is if on Thursday Lebron says if you get enough cap room for three Max I’ll sign right now with 2 of my closest friends.

Other than that You can’t do it.

the only way that the KNICKS trade GALLO,is if they want to lose me as a fan.EFF LEBRON and his team of JAGOFFS Lebron James King of the Jagoffs!

NO. Gallinari is the one thing the fans have to look forward to. i would take gallo on my team over the 29 year old joe johnson without hesitation.

Over D’Antoni’s dead body…

Probably not because you wouldn’t be wiping their monies off the books completely.

If they did Eddy makes 12mil Gallo makes probably 4 mil next year that 16 mil so it’s alot off the cap but we wouldn’t be able to wipe it all off we would have to take back a player at that number or close to it so I doubt it and it wouldn’t be worth it unless you can completely get their salaries off the books.

“Going into free agent discussions, Gallo is the best chip that the Knicks have to offer. Hate him or love him, he is the current face of this franchise. He is the shining light for this team and the player that we as fans are counting on to step up in a big way going forward.”

If the Knicks signed LeBron and 2 max free agents, Gallo would be an afterthought anyway. Gallo isn’t even that much better than Chandler right now. We could potentially have a roster of:

LeBron
Johnson
Chandler/Walker
Amare/Bosh
Mahinimi or Shaq

If trading Gallo will bring in LeBron, and give you them room to sign two max free agents, you HAVE to do it!

I don’t think Donnie is allowed to even HINT that he would trade Gallo for the sole fact that he is probably planning on selling LeBron on the fact that Gallo is the second coming…You don’t try and trade the second coming to get rid of deceptively valuable expiring contract.

Get rid of him . He can be replaced if all Danny boy wants him to do is jack up 3 pointers. He will end up waisting his career anyway.

If LeBron told Donnie to do it and gave his word on Thursday, I would do it. If it does not net LeBron James, forget it. I do not care about the other guys and the contracts they will likely get.

If its in a trade for CP3 i would def do it.

If it aint lebron no…O wait

Danilo Gallinari is not Larry Bird. If you need to trade him to guarantee signing LeBron James, you do it!

Yeah I agree, honestly how good do some of you think Gallinari is going to be? Probably Hedo with a better jumper the guy is not untouchable.

If the Knicks trade Gallinari and fail to sign LeBron James or Dwyane Wade (assuming there’s no guarantee that they will sign the Knicks) then F Donnie Walsh and F this organization.

Rashard Lewis/Detlef Schrempf

Gallinari will be a hundred times better than Hedo.

(Reply to bartnyk)

i heard thru the GRAPEVINE dolan told DONNIE do what u have to do to clear the most cap

” i would take gallo on my team over the 29 year old joe johnson without hesitation.”

Let the madness begin . . .

“If they must lose him, the Hawks’ preference is to work out a sign-and-trade deal with the Knicks.”

– Chris Broussard

Joe Johnson is the first meeting the Knicks are taking, July 1st at 12:01 AM. Many have said he and Amare are Plan A. I think it is quite obvious what is going on; ATL is where Curry and Chandler are heading. The math isn’t quite perfect to allow 2 more max players, unless D. Lee is involved in another S&T.

Right.

My premise was not using him in a salary dump. Getting Paul does not qualify.

I would deal Curry / Gallo / Chandler for Paul / 2012 first / Okafor and maintain space for two max guys.

Paul
Walker / Fields
LeBron
Bosh
Okafor

HHHhhhhhmmmmm

yo mucha
gallo a 100X better than TURKEY i highly doubt that

i think gallo ceiling is van horn which isn’t bad at all
although van horn could rebound better

“Not so. For example, the Knicks are believed to be continuing to explore moves that would clear the extra cap space to retain unrestricted free agent David Lee while adding two max free agents”

I rather keep Gallo at 3m than sign Lee at 10m. I have seen more fight and leadership in Gallo during the entire season.

“Let the madness begin”

Gallinari’s 21 years old – and his salary’s lower than $4 million

Johnson’s 29 and he’s probably going to get a max contract.

If you can’t even understand why some fans prefer Gallinari then maybe YOU are crazy.

Hell no. We don’t even know if Lebron would come here or not after trading him. He’s the face of the Knicks right now.

if the knicks sign and trade chandler curry for joe johnson at 15 million per……

they could sign two more max free agents.

My question is…. would atanta rather just let joe johnson walk for nothing?

THANK YOU MUCHA!

KEEEEEEP GALLOOOOOO under all circumstances.

knicks fan face it
joeJ is the only f.a the knicks could sign…

I wouldn’t trade Gallinari if there’s no guarantee that LeBron James or Dwyane Wade’s going to sign with the Knicks. If the Knicks can build a championship team by trading Gallinari then pull the trigger! If not – don’t even think about it.

If this is about keeping David Lee then no thank you, I would rather Gallo than Lee. I love Gallo but if Lebron was like get Curry off the team and fill that spot with another max guy then yeah I would totally trade Gallo. He isn’t the best player in the league but he is someone I want on my team and short of Lebron or the not possible Paul trade I am keeping him on the team

This actually reminds me of when some Knicks fans didn’t want to trade Channing Frye for Kevin Garnett. I don’t get why some of you love Danilo Gallinari so much but are quick to trade Wilson Chandler. They are both at the same level talent wise, production wise and potential wise. Maybe Atlanta prefers Chandler instead of Gallo for all we know. But if they do want Gallo as compensation for taking on Eddy Curry, we HAVE do this. It’s not about swapping Gallo for Joe Johnson. It’s about clearing enough cap room for 2 more MAX FA’s. If we have LeBron James, Amare Stoudemire and Johnson and are winning 60 games for the next decade, nobody is going to care or remember Gallo.

if it nets us a Team led by Lebron or a young super star caliber player go for it..

i would not trade him just to move Curry

Gallo is a role player BTW.. with a ticking time bomb in his back.

Thank you MUCHA!

DO NOT TRADE GALLO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!

say knicks sign and trade curry and chandler for joe johnson 14.5

then knicks could then sign lee 11 m per, lebon max and haywood 5 m

Wow some people really wouldn’t trade Gallo if it meant getting LeBron James?! We have the worst fans ever… LeBron shouldn’t come here!

I could understand if Danilo Gallinari had Larry Bird or Dirk Nowitzki talent but he doesn’t.

Gallo played 81 games and averaged 34 mpg last year. His back was not a problem last year.

“The price for such trouble would almost certainly be 2009 No. 8 pick Danilo Gallinari ($3.3 million).”

We can’t give up gallo in a package with Curry to keep David Lee. If we deal Gallo to dump Eddy Curry it should be for a real star player. David Lee is not even a starter on any playoff team.

His back was not a problem last year.

is that why he lies on the ground instead of sitting in a chair?

the guy had back surgery.. his back will be a problem for the rest of his life.

Hmmm I didn’t know Rashard Lewis was 100x better than Hedo if I’m not mistaken it was Hedo and D Howard as the many pieces when the Magic got to the finals Lewis just shot 3s I guess he is like Gallo after all seeing that Hedo is better than Lewis.

Lets make this interesting. What If Lebron Says…….on Thursday.

1. I want Mike Brown Or any other coach besides Danny Boy.
2. I want a real center and conventional PF. Essentially, I want two 7 footers on the front line so that we can match up evenly with LA, Boston, etc.
3. I need two other bona fide scorers besides me on the team. Somebody who can get to the rim and/or line at will, knock down open shots, and can carry the team when I am on the bench. Note – I can care less about how well they can shoot a dam three. I want somebody who has a complete game.
4. Lastly, your team is garbage so do everything in your power to get the type of players required even if it means saying goodbye to a Gallo, Lee, Will, Douglass, Fields, Walker, Rautins, etc. Those guys are not the type of guys I want to play with.

Should Dolan and Donnie further “Blow it Up” OR do you think that Plan B is the way to go.

Sad thing is I think this would have to be Dolans call because Danny Boy must have something already on Donnie based on last weeks draft picks.

I say get rid of Donnie and Danny Boy on the spot to show you mean business. Then proceed accordingly.

“This actually reminds me of when some Knicks fans didn’t want to trade Channing Frye for Kevin Garnett. I don’t get why some of you love Danilo Gallinari so much but are quick to trade Wilson Chandler. They are both at the same level talent wise, production wise and potential wise”

No – Gallinari was clearly the best european prospect since Dirk Nowitzki. Danilo Gallinari has always been considered a star in Italy – more than Andrea Bargnani who was the first pick in the draft in 2006. Why is he more talented than Chandler? His basketball IQ is clearly higher than Chandler’s (and this has nothing to do with race) and his combination of size/3-point shooting is special. I love Wilson Chandler but his skillset isn’t special. Channing Frye? Give me a break, Gallinari’s sophomore season was a hundred times better than Frye’s and everybody would trade Gallinari for LeBron James anyways – we just don’t want to trade Gallinari if there’s no guarantee that we’ll sign LeBron James or Dwyane Wade.

his back sure looked like a major issue when he dunkd on hibbert on torched melo….. sarcasm

gallo is having a whole year to strenghten his body something he did not have last year because of the surgery. keep Gallo.

“Hmmm I didn’t know Rashard Lewis was 100x better than Hedo if I’m not mistaken it was Hedo and D Howard as the many pieces when the Magic got to the finals Lewis just shot 3s I guess he is like Gallo after all seeing that Hedo is better than Lewis”

I guess you don’t remember the Seattle Supersonics.

Lewis’ career > Hedo’s career. Period.

brian windhorst, who is the the only one worth reading about any of this stuff, he is the one reporter that is known to speak to James himself, and is utterly reponsible, always, says that James was not even in Miami this weekend, he, as been’s mentioned around, was in NYC the whole weekend. He reports the Cavs still have the “edge” but we know that it’s the Cavs and the Knicks (or Nets possibly) and he’s not going back to the Cavs. I think Jay Z, who is really the person James seems to respect most when it comes to “global icon” status, would be smart enough to tell hm to go to the Knicks and then when the Nets are in Brooklyn, possibly make the switch with an opt out in the contract. We’d all live with that, as time changes people. Anyway, Windhorst also reports that Wesly won’t even be at the Akron meetings, something that everyone at ESPN especially has reported…..we shall see

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/06/lebron_james_source_says_cleve.html

dino2008,
You forgot to mention that he also got torched by Melo… The guy is 6-10 and can dunk?! Impressive!!!!

@Mucha…well said. I would prefer Gallinari over Johnson as well (relative to their respective contracts of course), however, if it meant getting LeBron by shedding Curry, I would do it. I would much rather dump Chandler though, he’s a good defender, but at the age of 21 with his size and abilities, Gallo is way more valuable in my opinion.

@DaGawd

Do you not have anything better to do than come on TKB and essentially write “The Knicks ain’t gettin no one, JJ is their best shot, no one would wanna come here…real talk”? over and over again. It’s the same tired act.

Seriously I’ve asked it before, are you even a fan. I understand trying to be realistic, but can’t you at least try to be constructive like some of the other “realists” on here. Saying “real talk” doesn’t validate your point.

Who doesn’t get torched by Melo? It’s called damage control, and it’s great experience, and says a lot about his confidence.

fauci933,

I like Gallo! He is my favorite Knick. Would I trade him if it meant getting LeBron? Of course!

ok lets just put it like this if we can package gallo + eddy togehter doesnt that give us another 15 million , 3 FA’s ? instead of 2 hmmm i love gallo and lee but yeah im going to go ahead and pull the triggerrrrr , also if we are over the cap can we still sign players to vet min? ex… A.I. , Tmac ?

If Knicks sign Johnson and James i’d rather resign Lee than max out Bosh. I think Lee compliments those 2 guys better because he doesn’t need the ball to be effective.

LOL. Exactly

Do you think it’s possible to get Atlanta to agree to a S/T of Curry, Chandler, and a Knicks #1 pick next year for Johnson? This would clear cap space to allow us to still get 2 max players AND get Johnson without giving up Gallo.

GORTAT!!!

S&T Lee to the magic for Gortat & Pietrus!!!

Look at this story!!

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67574/20100629/magic_could_look_at_brad_miller/

This is going to funny, not funny ha ha, funny like this organization is a joke. Dolan is a lowlife, Walsh took the money and came up with this make believe plan that had almost zero chance of working and D’ass is a terrible coach who’s ego lead him here instead of a much better situation in Chicago.

Like I have been saying, nothing will happen with the Knicks until Dolan sells the team or hires competent people and stays out of it. His people are still running MSG/Knicks even though Walsh says not.

Nobody will sign here unless they are overpaid because the Knicks as an organization has thrown so many people and players under the bus there’s a bad taste in the NBA from it. Players will smile and say the Mecca of basketball yeah, but the reality is nobody will work for Dolan, would you?

Could you imagine the conversation between Curry and James. Yeah man the coach is a phony liar and Dolan is a real prick. Oh that’s what I heard, wow, I am not going there but I’ll use them to get were I want to go. I think I’ll take the bigger payday and stay with the Cavs.

Bosh is probably going with Wade and Joe Johnson will take Dolan’s money only if he get overpaid at the max. Johnson is NOT a max player.

Gallo can NOT be traded he will probably be the best player on another losing team and head back to Italy when his contract is up with his bad back and a belly full of the NBA.

I really thought that maybe LeBron comes here……I still think it’s a possibility but again Dolan is saying NO he doesn’t really want Lebron and why? Because it does mean giving control to him and Dolan will not and cannot do that.

Shiiiit as far over the cap as they are maybe we can use EC in that trade im just saying the writing is on the wall and the chance is there to get a legit center!!

You people are crazy if you are willing to trade Gallinari. He’s been the only bright spot on this team for the past 2 seasons. He’s still very young and could develop into a star. In 1 year’s time his 3 point shot has gotten to be more efficient, his free throw percentage has improved — even though it was great before, he’s scored more points consistently, and has gotten better defensively. He’s growing into his body and he’s getting healthier. It took Bargnani 4 seasons to become dominant, Gallinari is on his way to being much more than what Bargnani will ever be.

The guys that are willing to trade Gallinari are simply not Knick fans. You stick with your team thick and thin. That means being loyal as well. I watch you people bad mouth Lee, Gallinari, Douglas, and Chandler — the young, homegrown, talent of this team. All for what? So you can show that you want Lebron on a blog site? I want Lebron as much as anyone here, but i’m not willing to sell this team just so it can be turned over to James. I view people who are willing to give up Gallinari as bandwagon fans. You are here just because the potential for the Knicks to acquire a superstar is very high. I’d rather keep Gallinari — someone who actually WANTS to be a Knick, even though he’s been a part of 2 terrible teams over the past 2 seasons, rather than trade him away for the CHANCE of signing Lebron. Even if it would be the difference between getting Lebron and not I still wouldn’t do it. Lebron doesn’t make or break a team… obviously shown by the perennial failures of the Cavs.

And no, Gallinari would not be an after thought on this team, even with Johnson, Bosh, and Lebron. Gallinari is one of the best 3 point shooters in the league. Add that with all the free time and open space he’ll get to shoot with 2 superstars next to him and he’ll become more productive. Simply said he’s one of the best players a team can get to spread the floor. He’s abnormally tall for the position he plays so it’s tough to defend his shot, he’s bulking up so it’ll be difficult to defend him when he learns to drive, and he’s becoming more aware of what he has to do on the court which means that he’ll turn the ball over less and be more active on the defense. Gallinari is what we call a commodity. He’s a 6’10, 21 year old, 3 point and free throw wizard. Do you people realize how valuable that is? I don’t care what wonders trading Curry would do for getting Lebron! Curry comes off the books in a year anyway at which point we’ll be able to big for other big time FA’s.

Simply said, Donnie better not trade Gallinari. If it means that Lebron will come here i still wouldn’t do it. This isn’t Lebron’s team and i’m hoping Walsh has the balls to tell him that.

let me say this,I’M A FAN but not fans that will be happy with any1

i’m also a fan of basketball

the knicks put themselves in a tight situation/desperation especially if lebron doesn’t sign here that leave players like amare and joeJ=FAILURE.

it’s all good cuz i’m not losing sleep over this or money.

just calling it as it is.

If it’s no Lebron it’s no JJ or amare too.

DW will just have to be creative.

How about building a UCONN roster with OKa$(and Collison), Gay and somehow aquiring Rip.

I’d rather watch that team than just JJ and Amare.

@fauci933 ,

Don’t let some these BooBirds get to you.

Negativism and cynicism are often confused with sophistication. Hence, the many “sophisticated New York fans” where it is chic to constantly knock who they allegedly are rooting for. It is so uncool to be positive.

When a team is taking a shot at something with less than even odds of success, being negative is the safe course. If the attempt doesn’t pan out, the “See, I told you so” mantra will be chanted. If it does work out, ignore the success, and harp on the next potential failure to preserve the aura of sophistication. Instant formula for appearing knowledgeable.

Yes, trade Gallo, trade anyone, but only if it means getting Lebron or Paul. Gallo and Curry for Paul? In a hot sec.

Said it before and will say it again if LBJ is a no go there better be a better plan B then JJ & Amare!!

Plan B needs to be S&T Lee for Gortat & Pietrus, sign Mahinmi (will cost nothing) Sign Gay & Boozer, see if Chandler & a future pick gets it done for Collison if you have to add TD you do and bring in Alston.

pg) Collison
sg) Gay
sf) Gallo
pf) Boozer
c) Gortat

Mahinmi, Walker, Pietrus, TD or Alston of the bench!!

Plan be and maybe plan A if things turn out as have been rumored plus tell me why that team cant bang out with any team in the league? Two big talented bruisers in the post with with a sf that can stretch the defense a sg who demands double teams a lot of the time and a pg who knows how to run a team pass just right and score. I would be excited about that if we missed out on LBJ.

noo loozer amare or JJ

gay should be an option young an has potential to be better than joeJ and amare n loozer

donnie gotta have a few trades in mind

yo BLACK i like that exclude LOOZER

And trading a future pick. We need to get future picks

I actually think it would be a good deal for Sacramento to take Curry and Chandler for cap space. They aren’t going to get anything this summer, and they will have a TON of room next summer with this deal. Plus they could use a good small forward. Maybe you’d have to throw in Douglas. Really don’t want that but would do it to sign three major guys and keep Gallo.

this will be the knicks big f.a signings,this is the most likely to happen

LEE
JOEJ
AL CHUCKSTER

all maxed out

I just don’t see Gallo as a future stud unless he is able to step it up significantly. He shot 38.1% from three point range which is good, but not great. Kyle Korver 53.6% and Mike Miller 48% are great three point shooters and they are free agents. It’s not really a valuable skill.

Gallo is a Rashard Lewis type player. Their stats are very similar. Now that’s a good player, but not a star you build a team around. Whether he is the best European since Dirk is a moot point. The real question is where does he play. The Magic have mulling moving Rashard to the three and getting a more traditional PF. So we have to figure whether to let Gallo guard 3′s or 4′s and whether to get more bigs to play in the paint and rebound.

I’d rather keep Gallo and let Curry’s contract expire.

Lol Knowledge 2 post bulls would be the way for us to beat the teams we will have to face. Post dominance is what we will need to win controlling the boards and asserting our will in the post allowing for the other guys to have room to do there thing. Amare plays no defense he just wants to out score the other forwards. Boozer has a 12 footer plays with his back to the basket can pass and in a nutshell is a BIG BOY. We will need that going forward cause melo is getting his extension and so is Durant.

Circlelimit4 as for the future pick I was just laying out a hypothetical offer but I would gladly send Jordan in place of the pick, whatever as long as it is not a full on rape for a legit PG.

i hope your comparing gallo to lewis of this past season.

lewis was an still is a very good player he’s also a 1time all star

yo BLACK not a big fan of loozer and the polish hammer played major consistent minutes but i see where your going with it an it’s not bad at all

there gotta be better moves…

&hasn’t played^

NO gets
Lee
Reddick
=16
they save money and get lee and a solid 2 to back up thornton

Orlando Gets
David West
Chandler
Songalia
=15.2
get an actually 4

NY Gets
Gortat
Collison
Posey
Pietrus

curry+pick+pietrus+one of our picks for jj
still room for two max after that since we dump chandler and use up a ghost spot and posey+gortat+collison=14

aright off to gym

I would hope they have a better plan but if this is what came of the knicks I see that line up banging out with anyone.

Chandler+Curry for Collison+Okafor. gives us 2 starters and barely effects our cap space.

*would include jj as a max

RyanG,

You dont think Boozer is better then Okafor? I can understand why some may have issue with Boozer I have a few myself but he is a great low post scorer and his abilities go perfect next to Gortat. Two Grizzle bears in the post and one who can light anybody up in the post. He is 20 & 11 every night without giving the max money to him. I dont see any team giving him a max but 12 or 13 mil is great for what he does because he does play defense and he will never get posted up and man handled down in the post.

bbrody1,

I like that but I just cant get in to JJ over Gay at the moment because if we are going to spend money why not the younger guy who is still getting better rather then this dude we have seen the best of.

Actually Gallo and Rashard Lewis are very similar and even have the same birthday, August 8th. They are both 6-10 and weigh 225-230. Since Rashard is 9 years older, examine his 2000-01 season at age 21. Looks quite similar, with Lewis shooting and rebounding better, but it was his third season. Both didn’t have a full rookie season. Gallo played 28 games and Lewis played 20. Neither went to college.

Pretty strange coincidences.

Here is a very good vid clip of exactly why I think Boozer is the way to go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBPC-oyFoAs&feature=related

Blackwood,

Boozer is definitely better than Okafor. But the point of getting Okafor is to get the hornets to trade Collison. If that trade can be accomplished, the Knicks have their Center and Point Guard. Gallinari could probably start at SF, PF, or SG. Which means if it is indeed Johnson and Amar’e for us, the starting five would be:
Gallo-Okafor-Amar’e
JJ-Collison
Not bad at all.
If it’s LeBron and Bosh/Boozer/Amar’e (please?):
Lebron-Okafor-Bosh/Boozer/Amar’e
Gallo-Collison
Still good.
If it’s LeBron and Johnson/Wade(I can only dream…):
LeBron-Okafor-Gallo
JJ/Wade-Collison
All solid lineups, thats why I’d do this.

If Boozer and Lee command the same amount of money on the open market its a no brainer who the better player is, BOOZER! I feel why DaGawd wouldn’t want him but if we struck out and it came down to him or Lee, do not let this man leave town! Can Rudy play the 2 in our system? Why can’t he?

I wish we had Avery Johnson instead of D’iantoni

I wish we had Jeff Van Gundy instead of Antoni (No D)

I wish we had bozo the clown instead of dantoni.