{"id":3015,"date":"2020-06-06T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-mailbag-tom-thibodeau-hiring-likely-would-mean-no-karl-anthony-towns\/"},"modified":"2020-06-06T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T13:01:00","slug":"knicks-mailbag-tom-thibodeau-hiring-likely-would-mean-no-karl-anthony-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-mailbag-tom-thibodeau-hiring-likely-would-mean-no-karl-anthony-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 6, 2020 |<\/span> 9:01am <\/p>\n

\n You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York\u2019s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series<\/a> of regularly published mailbags. In today\u2019s installment: the Knicks. <\/em><\/p>\n

Would the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as NY Knicks head coach prevent them from potentially acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns if he became available being that they had that a falling out in Minnesota? \u2014 Michael A Melendez <\/strong><\/p>\n

The drawback to hiring Thibodeau is it hurts the chance of acquiring Wolves stud Karl-Anthony Towns if he\u2019s put on the block. That\u2019s too bad since president Leon Rose is his former agent.<\/p>\n

The Post reported in December Towns was a target in the Knicks\u2019 pursuit of a star demanding a trade \u2014 which has become vogue in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Towns, a product of Piscataway, N.J. who was raised a Knicks fan, is dealing with a lot now after losing his mother to the COVID-19 virus. The Wolves, though, are not part of the restart. Towns\u2019 desire to stick in Minnesota was enhanced after the Wolves traded for his close friend, D\u2019Angelo Russell. <\/p>\n

The Thibodeau-Towns relationship was strained. One source told The Post Towns felt jealous when the Wolves traded for Thibodeau favorite, Jimmy Butler. Towns no longer was \u201cThe Man\u2019\u2019 in Minnesota in Thibodeau\u2019s eyes. Butler was.<\/p>\n

Butler was hard on Towns. As was Thibodeau.<\/p>\n

Last July, Towns said of Thibodeau\u2019s dealings with young players as \u201ca disrespect and a slap in the face to their development.\u201d Towns continued the Thibs digs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe culture we\u2019re building here is very special,\u2019\u2019 Towns said. \u201cI\u2019m very glad we\u2019re introducing [rookies] [Jarrett] Culver and [Jaylen] Nowell to a culture that we possess now. I don\u2019t think the situation before would have been very beneficial to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to sources, Butler and Thibodeau felt Towns\u2019 work ethic needed to go up a notch or two. A reconciliation seems unlikely, though Towns was named an All-Star under Thibodeau\u2019s watch. Ironically, the Knicks never faced Towns this season. Their two matchups were scheduled for April. <\/p>\n

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Tom Thibodeau and Karl-Anthony Towns<\/span>Getty Images; AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Knicks have a scoring forward (and) a pretty good (point) guard in the G-League. Why don\u2019t they use what they have instead of spending big money on old, broken down, expensive free agents? \u2014 Sydney B <\/strong><\/p>\n

You are referring to their 2019 second-round pick, small forward Ignas Brazdeikis and point guard Lamar Peters. Rose didn\u2019t draft Brazdeikis, the lefty 3-point shooter from Michigan, so he doesn\u2019t have that attachment. But GM Scott Perry traded up from 55 in the draft with Sacramento for $1 million to nail Brazdeikis at 47. So Perry still has belief. It\u2019s a bad break the final 16 game<\/a>s were scrapp<\/a>ed as The Post reported Rose wanted to get a good look at Brazdeikis in the final games. Maybe if the Knicks sign Carmelo Anthony, the 35-year-old vet can be a good influence on Brazdeikis.<\/p>\n

Submit your Knicks questions to be answered in an upcoming mailbag<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

As for the undrafted Peters, he put up strong numbers for G-League Westchester (17.7 points, 7.2 assists, 40-percent from 3). Another reason the Knicks will be determined to peddle point guard Dennis Smith Jr. on draft night. The Mississippi State ballhandler is 21 but not part of the 17-man NBA roster so he is a free agent.<\/p>\n

Are the Knicks looking to trade (Julius) Randle this offseason? Doesn\u2019t seem like he fits with RJ or LaMelo [Ball] (fingers crossed!). \u2014 Allan Guce <\/strong><\/p>\n

Undoubtedly the Knicks are open to it. His contract for next season ($18.9 million) is manageable but the downside is he will count $4 million on the 2021 cap if they don\u2019t exercise his team option after next season. The 2021 free-agent class is golden. Randle had his moments as a double-double force and is still early in his prime. But Randle\u2019s defense is below average and it\u2019s been reported here his knack of over-dribbling frustrated some teammates, including RJ Barrett. And a bigger disappointment was Randle lost his magic from the 3-point line (27.7 percent). As David Fizdale noted recently, the Knicks could use a 3-point shooting stretch 4. Someone like, say Kristaps Porzingis.<\/p>\n

Did the Knicks halt the growth of the young players such as Kevin Knox, Frank Ntilikina, Allonzo Trier and Dennis Smith Jr. by acquiring the veterans? \u2014 Luis Matthew <\/strong><\/p>\n

I heard someone in the organization once say the signing of Marcus Morris had a downside even if they got the Clippers\u2019 first-round pick in the February trade. (The Knicks would select 27th but subject to change after the eight-game restart).<\/p>\n

Kevin Knox was buried on the bench behind Morris and lost his confidence during a sophomore-jinxed campaign. Too, the signing of Elfrid Payton helped their won-loss record but definitely put Dennis Smith Jr. as odd man out with Ntilikina earning backup duties. You can make the case it ruined Smith, whom sources say was concerned at the time of the Payton signing.<\/p>\n

Finally, Allonzo Trier was indeed buried behind a m\u00e9lange of shooting guards that included veterans Wayne Ellington and Reggie Bullock. In summation, since those veterans didn\u2019t help the Knicks even compete for the eighth seed, it all backfired and that\u2019s why former president Steve Mills is out.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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