especially defensively but if you don't have to pay him like that, great. He's aight but c'mon...don't want his salary on the books keeping us from doing anything. Getting rid of Calderon is a no brainer...woulda loved to see Grant in another system but obviously chicago needed something back.

As for getting 1 year of Rose in a contract year, has huge upside potential. I think him and Melo will be fine in tandem and at least you got 1 when the other is missing time.

Now it just depends on what big we sign with our cap space.

Pau - love him but aged and probably the worse defensive option
Noah - love him but injury riddled...is he done?
Howard - is a goofy ass nigga but can still defend and rebound and score 2 feet away.

Any of those 3 gives the knicks a realistic shot at a top 4 seed in the east with a healthy season.