Iman Shumpert and the New York Knicks are far Apart in Negotiating

 

New York Knicks shooting guard Iman Shumpert is entering his fourth season with the team, and he knows it's do or die. His last season's numbers were just down right pathetic in every shape or form. A shooting guard that plays 74 games with 58 starts shouldn't be averaging 6.7 points. I'm still not over it, even though it was last season. I guess when you're a die hard Knicks fan you just break down everything to a tee.

Iman Shumpert and the New York Knicks are nowhere close to a contract extension and rightfully so. This is a great move by the Knicks, something I rarely say to often because of the past. But why would you give Shumpert that extension, he hasn't earned it. By the look of things, the New York Knicks might just trade him in a couple of months anyway. It would behoove them to build him up as much as possible to see what they can get in return.  

I personally don't believe that Iman Shumpert can ever be the same player he once was back in his rookie season. The reason I say that is because of that surgically repaired knee. He can go on record all he wants and say that it's fixed and it's 100%. I say he's talking a good game to the media. Last offseason he had some work done to the same knee.

I've seen this story play out too many times in the NBA for me to say that Shumpert is going to be a hell of a player. I'm not that confident in the young neophyte, that he can be the missing piece to get us to the championship. I use to really like his defense intensity against the opposition, but who knows what we're getting this season.

The New York Knicks are playing their cards right, by waiting and seeing how Shumpert progresses in the new system with first year head coach Derek Fisher. If Shumpert can shine and upgrade his play at guard, the Knicks may just bring him back next season. The Knicks have until now and October 30 deadline to offer an extension. If not, Shumpert will become a restricted free agent in 2015.

The New York Knicks are not trying to have any major financial obligations, because they want to have cap space for 2015 and 2016. Knicks fans want to see Iman Shumpert become the player that he knows he can be. Let's hope he can help the Knicks get to the next level and not just a 8th seed in the playoffs. We'll just have to wait and see on how this unfolds in Gotham City.