CrushAlot wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:It does eat into our cap space for next year. Wr just added another contract without shedding one

Marks tweeted that the second year is not guaranteed and said the Knicks might not pick up the option, sign their free agents and then give Trier their room exception which would be about 4.7 mil. So they didn't necessarily add another salary.

Nice! Though even if they did. It would be a better option then sending him down to the G-league (where another team would be able to sign him?) And then possibly losing him as a FA. All for maybe the chance at netting a big time FA. Basically the opposite of Walsh.

CrushAlot wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:It does eat into our cap space for next year. Wr just added another contract without shedding one

Marks tweeted that the second year is not guaranteed and said the Knicks might not pick up the option, sign their free agents and then give Trier their room exception which would be about 4.7 mil. So they didn't necessarily add another salary.

Interesting and more creative approach

Jmpasq wrote:

Nalod wrote:Baker earned that contract his rookie year. The money was suprising but the kid played well and Horny loved him.
Last season was a disaster as he started off with a bad ankle. I think fiz has him playing pretty good now and some team should take him for a try. Maybe if Trier didn't pan out it would be a different story for him. Or Mudiay.
NBA is tough bizness. Glad he got paid and I wish him well so long our interests don't conflict with his.

earned 2 years 8 million no fing way. Still one of the dumbest contrcts I've ever seen no one would of paid him anywhere near that

I believe there was rumblings that Cleveland had the hots for him as a Dellavedova replacement. But they still overpaid market value rather than offering what they offer and letting Cleveland beat that. Perry looks to have cleaned up the contract offering phase at least. But he hasn't really been tested with them looking to save cap space for this off season.

CrushAlot wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:It does eat into our cap space for next year. Wr just added another contract without shedding one

Marks tweeted that the second year is not guaranteed and said the Knicks might not pick up the option, sign their free agents and then give Trier their room exception which would be about 4.7 mil. So they didn't necessarily add another salary.

The dude produces, and has major potential, so even if he does eat into the cap he looks to be well worth it

knicks1248 wrote:

fishmike wrote:Baker's NBA career was going to be based on his ability to hit the 3. He shot 27%. That pretty much sums it up. Sorry dude. You only get to swing and miss so many times before someone else gets to come to bat.

Dude was trash, and it was a horrible way to spend 8 mill. Remember the BAKER BAKER thread i started before the season and I told you he will end up getting cut, and some of ya'll were talking it would be mudiay...smh

concern yourself with the people who paid him the money, and look forward to more signings like this.

Always keep in mind this

On September 26, 2013, the New York Knicks announced Mills would be the executive vice president and general manager of the organization.[7]

The yr we miss the playoffs by 1 game and we have had the worst luck ever since...with 1 or 2 occasional bright spots,it's been all bad for those involve...

Not sure what negative impact Baker has on the Knicks... Actually non.
As far as superstition about Mills its just silly.
He may not be a great bbal mind (or any mind for that matter) but who cares.
He brought in great GM and coach and keeps Dolan from getting back into it.
This is all that is needed from the dude.
He is not picking the players just because he has no idea how.

Trier is a surprise but he's a second or third option off the bench. We lost BBIQ with the signing.

I also think the tide is turning on FA messiahs. The Knicks have a nice young core. No reason to poison the water with a star-phuck signing. Smart teams are looking at acquiring effective talent rather than the traditional hero ball signing. That's a different chemistry.

Personally, I will miss Baker - he reminded us all of how the Knicks should play rather than how they too often do play.

nyknickzingis wrote:

Swishfm3 wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:He will find a spot on another team.

No he won't

Dude was trash from day 1. Only Knick fans (and Phil Jackson) thought he was quality.

Phil was not in charge when Baker got his contract.It was Mills who gave him that deal. So clearly he had more fans than Phil.

Mills is awful so not sure if you’re helping your case here.