Rookie wrote:

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

TheRealist wrote:I'm expecting them to hire/trade for Jason Kidd and then sign Dinwiddie and Horford.

With what cap space ?

They have the taxpayer mid-level exception which they can use to sign either player (or a different veteran) and I’m thinking Horford could sign for the vet minimum (or whatever they have available) to ring chase since he’s 39. He could also be interested in playing with his friend, mentee, and Dominican national teammate, KAT.

Taxpayer exception likely puts the past second apron, depending on their available roster spots. Also, I'm not sure that Spencer isn't washed. I'll trust the FO to make that determination if he is FA candidate.

It does not. 5:50 mark for the numbers.

Top 7 rotation players, 4 youngins in Huk WhoYourDaddy Kolek McCullar, 2 vet mins leaves you $7m below second apron.

Pick your poison.

What are you guys planning to do with Bridges who is extension eligible and going into the last year of his contract?

Besides hard capping you at 2nd apron the tax payer MLE is also a 2 year deal so it messes with 26/27 as well especially when if you have to extend guys like say Mikal.

LivingLegend wrote:

Rookie wrote:

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

TheRealist wrote:I'm expecting them to hire/trade for Jason Kidd and then sign Dinwiddie and Horford.

With what cap space ?

They have the taxpayer mid-level exception which they can use to sign either player (or a different veteran) and I’m thinking Horford could sign for the vet minimum (or whatever they have available) to ring chase since he’s 39. He could also be interested in playing with his friend, mentee, and Dominican national teammate, KAT.

Taxpayer exception likely puts the past second apron, depending on their available roster spots. Also, I'm not sure that Spencer isn't washed. I'll trust the FO to make that determination if he is FA candidate.

It does not. 5:50 mark for the numbers.

Top 7 rotation players, 4 youngins in Huk WhoYourDaddy Kolek McCullar, 2 vet mins leaves you $7m below second apron.

Pick your poison.

What are you guys planning to do with Bridges who is extension eligible and going into the last year of his contract?

Besides hard capping you at 2nd apron the tax payer MLE is also a 2 year deal so it messes with 26/27 as well especially when if you have to extend guys like say Mikal.

Salary dump Hart in the 2026 offseason. He will have one year left so his contract will be easier to move and we can package it with a 2nd

LivingLegend wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

TheRealist wrote:I'm expecting them to hire/trade for Jason Kidd and then sign Dinwiddie and Horford.

With what cap space ?

They have the taxpayer mid-level exception which they can use to sign either player (or a different veteran) and I’m thinking Horford could sign for the vet minimum (or whatever they have available) to ring chase since he’s 39. He could also be interested in playing with his friend, mentee, and Dominican national teammate, KAT.

Taxpayer exception likely puts the past second apron, depending on their available roster spots. Also, I'm not sure that Spencer isn't washed. I'll trust the FO to make that determination if he is FA candidate.

Doesn’t put you past but hard caps you at 2nd apron.

Yes. Not fully sure, but I think the only way you can go above the 2nd Apron is to resign one of your own players or to sign a Rookie Draft pick.

foosballnick wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

TheRealist wrote:I'm expecting them to hire/trade for Jason Kidd and then sign Dinwiddie and Horford.

With what cap space ?

They have the taxpayer mid-level exception which they can use to sign either player (or a different veteran) and I’m thinking Horford could sign for the vet minimum (or whatever they have available) to ring chase since he’s 39. He could also be interested in playing with his friend, mentee, and Dominican national teammate, KAT.

Taxpayer exception likely puts the past second apron, depending on their available roster spots. Also, I'm not sure that Spencer isn't washed. I'll trust the FO to make that determination if he is FA candidate.

Doesn’t put you past but hard caps you at 2nd apron.

Yes. Not fully sure, but I think the only way you can go above the 2nd Apron is to resign one of your own players or to sign a Rookie Draft pick.

Probably right - like the Mikal extension could be timed to put us over the 2nd apron.

ToddTT wrote:Ever since Randle was jettisoned, JB is dribbling about twice as much. And it's not all good.

We're all thinking it, so I'll just say it...

Trade for Randle!!!

Randle/Donte for Kat?

EwingsGlass wrote:Anyone think JJJ is available after the Bane trade? I doubt it, I figure that was more about extending JJJ. But I know many of you hate Mikal, so swapping him for JJJ would change our positional size. It makes a Herb Jones swap for Mitch that much easier. Then you just have to teach Brunson and KAT defense.

Brunson
Jones
OG
JJJ
KAT

You referring to this?

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/knicks-grizzlies-trade-report-surfaces-091900060.html

Don’t realize his dad’s connection with the Knicks. May he helps Rick as associate HC?

Do like him though. That would be a good get.

DLeethal wrote:

EwingsGlass wrote:Anyone think JJJ is available after the Bane trade? I doubt it, I figure that was more about extending JJJ. But I know many of you hate Mikal, so swapping him for JJJ would change our positional size. It makes a Herb Jones swap for Mitch that much easier. Then you just have to teach Brunson and KAT defense.

Brunson
Jones
OG
JJJ
KAT

I think it's more likely that MEM wants to use the asset haul to retool around Ja and JJJ than it is them wanting to blow it all up. They can make a power move now. JJJ would cost way more than Mikal also and based on reporting Herb Jones would cost way more than Mitch.

Exactly.
They got 4 first and two good players for Bane.
Don’t think we would have enough to compete with other deep asset teams.

LivingLegend wrote:

Philc1 wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:

Rookie wrote:

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

TheRealist wrote:

Alpha1971 wrote:

TheRealist wrote:I'm expecting them to hire/trade for Jason Kidd and then sign Dinwiddie and Horford.

With what cap space ?

They have the taxpayer mid-level exception which they can use to sign either player (or a different veteran) and I’m thinking Horford could sign for the vet minimum (or whatever they have available) to ring chase since he’s 39. He could also be interested in playing with his friend, mentee, and Dominican national teammate, KAT.

Taxpayer exception likely puts the past second apron, depending on their available roster spots. Also, I'm not sure that Spencer isn't washed. I'll trust the FO to make that determination if he is FA candidate.

It does not. 5:50 mark for the numbers.

Top 7 rotation players, 4 youngins in Huk WhoYourDaddy Kolek McCullar, 2 vet mins leaves you $7m below second apron.

Pick your poison.

What are you guys planning to do with Bridges who is extension eligible and going into the last year of his contract?

Besides hard capping you at 2nd apron the tax payer MLE is also a 2 year deal so it messes with 26/27 as well especially when if you have to extend guys like say Mikal.

Salary dump Hart in the 2026 offseason. He will have one year left so his contract will be easier to move and we can package it with a 2nd

I hope we don't wait too long Hart. If his play declines, body breaks down or shot goes in toilet -- his game is not conducive to NBA analytics and he might be very tough to dump without much pain.

Knicks have Josh locked up at $19M, $20M, and $22M team option. He is an incredible BARGAIN for his production and I don't know how he breaks down until after his extension of current contract.