smackeddog wrote:I don't think this was done to thwart a Knicks suns Nash trade- after all if it was all about getting Nash, why wouldn't they have just added the $20mil salary to Nash's offer instead? Would be hard for him to turn down $56mil over 3 years.

I think this is more aimed at getting Lin, and I hope it backfires

I agree but I think its both. Secure Nash and go with Lin as the backup plan and sell him on his nerdy handshake bb

gunsnewing wrote:If toronto was smart which could be the plan let the knicks trade shump fir nash and then steal lin. That way you have your pg of the future in the nba's biggest asian market. While the knicks are stuck with TD at pg after Nash has a career ending injury and buyout

TOR can not steal Lin. He is a restricted free agent. The worse they can do is give him a backloaded contract and hope we don't match. We already said we will match any offer.

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Andrew wrote:If I'm the Knicks I match Fields offer even though he would be overpaid. At this point the only bad thing that comes of it is Dolan pays the luxury tax. The inflated salary doesn't prevent the Knicks from signing anyone (3M exception), which is what they would have either way. You need to retain your assets.

Not this year, but after year 2, the penalties get much worse, as I recall. We really can't stay hovered over $74 million every year. The new CBA isn't a hard cap, but it's about as close as you can get to a hard cap without actually having one. You can't afford to pay that kind of money unless it's for a starter with the current CBA.

Worse...but not so bad. http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q23

Right. No bi-annual, no mid-level, can't increase salary at all in trade, no sign and trades, no Gilbert Arenas provision. In other words, you lose most avenues to improve your team. Your avenues to improve team are mini-mid level, veteran min contracts and trades where you reduce salary. In other words, 90% of the chances to improve team are gone. Not to mention the team is paying a higher percentage of luxury tax than in the previous CBA. That's pretty close to a hard cap. No flexibility. Do you give this up for Landry Fields? I don't.

Do you sign Lin then? Because by signing him you are probably already in that situation you described. That's why I think you match Fields, because either way you are going to be over the cap threshold.

Lin, yes. But that was under the assumption that no team was going to try to pay Lin $10 million a year. After this, who knows. But look, you don't necessarily need to keep Novak, etc... New CBA sucks.

RonRon wrote:Terrence Ross
DeRozan
James Johnson
Kleiza
Fields

someone is going to get traded with Calderon or Bayless.

I expect Raptors to eventually offer a deal for Nash with some of these assets.
At least add their PG with these expiring/assets.

A. Paying 5mm plus with a pike in year 3 is a Knick move of the past if we equate productivity. There are plenty of Spurs who make 1mm who did a lot more than Fields.

B. On the other hand the KNicks are strapped with what they an do in terms of bringing in talent they can only retain their own except MLE which wuill only be 3mm most likely.

If it was year 1 id say retin--year 2 I would say let him go and try for a S+T for a pick