CrushAlot wrote:...I think ideally you need leaders on the court....

No argument here, on that, if that was the most likely option.

But is it?

Melo
Zinger
Grant
Early
Greek Freak 2.0
Galloway
Calderon

There's a strong chance that both Zinger and Grant will be starters this year, given the lack of talent on the roster. Rookies. Galloway might start as well as the shooting guard. A 2nd year player without a full rookie season in the pros. Melo certainly isn't going to be the leader.

The Knicks have quite a bit of roster to fill out, including someone to play center and wing help, without a ton of cap space to get it done, not relative to how many needs they have.

You can get a vet like David West, who isn't coming here for cheap, and get his leadership, and eat that cap hit. That cap looms large when you don't have a starting center and are so weak on the wings.

I like Scola for teaching Zinger how to get away with contact, how to refine his footwork, how to operate in close contact, how to use your body for leverage, how to massage the refs, when to pass and what to look for against defenders. Sorry, Amundson is nowhere near Scola in terms of pedigree regarding low post play. Not even close.

Knicks invested a lot in Zinger, they need to create a support structure around him to help him thrive. Giving him no one who is an NBA caliber starter, or was once, to help him learn the pro game and it's nuances is not helping him.

For what the Knicks need to do and need to get to actually round out a team, even a treadmill team, the cap space they have isn't a tremendous amount. A lot of the names getting thrown around are names the Knicks just won't get.

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If it's even conceivable, I would sit LMA and DJ down together and show them 1 & 1 contracts that pay them each like 16 mm next year with opt outs.

This is my daydream.

yellowboy90 wrote:http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/06/featured/106407

Nemanja Bjelica is ready to make the jump to the NBA, Minessota has his rights, but the New York Knicks are pursuing him and hope to get him via a sign and trade deal.

Man. We are using the Spurs blueprint of going international. I like it.

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3aeiol/knicks_offseason_cap_space_breakdown/

Player '15-'16 Salary

Carmelo Anthony----------$22,875,000
Jose Calderon--------------$7,402,812
Tim Hardaway Jr.----------$1,304,520
Cleanthony Early-----------$845,059
Langston Galloway ----------$845,059

Cap Breakdown $ Amounts
Projected Salary Cap------------$67,100,000
Total commited------------------$33,272,450
4th Pick--------------------------$3,443,100
19th Pick--------------------------$?
Cap Holds $525,093 per slot, with six slots empty.

Spending Money $ Amounts
Sign One Free Agent--------$27,758,985
Sign Two Free Agents-------$28,284,078
Sign Three Free Agents-----$28,809,171
Sign Four Free Agents------$29,334,264
Sign Five Free Agents------$29,859,357
Sign Six Free Agents-------$30,384,450

Where will the money go?

Player '15-'16 Salary Type
Alexey Shved-------$4,102,570 Qualifying Offer
Quincy Acy---------$1,181,348 Team Option
Travis Wear--------$1,045,059 Team Option
Ricky Ledo---------$1,184,095 Qualifying Offer

"Big Name" Free Agents '15-'16 Max Salary Knicks can offer (w/o Sign and Trade)
Omer Asik, Draymond Green, Tobias Harris, Reggie Jackson, Knight, Leonard, Matthews, Monroe, Butler, Kanter, Danny Green, Middleton, Thompson $15,532,585

Afflalo, Aldridge, Rondo, Dragic, Gasol, Hibbert, Jordan, Love, Lopez, Millsap $18,639,102

Chandler, Wade, Al Jefferson, Ellis, LeBron $21,745,618

Do the Knicks have other money in addition to cap space such as exceptions?

Yes, the Knicks will be able use the "room exception" if they do not go over the cap (at the cap counts). This is $2,732,000 that will allow them to go over the cap and sign a player.
What else can they do? What if they waive Calderon?

If a trade can not be made, the Knicks have the ability to "stretch" Calderon's last 2 years, $15,111,239 over five years (double the years left +1). This puts 3,022,248 dead money on their cap room as opposed to his $7+ million. By doing so, the Knicks open up another $4,380,564 and add another cap hold leaving them with an additional $3,855,471 in cap space that can be added to the "Spending Money" table above.

EwingsGlass wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/06/featured/106407

Nemanja Bjelica is ready to make the jump to the NBA, Minessota has his rights, but the New York Knicks are pursuing him and hope to get him via a sign and trade deal.

Man. We are using the Spurs blueprint of going international. I like it.

Apparently Euros do this thing where the throw the ball, but not at the hoop. Kind of towards another player. They call it puh hassing. I think it is German.

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Leonard resigns 5 years 90mm

Of teams interested in Beverley, Knicks likely in position to make best offer. Mavs, Sac also chasing others. Cavs can't offer much. NY can.
9:39 PM - 30 Jun 2015