smackeddog wrote:Er, no- why do you think he did? OKC would not take on the extra salary due to the luxury tax implications

Trade: they would have to send something in return.
The faux trade is logical for both. Singler has two years at about 5mil, Albrines expires end of this season at about the same. It moves the dial a bit.
Singler might be easlier to trade with his salary. Problem is we don't have roster space as things are a bit crowded. Albrines could be bought out and might have a nice deal waiting for him back home? Singler is serviceable to say the least.
Not saying I endorse this or not, just thinking there is some logic. Thunder get the best player of the deal and a solid contributor. Funny as hell it was on Wikipedia!

BigDaddyG wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Not yet but this is wild stuff.

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https://twitter.com/KnickFilmSchool/status/1030892480596795393

I'm not even sure OKC has a 2019 second round pick to trade.

https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed

awesome catch!!! but then most fans love to throw around second round picks for sweetner.
I like that knicks have equal second rounders coming in as they are going out. We own all of our shyt going forward.
Freaking Philly has a treasure chest full of stuff coming in.

TripleThreat wrote:

Nalod wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Er, no- why do you think he did? OKC would not take on the extra salary due to the luxury tax implications

Trade: they would have to send something in return.
The faux trade is logical for both. Singler has two years at about 5mil, Albrines expires end of this season at about the same. It moves the dial a bit.
Singler might be easlier to trade with his salary. Problem is we don't have roster space as things are a bit crowded. Albrines could be bought out and might have a nice deal waiting for him back home? Singler is serviceable to say the least.
Not saying I endorse this or not, just thinking there is some logic. Thunder get the best player of the deal and a solid contributor. Funny as hell it was on Wikipedia!

I'm not looking at the hard numbers, but with the repeater tax plus tier acceleration, that 4th year of Lee would cost them like 60+ million in luxury in tax ON TOP of Lee's actual salary. The Thunder paid out the nose for picking up Dennis Schroeder, so anything is technically possible, but that's a ton of money for a guy who is basically replacement level.

There is no functional logic in this.

Bc of the luxury tax implications then OKC might not be the fit.

How about Houston? Lee & Noah for Ryan Anderson, Nene & 2nd rounder would work.
Anderson can at least be useful this season to help out until KP is back then stretched after the season. Nene makes about 5 mil this season & next which is pocket change in this league. He can be a mentor to Mitchell Robertson like he was for a Capela. Additionally we can finally come full circle on that franchise altering McDyess trade.

TLover wrote:Lee to the thunder really makes sense. Andre Robertson is coming off a major injury. Lee fills that vet wing perfectly. Additionally, thunder will know that this is a chance for Durant to sign with the Knicks getting him out of West. Big incentives for the thunder.

They really could have used a Lee-type player last year in the playoffs...I know there were cap issues which limited their flexibility, but they were the team I always thought would try to pick him up before the trade deadline.

TLover wrote:How about Houston? Lee & Noah for Ryan Anderson, Nene & 2nd rounder would work.
Anderson can at least be useful this season to help out until KP is back then stretched after the season. Nene makes about 5 mil this season & next which is pocket change in this league. He can be a mentor to Mitchell Robertson like he was for a Capela. Additionally we can finally come full circle on that franchise altering McDyess trade.

Lee and Baker for Ryan Anderson might work. There would need to be other small moving parts, but it would be contingent on what came back with Anderson. Houston could use the defense on the wings. Technically the 4th year of Lee would operate as cap relief.

They do like DeAnthony Melton quite a bit. He's a really nice prospect, I was hoping the Knicks would take him. Taking in Lee and Baker would shade his minutes, but maybe that's not a horrible thing.

If Houston wanted Noah, they'd just wait for him to be stretched. No one is trading for him now. Not that anyone would before, but right now, there would be no point for a non Knicks team. Someone will get him for the vets minimum.

Phoenix would send an asset plus Brandon Knight's contract to dump for Lee. The Suns appear to have pretty much given up on Bender and Chriss. There might be something there.

TripleThreat wrote:

TLover wrote:How about Houston? Lee & Noah for Ryan Anderson, Nene & 2nd rounder would work.
Anderson can at least be useful this season to help out until KP is back then stretched after the season. Nene makes about 5 mil this season & next which is pocket change in this league. He can be a mentor to Mitchell Robertson like he was for a Capela. Additionally we can finally come full circle on that franchise altering McDyess trade.

Lee and Baker for Ryan Anderson might work. There would need to be other small moving parts, but it would be contingent on what came back with Anderson. Houston could use the defense on the wings. Technically the 4th year of Lee would operate as cap relief.

They do like DeAnthony Melton quite a bit. He's a really nice prospect, I was hoping the Knicks would take him. Taking in Lee and Baker would shade his minutes, but maybe that's not a horrible thing.

If Houston wanted Noah, they'd just wait for him to be stretched. No one is trading for him now. Not that anyone would before, but right now, there would be no point for a non Knicks team. Someone will get him for the vets minimum.

Phoenix would send an asset plus Brandon Knight's contract to dump for Lee. The Suns appear to have pretty much given up on Bender and Chriss. There might be something there.

I don't mind the idea of Lee/Baker for Anderson because I'm not a fan of going for broke in 2019 free agency and would prefer we stay the course (potentially suck) for another year rather than throw a giant contract at a Kyrie.

That said if we were taking on an extra $8M in Anderson salary and killing our 2019 cap in the process - the cost for me would be Melton and at least a 1st rounder.

I like Melton quite a bit.