EwingsGlass wrote:All I need is a serviceable contract in the 18-25mm range that goes past 23-24. Keep or increase your trading position with Fournier for a player that use rotation worthy. Can be more than one player. Utah appears to be the player broker right now, taking over OKC’s position. They have several. But I would be measuring contract value as much as player value. Basically looking for a team that needs to didn’t good contracts to save money. ATL, NOP, Portland (if they had any good contracts), Charlotte, Memphis, Det, and GSW probably do have to dump contracts. Brooklyn should be scared cause if they don’t perform, their ticket holders disappear fast. At risk of this happening. So they may need to embrace the rebuild, cut salary and collect picks to reload.
So, holding out for Mikal. But, most likely taking back about 25mm worth of pieces from Utah and Ainge gets vig.
You keep making the point about rolling over EF's contract which I think is really spot on and not something I considered before. I just did some back of the envelope numbers at Spotrac and the Knicks have about 107 in salary committed to Randle Brunson Hart DDV MRob Deuce Grimes and Sims. The 10 million cap hold for I Hart also makes sense to keep since his next contract will likely exceed that. The new second apron us projected at 190 million, so the Knicks will have about 80 million to play with next offseason.
This is where the upside of dealing RJ and IQ really stands out. Getting out of RJs deal and not worrying about losing IQ gives the Knicks a lot more flexibility going forward. I think Jerami Grant is a good comparison for OG so let's pencil in his new deal at 30 million and then 15 for iHart. Precious has an 11 million cap hold that seems more than what his next contract will be. That gives the Knicks something like 30 million in space for player or players X considering cap holds and potential draft picks.
I'd definitely let Brooklyn know that the Knicks will sell the farm for Mikal but I don't see it happening. The owner doesn't seem like he is a tanker. It looks like they will need to just wait until Simmons contract finishes in 25 and then make a big free agent splash to reset the the team around Cam Johnson and Bridges.
The biggest problem I keep coming back to is need. The Knicks have been on tear since the OG trade and still have 8 of the next 9 at home. I just don't think there's enough info out there until after the weekends slate of Denver and Miami to consider making a trade. After Miami there are 5 days before the Knicks play the Pacers. Those games will be good measuring sticks for what if any deals the Knicks need to make.
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