Knicks Cap Situation 2025 off-season. Who wants to talk cap space?

[StlHawksFan]

This article covers it better than I did. There's a chance they'll have room for another rookie minimum signing depending on if Yabusele signed for a bit under the tax payer MLE.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/where-the-knicks-cap-situation-sits-two-days-into-free-agency/ar-AA1HQavm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=b48ee62534214e359690892a8cd6de27&ei=19

Given Brock Aller, we probably will figure out a way to add one more veteran min contract and a second round/rookie exception player to the roster to fill out our 14. There’s still a hole at the backup wing position, unless the team is counting on Dadiet to step up, which seems like a huge assumption given how little he played last year.

I have a feeling we go into the season with 12 or 13 like we did last year. That gives the Knicks a chance to save enough to eventually be able to sign an extra man towards the end of the season.

Backup wing? Probably. My rotation guess is:
C Mitch / Yabu
PF KAT / OG
SF OG / Hart
SG Bridges / McBride
PG Brunson / Clarkson
Depth: Huk, Kolek, Dadiet, Vet ex, 2nd ex

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Have to have 14 after two weeks

[aq_ua]

This article covers it better than I did. There's a chance they'll have room for another rookie minimum signing depending on if Yabusele signed for a bit under the tax payer MLE.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/where-the-knicks-cap-situation-sits-two-days-into-free-agency/ar-AA1HQavm?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=b48ee62534214e359690892a8cd6de27&ei=19

Given Brock Aller, we probably will figure out a way to add one more veteran min contract and a second round/rookie exception player to the roster to fill out our 14. There’s still a hole at the backup wing position, unless the team is counting on Dadiet to step up, which seems like a huge assumption given how little he played last year.

I have a feeling we go into the season with 12 or 13 like we did last year. That gives the Knicks a chance to save enough to eventually be able to sign an extra man towards the end of the season.

Backup wing? Probably. My rotation guess is:
C Mitch / Yabu
PF KAT / OG
SF OG / Hart
SG Bridges / McBride
PG Brunson / Clarkson
Depth: Huk, Kolek, Dadiet, Vet ex, 2nd ex

It was addressed above but we can’t sit on a 12 or 13 man roster (last season we left the 15th spot open until PJ Tucker). I can’t see the front office being happy or justifying firing Thibs if the replacement coach also runs a 9 man rotation. It implies OG and Bridges have to play heavy minutes or risk having two or three non-shooters on the floor or a horrible defensive line up for meaningful chunks of the game. I just can’t see that given our aspirations. So it comes down to Dadiet stepping up and becoming that backup wing that eats up those minutes or we sign a veteran to perform that role, and the later just seems more likely at least to me.

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Given Brock Aller, we probably will figure out a way to add one more veteran min contract and a second round/rookie exception player to the roster to fill out our 14. There’s still a hole at the backup wing position, unless the team is counting on Dadiet to step up, which seems like a huge assumption given how little he played last year.

I have a feeling we go into the season with 12 or 13 like we did last year. That gives the Knicks a chance to save enough to eventually be able to sign an extra man towards the end of the season.

Backup wing? Probably. My rotation guess is:
C Mitch / Yabu
PF KAT / OG
SF OG / Hart
SG Bridges / McBride
PG Brunson / Clarkson
Depth: Huk, Kolek, Dadiet, Vet ex, 2nd ex

It was addressed above but we can’t sit on a 12 or 13 man roster (last season we left the 15th spot open until PJ Tucker). I can’t see the front office being happy or justifying firing Thibs if the replacement coach also runs a 9 man rotation. It implies OG and Bridges have to play heavy minutes or risk having two or three non-shooters on the floor or a horrible defensive line up for meaningful chunks of the game. I just can’t see that given our aspirations. So it comes down to Dadiet stepping up and becoming that backup wing that eats up those minutes or we sign a veteran to perform that role, and the later just seems more likely at least to me.

Dadiet or McCullar might be possible. McCullar can sign at that 2nd round pick rookie rate that fits under the cap. They could also sign a vet for part of the season, like they did last year with a couple players.

[aq_ua]

I have a feeling we go into the season with 12 or 13 like we did last year. That gives the Knicks a chance to save enough to eventually be able to sign an extra man towards the end of the season.

Backup wing? Probably. My rotation guess is:
C Mitch / Yabu
PF KAT / OG
SF OG / Hart
SG Bridges / McBride
PG Brunson / Clarkson
Depth: Huk, Kolek, Dadiet, Vet ex, 2nd ex

It was addressed above but we can’t sit on a 12 or 13 man roster (last season we left the 15th spot open until PJ Tucker). I can’t see the front office being happy or justifying firing Thibs if the replacement coach also runs a 9 man rotation. It implies OG and Bridges have to play heavy minutes or risk having two or three non-shooters on the floor or a horrible defensive line up for meaningful chunks of the game. I just can’t see that given our aspirations. So it comes down to Dadiet stepping up and becoming that backup wing that eats up those minutes or we sign a veteran to perform that role, and the later just seems more likely at least to me.

Dadiet or McCullar might be possible. McCullar can sign at that 2nd round pick rookie rate that fits under the cap. They could also sign a vet for part of the season, like they did last year with a couple players.

Yup, the money part is actually the easier part to solve. Signing Diawara would work as well, lots of options there just to fill the roster spots. The bigger question for me is finding a backup wing that functionally works to keep OG and Bridges collective minutes at a sustainable level.

[Richard4444]

We must have 14-man roster (2-way deals don't count). But we can keep a 13-man roster up to 2 weeks.

[Jalen Bluntson]

Given Brock Aller, we probably will figure out a way to add one more veteran min contract and a second round/rookie exception player to the roster to fill out our 14. There’s still a hole at the backup wing position, unless the team is counting on Dadiet to step up, which seems like a huge assumption given how little he played last year.

I have a feeling we go into the season with 12 or 13 like we did last year. That gives the Knicks a chance to save enough to eventually be able to sign an extra man towards the end of the season.

Backup wing? Probably. My rotation guess is:
C Mitch / Yabu
PF KAT / OG
SF OG / Hart
SG Bridges / McBride
PG Brunson / Clarkson
Depth: Huk, Kolek, Dadiet, Vet ex, 2nd ex

It was addressed above but we can’t sit on a 12 or 13 man roster (last season we left the 15th spot open until PJ Tucker). I [img]can’t%20see%20the%20front%20office%20being%20happy%20or%20justifying%20firing%20Thibs%20if%20the%20replacement%20coach%20also%20runs%20a%209%20man%20rotation[/img]. It implies OG and Bridges have to play heavy minutes or risk having two or three non-shooters on the floor or a horrible defensive line up for meaningful chunks of the game. I just can’t see that given our aspirations. So it comes down to Dadiet stepping up and becoming that backup wing that eats up those minutes or we sign a veteran to perform that role, and the later just seems more likely at least to me.

Ummm..huh? That was the problem with Thibs. He DIDN'T run a 9 man rotation. The minutes when he attempted to use 9 guys were still a problem because he would only play the bench 50-60 mpg no matter how many players he used. We were somewhere around 20mpg less in bench minutes the next lowest team. It was historically low at one point.

The FO just built a roster that is basically 9 deep. The rest of the roster are project players. ALL of our emergency depth or potential is tied up in projects. Kolek/Pac/Huk are the only ones currently on the roster as we are discussing who gets the last two spots. McC and Diawara are the current projected projects... Wait...what? How deep we can go into our bench is up to the development staff and the players themselves. Did we hit on any of these players is where we are. The next staff is expected to invest more in them than Thibs was willing to. That is a good sign. We shall see.

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[Jalen Bluntson]

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Aller magic. We are not done with the roster. I will say they bring in at least one more experienced player. I didn't do the math but, can they get a vet and add McC and still be under the apron?