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mpharris36 wrote:Opening up that 5 mm TPMLE screams Lowry since there isn't a big on the market any good right now.
I would like precious but more as a 3rd string. If he's the backup he's one Mitch injury away from starting.
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?thebuzzardman wrote:R-DAWG wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:
R-DAWG furiously searching for the bad news
I actually think this post was good news. It shows that the Knicks have flexibility to do all 3 of (a) use the tax MLE (b) resign precious with bird rights and (c) keep a roster spot/room under the 2nd apron open for a buyout candidate at the deadline.
Stating the obvious that the knicks are hard caped isn’t bad news, it’s a fact
And this system was designed to level the playing field with organizations that didn’t care about the repeater tax. Again - another fact.
I don't think they are hard capped yet, though. In fairness, the new CBA is complicated as ****
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RIP mags mpharris36 wrote:WargamesX wrote:mpharris36 wrote:Opening up that 5 mm TPMLE screams Lowry since there isn't a big on the market any good right now.
I would like precious but more as a 3rd string. If he's the backup he's one Mitch injury away from starting.
I can definitely see it going to Lowry.
However there are a decent amount of back up PG’s still not signed and none of them are so good I don’t see them accepting 2/$10.
There ain't a lot of teams with cap space remaining. And I don't see anyone outside of Tyus Jones warranting the full MLE type money.
I think Lowry is more a vet min to TPMLE guy
JayTWill wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:R-DAWG wrote:
I actually think this post was good news. It shows that the Knicks have flexibility to do all 3 of (a) use the tax MLE (b) resign precious with bird rights and (c) keep a roster spot/room under the 2nd apron open for a buyout candidate at the deadline.
Stating the obvious that the knicks are hard caped isn’t bad news, it’s a fact
And this system was designed to level the playing field with organizations that didn’t care about the repeater tax. Again - another fact.
I don't think they are hard capped yet, though. In fairness, the new CBA is complicated as ****
I think the Mikal trade was going to hard cap them no matter what unless they sent out 1 single salary larger than Mikal's salary.
Sending out less salary than you receive would trigger a cap at the first apron. (Bogey's salary was less than Mikal's)
Aggregating multiple salaries to complete the trade triggers a cap at the second apron. (Bogey + Shake +Diakite)
So unless the Knicks sent out one single salary larger than Mikal's (Brunson or Randle) there was going to be a hard cap at one of the aprons no matter what but I may be wrong. They chose the extra flexibility created at the cap for the second apron.
RIP mags RIP mags 
The Jazz expressed they were open to moving Kessler leading into the draft, according to rival front-office sources in contact with them. Utah was after a top-10 draft pick in exchange, and it wasn’t clear if even that would be enough to get a deal done.
The Knicks could offer McBride and the Pistons’ 2025 first-rounder for Kessler. They could throw in a first-round swap too. But would that be enough to get the Jazz to bite? After all, it’s not like Utah has to trade Kessler, who has as many as seven more years of team control ahead of him. McBride’s three-year, $13 million contract is a steal, but it’s more attractive to a contender like the Knicks than a group starting over like the Jazz. By the time Utah is competitive again, McBride would be ready to hit unrestricted free agency.
And from the Knicks’ perspective, would they even want to offer so much?
3toheadmelo wrote:if anyone wants an idea of what ainge is looking for in return for kessler.. peep what fred katz saidThe Jazz expressed they were open to moving Kessler leading into the draft, according to rival front-office sources in contact with them. Utah was after a top-10 draft pick in exchange, and it wasn’t clear if even that would be enough to get a deal done.The Knicks could offer McBride and the Pistons’ 2025 first-rounder for Kessler. They could throw in a first-round swap too. But would that be enough to get the Jazz to bite? After all, it’s not like Utah has to trade Kessler, who has as many as seven more years of team control ahead of him. McBride’s three-year, $13 million contract is a steal, but it’s more attractive to a contender like the Knicks than a group starting over like the Jazz. By the time Utah is competitive again, McBride would be ready to hit unrestricted free agency.
And from the Knicks’ perspective, would they even want to offer so much?
R-DAWG wrote:FrozenEnvelope wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:
Knicks leaking that they have general interest in centers instead of specific interest in Kessler. They include that they could just go ahead and resign Precious and deal with it that way.
Knicks signaling to teams that have C's, but particularly Ainge, that they are interested, but they have options.
Game on.
Of course, Ainge will ask for 2 1st round picks and 2 2nd round picks AND McBride, so goodbye Kessler.
Leon isn't going to get played by Ainge. Either deal honestly and fairly or go play in traffic with Warren Jeffs.
I mean if you look at Leon’s track record he tends to overpay and ainge holds out for peak value.
Also - outside of a Precious sign and trade I don’t see a path forward to acquiring Kessler and avoiding the first apron hard cap without including Duce
stuporman wrote:Bargain resign with Randle
Bargain signing with Brunson
Bargain signing with iHart
Bargain signing with Divo
Didn't overpay for Mitchell
Didn't overpay for OG
Leon doesn't tend to overpay, but sure, he overpaid for MB because that's the only way he was going to pry away the infinity stone from the Nets.
Jalen Bluntson wrote:JayTWill wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:I don't think they are hard capped yet, though. In fairness, the new CBA is complicated as ****
I think the Mikal trade was going to hard cap them no matter what unless they sent out 1 single salary larger than Mikal's salary.
Sending out less salary than you receive would trigger a cap at the first apron. (Bogey's salary was less than Mikal's)
Aggregating multiple salaries to complete the trade triggers a cap at the second apron. (Bogey + Shake +Diakite)
So unless the Knicks sent out one single salary larger than Mikal's (Brunson or Randle) there was going to be a hard cap at one of the aprons no matter what but I may be wrong. They chose the extra flexibility created at the cap for the second apron.
They were never gonna let the Bridges trade hard cap them. It was decided when they made the trade that it wasn't going to be an issue. They just had to work out the numbers/players.
JayTWill wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:JayTWill wrote:
I think the Mikal trade was going to hard cap them no matter what unless they sent out 1 single salary larger than Mikal's salary.
Sending out less salary than you receive would trigger a cap at the first apron. (Bogey's salary was less than Mikal's)
Aggregating multiple salaries to complete the trade triggers a cap at the second apron. (Bogey + Shake +Diakite)
So unless the Knicks sent out one single salary larger than Mikal's (Brunson or Randle) there was going to be a hard cap at one of the aprons no matter what but I may be wrong. They chose the extra flexibility created at the cap for the second apron.
They were never gonna let the Bridges trade hard cap them. It was decided when they made the trade that it wasn't going to be an issue. They just had to work out the numbers/players.
Yeah, I know they were working to avoid the hard cap at the first apron but there still is a hard cap at the second apron which is what I was trying to explain.
RIP mags
