Best offer for these Knicks assets

[MasterIchiro]

Brogdon for Fournier and the WAS pick

Just an FYI, if the Knicks need to MAX OG Anunoby, they cannot trade Fournier for a guy like Brogdon without being over the second tax apron next year unless they let Hartenstein leave and even then, they would still be over the first apron.

Julius Randle $30,317,760
Jalen Brunson $24,960,001
Josh Hart $18,144,000
Mitchell Robinson $14,318,182
Donte DiVincenzo $11,445,000
Miles McBride $4,710,144
Quentin Grimes $4,296,682
Jericho Sims $2,092,344
OG Anunoby $42,601,800
Isaiah Hartenstein $12,500,000
Malcolm Brogdon $22,500,000
17th Overall $3,857,520
24th Overall $2,853,840
Minimum $1,168,824
Minimum $1,168,824

Total Salary $196,934,921
Cap Space -$54,934,921
Tax Space -$24,334,921
1st Apron Space -$17,334,921
2nd Apron Space -$6,834,921

Knicks have been best in the league since the OG Anunoby acquisition. I wouldn't tamper with the chemistry whatsoever. What B-lister on the market is an upgrade over Doug V, for example?

Knicks already won the trade deadline. Their current regime is top shelf.

[cgf]

Brogdon for Fournier and the WAS pick

Just an FYI, if the Knicks need to MAX OG Anunoby, they cannot trade Fournier for a guy like Brogdon without being over the second tax apron next year unless they let Hartenstein leave and even then, they would still be over the first apron.

Julius Randle $30,317,760
Jalen Brunson $24,960,001
Josh Hart $18,144,000
Mitchell Robinson $14,318,182
Donte DiVincenzo $11,445,000
Miles McBride $4,710,144
Quentin Grimes $4,296,682
Jericho Sims $2,092,344
OG Anunoby $42,601,800
Isaiah Hartenstein $12,500,000
Malcolm Brogdon $22,500,000
17th Overall $3,857,520
24th Overall $2,853,840
Minimum $1,168,824
Minimum $1,168,824

Total Salary $196,934,921
Cap Space -$54,934,921
Tax Space -$24,334,921
1st Apron Space -$17,334,921
2nd Apron Space -$6,834,921

Who says they'll need to max OG? IIRC all of the #s being banded about were 35-40M a year.


And we're not going to be paying 4 rookies, especially if we traded Fournier for an bench upgrade.

[R-DAWG]

Brogdon for Fournier and the WAS pick

Just an FYI, if the Knicks need to MAX OG Anunoby, they cannot trade Fournier for a guy like Brogdon without being over the second tax apron next year unless they let Hartenstein leave and even then, they would still be over the first apron.

Julius Randle $30,317,760
Jalen Brunson $24,960,001
Josh Hart $18,144,000
Mitchell Robinson $14,318,182
Donte DiVincenzo $11,445,000
Miles McBride $4,710,144
Quentin Grimes $4,296,682
Jericho Sims $2,092,344
OG Anunoby $42,601,800
Isaiah Hartenstein $12,500,000
Malcolm Brogdon $22,500,000
17th Overall $3,857,520
24th Overall $2,853,840
Minimum $1,168,824
Minimum $1,168,824

Total Salary $196,934,921
Cap Space -$54,934,921
Tax Space -$24,334,921
1st Apron Space -$17,334,921
2nd Apron Space -$6,834,921

Knicks have been best in the league since the OG Anunoby acquisition. I wouldn't tamper with the chemistry whatsoever. What B-lister on the market is an upgrade over Doug V, for example?

Knicks already won the trade deadline. Their current regime is top shelf.

Great breakdown. I think the OP is a little high on the OG number (I assume the starting number is 35, but also light on Hartenstein, where I think the number starts at 15). That adjustment would take NY within 2mm of the 2nd apron.

If NY acquires Brogdon, I think we would be heading in the direction of 1 out of 3 of Grimes/DVV/Hart not being on the roster. Also, it shouldn’t be difficult to get off the McBride contract even if you have to attach a 2nd to it (why that contract was signed before McBride proved himself as a rotation player still doesn’t make sense).

And to the point above, given Leon’s draft history’s it’s hard to see him keeping both 1st rd picks unless another trade is made as the rotation is too crowded.

The point being, it’s easy to work around the 2nd apron next season and under the circumstances - a real shot at the number 2 seed - it’s worth being a little aggressive if your holding onto most of your draft capital and not taking on long term money.