Jalen Bluntson wrote:Richard4444 wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:
Math. We will be at 190mil with 10 players. The second apron is 207mil. You take 207 and subtract 190 and that leaves you with 17. When Mikals extension is due the cap goes up another 15.4mil.
Assuming things doesn't make them so but, do your own math. You just filled 4 spots using 7.9mil. that would leave us with about 9mil and one roster spot left. Not sure how you keep Precious bird rights for 3mil but, whatever.
According to Sportrac, we have 196,3M invested in 10 players for next season.
Brunson/Kolek
Mikal/Deuce
OG/
Hart/Pacome
KAT/MItch/Huk
That leaves us with a room of 11.5MM below the 2nd apron (207,8).
We can sign 2 SR or undrafted rookies for 1,35M each. Then, we can split the remaining 8,8M on Precious (by Bird Rights) and a Tax MLE player (up to 5,7M). Eventually, we can use the leftovers to sign a 15th player (pro rata min salary).
Another option is to sign 2 min salary vet players for 2,3M each. Then, use the remaining 6,9M to sign Precious or a Tax MLE player. Eventually, we can use the leftovers to sign a 15th player (pro rata min salary).
Oh. I had the wrong numbers. Awesome. We have even less money. That's always great.

Where did I see 190? Must have been a tweet. I looked on bbref and got the 196+ number as well. That sucks ass.
Makes things worse than I previously thought. We are doomed. Blow it up for draft picks and start over!
If I had to chose an option I think they go option #1. If they have to go over the 2nd apron for one year to add a Tax MLE player and in theory S&T Precious I think they do it. It’s not ideal, but I could see it. I could also see them waiving Huk, Trading Mitch (depending on his value), or Trading Kolek/Dadiet. We don’t have the kind of assets where improving the roster isn’t going to hurt.
The good news is this is a “struggle” FA that means outside of the Nets and maybe Detroit nobody has a lot of money to spend. The Knicks could get 1 or 2 quality FA for the money they
do have.
Even if the Knicks can generate about $13 mil in contracts between the Tax payer MLE and a Precious S&T, they could round out the roster. I don’t want to speculate on who because the next thing you know we’ll see YouTube videos dropping names, but all is not lost mostly because cap space is going to be at a all time low this summer.