As we’re on the cusp of a shortened free agency in the year of Our Lord 2020 anything is possible. With around 20m of cap space left, NYK is in the possession to take on contracts for picks, which they’ve already begun. The line-up is hard to predict so some players will be omitted because I believe there’s a chance they’re either not here at game one, or by the trade deadline.
My Starters – Ntilikina, Quickley, RJ, OBI 1, Robinson
My Bench – Payton, Rivers, Evans, Randle, Noel
My Reserves – Knox, Powell, DSJ, Bullock, Spellman
No issue being wrong but there’s one low hanging fruit for an “if” situation I could think of.
If the Kings want to keep Bogdanovic and match the Hawks offer sheet…
NYK Receives – Corey Joseph (12.6m*/2yrs), Kings 2021 2nd Rd
Kings Receives – DSJ (5.6m/1yr)
This gives the Kings the ability to just be under the cap one more year before the Fox extension kicks in. Unless there’s some other cap-positive moves made, they won’t likely be under the cap for the following 5 years with that extension. The Knicks get the better version of a veteran point making Payton another bench point to maybe flip for another 2nd at a similar contract value and contract length.
It’s early, but maybe the weather is changing in the Garden. While gathering future second round picks isn’t the sexiest thing to do, on some level, acquiring assets is necessary for being able to pack offers for disgruntled stars. Now it’s not as simple to have the ability to but to also have a structure in place that is attractive to those stars as they leave less prepared teams.
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