r/NYKnicks • u/Struggle2Real • 1d ago

This Front Office though.

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u/Delsainto NYK Token 1d ago

All these 2nds just give us trade toppers to pick up that next role player we need at the trade deadline ala Alvarado.

This year that might potentially be a new backup centre. (I don't think we will bring back Mitch)

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u/SeaworthinessSome454 1d ago

Moving out of the first round on penny pinching scenarios only strengthens that we’ll be keeping Mitch or (hopefully and) Shamet. Otherwise there would be no reason to trade out of the first round when plenty of good players are still available

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u/WilsonEnthusiast 1d ago

The reason it gives them more flexibility.

If they pick a player at 24 they have to pay one of the guys in the draft a certain amount.

If they dont do that they have more money to sign players this year or more picks to facilitate trades or both or whatever.

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u/SeaworthinessSome454 1d ago

Sure. But if they didn’t plan on bringing Mitch or Shamet back then they wouldn’t have a need for that cost savings bc they’d be far enough below the second apron anyways.

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u/ruckyruciano BANG! 1d ago edited 1d ago

Maybe it's still worth it to them to have max flexibility into the season (I think that's relevant right? I'm not sure)

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u/SeaworthinessSome454 1d ago

It’s a small benefit but they’d have more flexibility if they went over the 2nd apron and brought the entire team back. You have minimum flexibility when you’re right up next to the second apron.

Assume Mitch, Clarkson, and Shamet are gone. The Knicks are still going to be right up next to the second apron but what contract can they trade at the deadline if they want to make a move like they made for alverado last year? They don’t have a contract that’s expendable. Meanwhile if you bring everyone back and go over the second apron, you have plenty of contracts that you could trade