Comments on: Who Is in the Knicks’ Group for the NBA In-Season Tournament?

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:43:42 +0000

My extremely limited understanding of how these mid-season tournaments work in European football — aka, stuff I gleaned from several episodes of Ted Lasso season 2 — implies that they’re appealing in large part because everybody gets to compete in them, teams from many levels way down below the big one. This is just a shuffling of the same 30 teams that play each other a lot already. Seems pointless.

By: walkerandbendercornerstones

walkerandbendercornerstones — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:36:18 +0000

I see that the players get some extra money but is that really all it is?

Also, would a player who is “injured” or sits out for some reason still get that money if their team wins or goes far?

Does the one extra game on the championship count towards regular season stats or standings?

By: walkerandbendercornerstones

walkerandbendercornerstones — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:34:06 +0000

Bernie,

Can you explain to me how it turns these games into something of interest? I’m having a hard time understanding what makes these games more meaningful for the teams or the fans other than just saying it’s a “tournament.” What is the reward for winning this thing?

By: BernieErnie

BernieErnie — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:35:57 +0000

I guess I am in a minority here as I think it is both a good idea and a very sensible format. It certainly has worked for European football leagues quite well. It is not a money grab (there is exactly 1 extra game played). It turns a bunch of regular season games for bad teams into something of interest. I can envision it supplanting the whole All-Star week-end which has turned into a bit of a joke.

At a CBA big picture level, it is another means to inject more competition and competitive balance into the regular season.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:35:04 +0000

The salary goes up less than ten percent each year, so it will probably go down slightly as a percentage of the salary cap.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:42:52 +0000

I believe Katz wrote it was 47m over 4yrs with 750K in unlikely bonuses.

By: Owen

Owen — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:40:19 +0000

What Alan said

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:36:06 +0000

Maybe it’s $50M if he hits incentives?

By: Z--man

Z--man — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 03:55:27 +0000

Seems less than $50M

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 03:21:32 +0000

Fred Katz on Twitter:

Donte DiVincenzo’s contract structure, per source:

2023-24: $10.9M
2024-25: $11.4M
2025-26: $12M
2026-27: $12.5M