Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.06.25)

By: Educate_the_weak

Educate_the_weak — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:33:22 +0000

Ian Begley
@IanBegley

Mikal Bridges’ side made it clear to Nets he wanted to be a Knick. But Nets didn’t have to trade him. Knicks made an offer BKN couldn’t refuse. More on that, why Isaiah Hartenstein is unlikely to be back & what it means for OG Anunoby & more here https://x.com/IanBegley/status/1805802384607650289

@IanBegley
Even though BKN knew Mikal Bridges wanted to be a Knick, Nets certainly didn’t have to trade him now. He had 2 years left on his deal. So NYK had to make an offer BKN couldn’t refuse. They clearly did that. Fair to assume the NYK offer was by far the best BKN received for

By: Clarence Beeks

Clarence Beeks — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:09:37 +0000

Voltron

By: KBA

KBA — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:59:05 +0000

I just got back from dinner. Any news?

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:57:29 +0000

Are there any teams we can move Mitch to that have cap space and won’t have to send money back?

I think If we can open up some money, we can keep I-Hart. I don’t think the issue is that we are getting outbid. It’s that we need to move some contracts.

By the way, not having I-Hart would not a disaster if iMitch was able to stay healthy. Maybe our new hire Casey Smith in medical/training can help with that.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:54:46 +0000

@FredKatz
A little tidbit: Bogdanovic for Bridges would mean the Knicks taking on money in this trade, which would hard cap them at the first apron. If they found a way to guarantee Diakite and Jeffries and include them in the deal to Brooklyn, they would not be hard capped.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:54:07 +0000

New thread up

By: rama

rama — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:53:39 +0000

I’m a little freaked out. Everything I advocated for over the last few years the Knicks have now done. I pray we can keep iHart too… But if not, we’re still gonna have a 4-5 year window of contention.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:52:01 +0000

If OG had a different agent, I’d be more worried.

As to iHart, I love the guy, but if he gets paid like $25M AAV that seems like too much. I’d pay it, but he’d definitely be on an above-market contract.

By: ThisChicanery

ThisChicanery — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:49:28 +0000

@FredKatz
One thought: A team that thinks it will lose OG Anunoby probably doesn’t trade away four unprotected first-round picks before free agency begins.

Another thought. A team that thinks it will most OG would trade away 4 picks so they can replace him with the next best player.

By: The Great Clown Pagliacci

The Great Clown Pagliacci — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:48:05 +0000

Wow. If we keep OG and iHart on top of this we are a top 2 team, and true contenders.

If we don’t, we just mortgaged our future and locked into the mezzanine til 2030.

Looking like it’s the latter, which means it’s incredibly dumb to have made this move with no assurances those guys would be back. Why couldn’t we just wait a bit? With both those guys gone for nothing it makes more sense to tear this down than push all in like we just did…