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Knicks trade 2026 NBA Draft pick Sergio De Larrea for multiple second-round picks, cash – SNY
REPORT: Knicks expected to trade more picks before NBA Draft second round – Posting & Toasting
Knicks navigating 2026 NBA Draft with second apron restrictions in mind – SNY
Becky Hammon on Jalen Brunson’s Knicks’ title run: ‘He’s an outlier’ – The New York Times
Becky Hammon defends Jalen Brunson ‘1A’ take after Knicks title, then admits she was wrong: ‘He’s an outlier’ – CBS Sports
What the Knicks’ draft-day dealing means for their tenuous cap situation – Posting & Toasting
Leon Rose Works Draft Magic with 2nd Round Pick Haul! 2nd Apron Talk – Knick of Time
Strickland Round 2 Livestream – The Strickland
CP The Fanchise Reacts To Bevky Hammons Controversial Comments About Jalen Brunson – Knicks Fan TV
The case for Henri Veesaar (UNC) – Knicks Film School
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“You know Clyde is dying to say “Nickel with the dime”
Clyde will never have the opportunity to say that. If Nickel makes it onto the floor for us in an NBA game, one thing he *won’t* be doing is passing the ball (a “dime”) to anyone else, or even really be *expected to* pass the ball to anyone else. He’s a really good shooter, and can’t do much of anything else (although he possesses good size and at least tries a little bit on defense).
Question: If Nickel can make our squad, would he be more of a Shamet replacement with a little bit more size and a little less defense, or more of a Clarkson replacement with better shooting and less of looking for his own shot? For the most part, Nickel scores off of passes—but dude only needs like a second to get his shot off. It’s actually kind of remarkable to watch.I’m thinking he tops out at Duncan Robinson (who was actually undrafted) if he develops, which really is not bad at all for a pick that low.
Still wish we had picked up a behemoth Center as Mitch insurance, though, whether he leaves or gets injured. I want to believe in Huk, and for sure he’s had his moments, but I haven’t seen enough to be excited by him or think that he can really be a piece for us.
It looks like LaMelo is on the move. It also looks like he just had his most efficient season in ’26. Bucks, Wolves, Raptors interested… I’d like to see him on the Warriors
How to look at the draft, glass half full edition:
The natural assumption by many (myself included) was that the Knicks pinched pennies last night to stay under the apron.
There’s another way to look at it, though.
Let’s say Dolan is willing to let Leon & Co go over the second apron to run it back. That would put the Knicks payroll somewhere around $230M. The luxury tax line is $201M. The bracket for being $30-$36.5M over is 5.75% (the Knicks are not a repeater, more on that later).
Let’s assume the front office knows they can sign these guys for the minimum like Diawara. That’s about 1.4M each, 2.8 total.
The two picks we had (24 & 31) probably would have cost $6M
That $3.2M difference, at a rate of 5.75, saved Dolan over $18M in tax.
In sum, this could signify we are planning to bring everyone back, and Brock did his magic not to avoid the apron, but to minimize the tax bill. The guys we got at 24 & 31 would have been better, but not worth $18M.
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