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My apologies about yesterday. Didn’t mean to come across alarming. It’s just normall human nature to ask for a raise after winning the ultimate prize for your employer. Dolan not paying is the cause of it all.
Hope KAT signs the same exact deal @ 5yrs – $212m that OG signed too and I hope Leon calls his bluff and does not trade him if he’s hesitating….just figured it was a good thought exercise..i.e. mental masturbation for a non zero probability event.
Again, Bondy has suggested that KAT will wind up with something in the neighborhood of 4/180, though I’m not sure if he means as an extension that follows him picking up the player option, or if this would be instead of that. He’s not as plugged into things as Begley, but we’ll see.
Hell, if we’re going full Swifty here, maybe even Brunson changes his mind about the whole “I’ll make up for the discount on this contract by getting the full bag on the next one” in order to keep the team together. I doubt it, but we’ll see.
Meanwhile, Shams reports:
Is AJ Johnson any good? Or is this a pure salary dump by NOLA?
I do think the starting 5 will all make appropriate sacrifices to keep the core together (and allow them to get the proper support off the bench) for the next 3 to 4 years. If we can maintain a good bench so the starting 5 doesn’t have to play crazy minutes in the regular season, this core has a contending window of probably 2 to 3 years. Once they all hit their mid-30’s, though, we should be looking to move on from this era.
Diawara at Center is an interesting idea. He is super young, so maybe he grows another inch or two? If he gets closer to 6′ 10″ or 6′ 11″ you have to consider it.
I would like us to hold on to Deuce. I think the move would be to try and showcase Kolek (who I also love). If he takes another step forward, he’s going to be a very attractive piece to dangle at the trade deadline because many teams can use a back up PG, more than a combo shooting guard off the bench. And I think having Deuce and Shamet (and Clarkson) as three options off the bench does give us a nice variety. Plus, Alvarado probably has back up PG on lock for the foreseeable future. But if you could dangle Kolek and Dadiet plus some second rounders, that might net you a good young back up Center.
The reason why I think the starting 5 will do this is because all of them have very strong reasons for wanting to stay in NYC. Not just to win another title (or two!) and have more deep playoff runs together, but also for personal reasons. Hart probably wants to retire after this next contract. Brunson, Hart and Mikal all played at Nova together and probably want to stay together. KAT is from this area and after playing so long in Minny and then getting traded, probably doesn’t want that to happen again. Then there is OG, who got the max last time.
I also think the second apron cap implications are starting to dawn on max players and teams are also realizing they don’t have to give the absolute max to every single good player on their team and doing so basically cripples your chances at contending.
Fact is this starting 5 are now all NYC legends but staying together, winning another title or even just getting close and continuing to win playoff series will make these dudes even more legends. Every single one of them will have a post player career that will be far more lucrative if they stay within the Knicks family.
Johnson has a -4.3epm. Definitely seems like he’s just a contract to throw in.
But darules and I did go to the Knicks@Wizards blowout last February when it was “AJ Johnson Cap Night,” with a special design created by him. So there’s that.
Diawara has a standing reach of 9’2″ according to the internet (but did not attend the NBA combine, so may not be accurate).
That’d be right at the 50th percentile for centers who attended the combine in the last 3 years. It’s tied for the 2nd best standing reach of any Forward drafted in that span.
So the issue really is skillset, not size. Given his poor block numbers, he needs near perfect positional defense to serve as a team rim protector. Maybe he can learn that.
The size potentially makes him valuable as a 1-on-1 defender against centers, especially in a switching scheme.
“Once they all hit their mid-30’s, though, we should be looking to move on from this era.”
A lot depends on how Jalen Brunson ages. He isn’t all that dependent on athleticism and doesn’t seem to have any chronic conditions. I could see him being pretty close to what he is now for at least 5 more years. In fact, I think one of the positives about LeBron doing what he is doing is that he’s showing other aging players what is possible with the kind of commitment he makes to fitness, nutrition, etc. combined with a superior basketball IQ. I’m not saying it will work for anyone else the way it has for him, but even if it peters out at 36 instead of 42 it’s still possible. Steph played to a 6+ BPM at age 36. That would be 7 more seasons for Brunson and Mikal, 6 more for KAT, 8 more for OG, and 5 more for Hart. Then it would become a matter of replacing the guys that decline as things go along. I could see Hart being the first to go, but replacing him on the cheap either through the draft mid-level type deal shouldn’t be impossible.
So I’m feeling pretty confident that this team has a 5-year window if the salaries work.
That is some Swifty levels of confidence, Z-Man. I like it!
But even I would say a 5 year window is probably TOO optimistic. If for no other reason than I think you would be hard pressed to find many teams in the history of the league that had a 5 year window, especially ones that had their core guys all at or near 30. While I think it’s possible any one of these guys could still be as good (or close enough) to it at 36 as they are now, the probability of all 5 of them (or even 4 of them) all maintaining this level in 5 years seems overly optimistic.
But I do think 3 more years is possible with another 2 after that of “mezzanine” like competence. Which, would still be ok.
It would be nice to maintain this high level for at least 3 more seasons because then we’re mostly through the fuck them picks era and would start having first round picks to work with again.
Mo has a very similar physical profile as Siakam, who is a much better rebounder and rim-protector and still not much of a C-type. He did play 33% of his minutes a C one season, but the alternatives were Precious Achiuwa and Khem Birch.
Mo’s best path seems pretty clearly to be as a long, very switchable wing. I would not spend a single minute thinking about him as even a partial answer to our C dilemma.
You’re probably right, Z-man. We need another option at back up C and they need to be 1. Defense/Rebounding first and 2. Youngish with upside.
I would be ok with in their prime if they were actually good and we knew we could keep them around for at least 2 seasons.
Swifty, a lot would depend on Leon/Brock/Walt finding gems in the second round and hitting the sweet spot in trades and free agency as time goes on. I could squint and see Hart migrating to a smaller bench role on a more modest salary in a couple of years, maybe with Mo moving into the starting lineup. Even if Leon doesn’t snag one this year, I could also see a solid backup C becoming available either in the early second in 2027 or late in the first in 2028.
If another championship, or even a finals appearance, isn’t in the cards, it would be a nice consolation to have a sustained run of 50-ish-win seasons and minimum second-round appearances. The Ewing era would have been so much better if there had been a single championship involved, and maybe that’s what we’re dealing with here. I could easily live with that. But for now, why not dream big?
EB’s been making this point since Dipshit issued his edict and I think it’s a very good one.
That’s why I would extend Deuce as soon as possible. Perhaps not immediately but at least after the season starts. He is worthy of an extension and it will cost more to sign him if he reaches free agency this summer. It doesn’t hurt his trade value, either. Any team that trades for Deuce will do so to keep him, not to let him walk in free agency.
Best case scenario – Dipshit changes his mind about the stupid mandate and we keep everyone.
Worst case scenario – Dipshit stays dipshit and we have to trade either Mikal or Deuce this summer to duck the apron.
I’m listening to Harvey Araton’s great When the Garden Was Eden. It brings back so many great memories, and fills in some minor blanks.
But one thing I remember very vividly is that the second championship was not even close to the first in terms of my excitement or appreciation for it. There was something so very special about the chemistry of the 1970 team, and the buildup from doormats to champions, and the way that they won (the whole Laker Big 3 hype and then Willis going down stuff) that the 1973 championship team could not really live up to, at least for me. The parallels with this 2026 championship are very real for me. I don’t think any subsequent championship in my lifetime will live up to either this one or the 1970 one, and not just because they both ended long, painful droughts. It’s as much about the chemistry and the immaculate vibes, and about the players bringing out the best in each other rather than buying a chip by riding the coattails of an established collection of mercs like the Heat did and like we tried to do in the past. I get that none of the starters were drafted, but they kind of felt homegrown, especially with KAT accepting and thriving in more of a lunchpail role.
Maybe it’s time to look into Taj Gibson: Call of Duty, Act 3 for our backup center job?
Another best case scenario – even if Dipshit doesn’t stop meddling, KAT and/or Hart can possibly take less allowing us to keep everyone.
I really don’t see any benefit to letting Deuce hit free agency. He’s not going to cost less when other teams can bid on him.
Mitch I understood. We couldn’t extend him last year because we didn’t know if he could get through a season.
Yeah, if you consider Mikal at $33aav versus Deuce at $15aav + Shamet at 5.5aav (plus Hart), I can see the logic. But it still seems ridiculous for the league to force this type of Sophie’s Choice on every team.
If the Knicks somehow win the championship again next season I might enjoy it even more than this year. I’ll definitely be more relaxed watching the playoffs from now on plus going back to back would cement their legacy as one of the greatest teams ever.
“Worst case scenario – Dipshit stays dipshit and we have to trade either Mikal or Deuce this summer to duck the apron.”
It seems like a near-certainty that Dolan is not going to allow Leon to go into the second apron. And just like with Mitch, I don’t expect a team to do a sign-and-trade that benefits us if they can just sign Deuce outright.
However, unlike some other owners, Dolan does seem to be okay with paying at least some “repeater tax”, so there’s that!
All that said, I love me some Deuce, but don’t think he will be all that hard to replace, especially on an 8-figure deal.
We don’t know that. We won’t be up for repeater tax until the 2027-28 season.
The adage “success breeds success” is very apt here. Winning the Cup and then having the same opponent in the Finals. Being a contender together with Leon treating rotation players becoming end of bench players fairly make us an attractive destination for those who think they’ve got another gear left. Brunson choosing his extension terms to give the team the ability to sign better players likely influences KAT. And winning it all, in part due to a cohesive locker room, and a coach who seems to listen, put us on the shortlist of any good player thinking of a change of scenery.
My long winded point is that optimism about our future is warranted.
Think Mo could easily be the most valuable contract in the association. However, he’s not a center. He’s an oversized athletic forward with guard like skills that needs to get to ~245 pounds over next 2 years. Kid could be special, if he’s commited.
I agree but my short-winded counterpoint is Dolan. He took a blowtorch to the front office’s plans this summer and we have no idea what he’ll do next.
This has to be an all time great summer NBA training story. Hope he shoots that thing and breaks records…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sUnOTyqYr5I
If Leon can get KAT to sign for anything near that, he automatically wins the John A. McCone award for the greatest PSY-OP in the history of the universe.
There will be many teams with the potential space to sign TWO near max players along with the Florida, Texas and Tennessee teams that get a 10.9% salary increase due to the lack of state income tax. That’s 5 million a year on a 45M contract. Real money.
“We don’t know that. We won’t be up for repeater tax until the 2027-28 season.”
Well the Knicks have been paying luxury tax 2024-25 ($38M) and paid $44M last year. They are likely to pay another $40+M this year. Will Dolan go up to the $97M repeater tax in 2027-28? I think he will, but I guess we’ll see. He is still paying the second most luxury tax of any team, so it seems like the roster-building penalties associated with going over the second apron are more of a concern than the tax bill. His exact words were: “I’ll write as big of a check as possible, but I can’t write a check that goes into the second apron.” He did not allude to the tax consequences at all. So I guess we’ll see.
Leon lost Mitch and iHart to free agency. DDV was collateral damage too. Had to overpay OG and hand him the absolute max money amount.
I’m just not sure that Leon is going to put himself in that position and gamble with KAT. He got burned everytime. Think Leon would rather be in the Randle and IQ position with KAT.
Really hope I’m wrong and Shams reports that KAT will sign extension in a couple of weeks.
Agree 100%. Not a solution at the C now or for the next few years at least.
“I agree but my short-winded counterpoint is Dolan. He took a blowtorch to the front office’s plans this summer and we have no idea what he’ll do next.”
I think we have an excellent idea of what he’ll do next. He’s going to do what every other ownership group is bent on doing: staying under the second apron come hell or high water. Like every other owner, he’s telling his front office: here’s what you can spend, now go do your job. And to my knowledge, he has never lied and said he would give Leon unlimited spending power, including the freedom to go as much into the second apron as he wanted to. He just didn’t do what some (including Leon) prematurely assumed that he would.
In other words, Leon has the “misfortune” of having to work within the same constraints that every other POBO/GM currently has to work under (actually less, as some owners will not even allow their team to go into the luxury tax at all). Leon has thus far done a phenomenal job of working within those constraints. Hopefully he will continue to do so.
Um…sure, I totally believe that, BBA!
IMO, the best way to extend the window was to add young players this year so they can grow into rotation and then starter minutes as our starting 5 begins to age out. It’s hard to predict who will start declining first and/or fastest because injuries will also play a part in that. But I also expect Brunson to age well (other than defensively where it might get really bad). So this may not be the last version of the Knicks starting 5 before Brunson is done. We really could use a young C with upside. Even if he’s not ready this year, we could use him like we used Diawara last year and hope he eventually can become a starter down the line.
“Leon lost Mitch and iHart to free agency.”
This is true, but for entirely different reasons.
“DDV was collateral damage too.”
The amount paid for KAT has turned out to be a heist. Had Leon not signed DDV to a well below-market deal, Minny wouldn’t have been as hot for him. I loved Donte and was shocked to see him go, and wasn’t a fan of KAT, I don’t see any way that this can be spun as anything but a win for Leon in retrospect.
“Had to overpay OG and hand him the absolute max money amount.”
This is not true. According to AI:
I’m not 100% convinced Dolan will never go over the 2nd apron. I’m 100% convinced he thinks it’s a bad idea in general and thought it was a terrible idea to go over it so soon with this group for Mitch while still having a multi year window and Mitch being such a high risk. Going over it and staying over it comes with some huge downside draft issues.
I also saw a recent note (can’t rememeber which major beat writer it was) that suggested it may not have been just Dolan that didn’t want to go over the 2nd apron this year. Leon may have also either been on the 50 yard line ot leaning against it. So this idea that it was ALL Dolan has been speculation all along (because well, everyone has JDS lol) just like I’ve been saying.
That’s a great story on Dame, Director, thanks! He’s def one of my favorite non-Knicks.
With some injury luck and further development from their young players (especially Clingan), the Blazers could be sneaky good this year and a lot of fun to watch.
IMO OG is a bargain at his salary.
I don’t think his playoff run is sustainable across a full season, but we’ve seen him break out into a primary option twice when Brunson was out and then again in the playoffs when Towns was in foul trouble or getting shut down. When we got him he was still young enough to have some upside. I think he’s a better player now than when we traded for him and he was underrated all along because AIO stats don’t capture his value and because he’s often underutilized on this team with Brunson, Towns and sometimes even Mikal ahead of him as a scoring option.
“Best case scenario – Dipshit changes his mind about the stupid mandate and we keep everyone.”
Seems that ship has already sailed, and not in a good way.
Hardest of hard no’s on Taj Gibson. Might as well bring back useless PJ Tucker, at that point. (Anyone remember that he was on our team?)
“I also saw a recent note (can’t rememeber which major beat writer it was) that suggested it may not have been just Dolan that didn’t want to go over the 2nd apron this year. Leon may have also either been on the 50 yard line ot leaning against it. So this idea that it was ALL Dolan has been speculation all along (because well, everyone has JDS lol) just like I’ve been saying.”
My guess is that Leon would have preferred to go into the second apron but he couldn’t make a persuasive enough argument to Dolan for doing so. Dolan is petty (or whatever) enough to have felt that Mitch breaking his hand and almost costing the team a championship (on top of the other glaring issues with Mitch, specifically injury history, minutes restrictions, FT shooting) was a non-starter, and really, keeping Mitch was the only compelling reason for doing it.
Having had plenty of time to think about unemotionally now, I’m still on the 50 yard line regarding what I would have done. I’m not thrilled with Drummond as the alternative because he’s not a long term solution, but that’s after the fact information and we still don’t know if they are going to make another move now or before the deadline so I can evaluate the results.
I loved Mitch, but there were obvious risks associated with him on top of the long term issues with being over being over the 2nd apron for multiple years.
Again, a guy that everyone wants, Moussa Diabate, is a center who is listed at 6’10”, 210 lbs with a 9’2” standing reach and a 36.5 inch max vert.
Mo is listed at 6’9”, 225 lbs, 9’2” standing reach, and a 36 inch max vert.
I don’t think weight is Mo’s issue. He could be more fit, though, like Moussa. And I think people here are really overrating his switchability. I don’t think Mo, at least for now, can stay in front of guards very well.
That said, I do think he has the most value as a 2-way forward but feel like he could add big-man things to his repertoire.
I don’t know why I’m posting this here because no one knows him, but I lost one of my better lifetime friends Sunday night. I’m hoping just letting it out takes away some of the pain.
John and I went to kindergarten through grade school together, became best friends in our early teens, briefly played in a neighborhood band together (he was a legitmately top notch drummer) and did a lot of partying together. He continued on with music. I went in another direction, but I continued going to see his bands play and hung out with him at New Year’s and other friendly gatherings. He was a one of a kind individual and I’m going to miss him badly. Too young to go at 67.
We don’t know John but we know you, Strat, and you’re welcome to post whatever you need to here. I’m sorry for your loss.
If it’s instead of, then KAT’s giving up $16M next year.
If it follows the option, that puts KAT on a 5 year/$241M deal that’s roughly in line with OG’s 5 year/$212M.
The second one makes much more sense.
I’ll prove it to you rama! Of course if the Knicks go down 20 opening night…
The repeater tax kicks in when you’re a taxpayer in 3 of the previous 4 seasons and it adds $2 for every tax dollar.
So the $44M he paid last year would have been $132M if he was a repeater, and the $97M you mention in the future would be $291M.
It’s pretty painful. I hope he’s a man of his word but I wouldn’t count on it.
“Again, a guy that everyone wants, Moussa Diabate, is a center who is listed at 6’10”, 210 lbs with a 9’2” standing reach and a 36.5 inch max vert.
Mo is listed at 6’9”, 225 lbs, 9’2” standing reach, and a 36 inch max vert.
I don’t think weight is Mo’s issue. He could be more fit, though, like Moussa. And I think people here are really overrating his switchability. I don’t think Mo, at least for now, can stay in front of guards very well.”
It’s less of a size issue and more of a fit issue. Josh Hart is smaller than a lot of guys he plays bigger than. Diabate is similarly one of those guys who plays much bigger than he is. Bam is another example. Draymond. going back, Rodman.
Mo is more of a slithery type. He’s more like an oversized Mikal who isn’t suited to being the kind of banger that Diabate is.
I would disagree on the switchability issue. Mo was a 20yo rookie last year, and very few 6’9″ 20yo rookies could stay in front of NBA guards…less because of natural ability and more because of inexperience. NBA guards are much quicker and craftier than anything Mo saw in Europe. But he seems to move very well laterally so I think there’s POA potential there. Frankly, I think we might be a bit spoiled by the awesome switchability of OG, Mikal, and Hart!
“So the $44M he paid last year would have been $132M if he was a repeater, and the $97M you mention in the future would be $291M.”
I asked AI: “what would the Knicks’ total luxury tax including repeater tax be in 2027-28 if the Knicks stayed just under the second apron?” and it told me the following:
Seems like either you or AI is using an incorrect multiplier formula. I’m going with what AI says unless you (or our resident data center pt milo) can show me that it is wrong.
I think the disconnect is that if you stay under the second apron, you are limited in how far over the luxury tax line you can be. There’s no way that $22M over the line is gonna translate to $291M in total luxury tax, certainly not in the first repeater year.
Very sorry for your loss, Strat. I have recently been going through lots of old journals and letters and decided to look up some folks who I loved dearly in our younger days but lost touch with. I was really shocked and very saddened to find out that 4 of them, all of whom were younger than me, had passed before I had a chance to reconnect.
Wishing you the very best thoughts and memories.
According to AI, the repeater tax is scaled into incremental tiers.
Tier 1: the first roughly $6.3M over gets taxed at 3:1
Tier 2: the next $6.3M over that gets taxed at 3.25:1
Tier 3: the next $6.3M over gets taxed at 5.5:1
Tier 4: the rest gets taxed at 6.75:1
Non-repeaters also have a tiered system, but the ratios are smaller:
Tier 1: 1:1
Tier 2: 1.25:1
Tier 3: 3.5:1
Tier 4: 4.75:1
This brings you up to the second apron. For anything above the second apron, the tiers (which stay equal sized) continue to build at a rate of +0.5:1 per tier. In other words, for repeaters, Tier 5 would go to 7.25:1, Tier 6 to 7.75:1, etc.
And importantly, according to AI, there is no additional penalty for being in the repeater tax for multiple years in a row. So if the Knicks stay below the second apron, their total luxury tax will be at around that $97M level with nominal increases consistent with salary cap growth.
The ridiculous $291M luxury tax figure Hubert stated could not be possible without going well into the second apron, like $20+M worth.
wishing you well strat…and so wonderful for you to be a part of his journey…
starting to realize more now, loss waits at the end of the line…
Sorry for your loss, Strat
Sorry Strat. Sometimes it’s easier to post that sort of stuff online than talk with people in real life. Feel free to keep posting about him if it helps.
first things first, love love love tiafoe’s outfit…it shines…
he doesn’t appear to be playing poorly, michelsen is performing really well…
Sorry to hear about your friend’s passing, Strat.
Diabate put up 12 rebs/36 and 1.4 blks/36. He does what teams need at the center position.
Diawara with 5.3 rebs/36 and 0.3 blks/36 doesnt really cut it as a center.
Mo isn’t a lock down defender by any means but he can credibly stay with most perimeter players and has the size to bang with bigs. That’s a rare combination.
Outside of OG, there’s maybe 1 or 2 other guys that can actually defend 1-5. Even if Diawara can get to slightly below average against guards, that would still make him a valuable piece in a switch heavy scheme.
I stood next to him in June…habibi mad boney…There is no chance in hell Mo is anywhere near 225.
This is a wonderful demonstration of how dangerous AI can be.
Strat., so sorry
Mo still has a lot to prove. He has less than 700 NBA minutes under his belt. I’m very bullish on him, but lots of guys look good before opposing teams actually start game-planning for them. He still has a floor of “fringe rotation player,” at least in the short term. Here’s to hoping he develops quickly!
“This is a wonderful demonstration of how dangerous AI can be.”
Is this your way of admitting that you were totally wrong, once again?
Yes, Z-Man. I was wrong on the internet. Congratulations.
“I was wrong on the internet.”
Dillon Jones just signed an exhibit 10 deal with the Lakers. That leaves only McCullar as potential S&T gambit material, correct?
I am losing faith in the Knicks’ chances of resolving out center situation or of filling out the last spots on our roster in a pleasing way. The pickings just seem very slim. I’m guessing we retain McCullar on a two way, sign Liam what’s his name to a two way, maybe sign someone like Gueye to a two way and add Nickel on a rookie minimum deal. We can’t even resign Jemison because Toronto already signed him.
Hey EB, what’s the most we could theoretically offer Deuce if we signed him before the season and, say, traded Dadiet and/or Kolek into space?
“I am losing faith in the Knicks’ chances of resolving out center situation or of filling out the last spots on our roster in a pleasing way. The pickings just seem very slim. I’m guessing we retain McCullar on a two way, sign Liam what’s his name to a two way, maybe sign someone like Gueye to a two way and add Nickel on a rookie minimum deal. We can’t even resign Jemison because Toronto already signed him.”
On Sunday, timo posted this:
This gave me some pause about being overly-impatient during this relative dead zone. And even when it later seemed like Leon had screwed up by signing Yabujelly to a 2-year deal, he pulled a rabbit out of his hat with the Alvarado maneuver. And even when it seemed like he was doing the wrong thing, e.g. Mikal, we wound up saying F dem picks!
In other words, after last season, I’ve reached the point of feeling very Shakespeare In Love about the Knicks.
I remember that post and agree it could easily be like that this year. But my point was I’m not expecting any pleasant surprises over what we have now and what will happen then. And I used to be more hopeful about filling the center position.
Well, you know the old saying, “He who expects nothing is never disappointed!” ;-D
Really depends on Hart & KAT. If they both stay on their current deal, we could generate $8,081,817 based on spotrac’s projected numbers.
That’s with us using all three of our 2nd rd picks at the rookie minimum and assuming Nickel gets the 1 year of service minimum. Kolek stays because he makes ~$100K less than the vet minimum.
Keep in mind, for each 2nd round pick you replace with a vet, it costs around $1.15M. Realistically, we’re probably adding 1-2 vets instead of 3 of those guys.
If we could re-sign Hart for a multi-year deal at a lower number, that’d obviously make a big difference. Even a 3yr/60M (vs 1yr at $22.375M) increasing at 8% gets the team up to $11,757,097. That might get it done. On a 4yr deal that scales to ~$53M.
If KAT re-signs on a 4yr/180M deal starting next year, even descending, it saves over $9M and keeping Deuce becomes a lot easier.
So really depends on what happens with Hart and/or KAT.
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