They might. I think Brunson + KAT is their window for the next 3-5ish years. The supplemental pieces around them could likely be dominoes that end up falling

He apparently doesn’t want 70 million anyway. He wants more like 60m per year while Knicks want 45m. Honestly, he’ll find a lot of suitors in that 55-60 AAV area if he hits free agency or is on the trade block.

Their future is their next 2-3 seasons. Paying KAT and screwing your books long term is 100% worth it if you’re able to keep your championship window open for even just one more season

he’s not asking for 70. reports are knicks want his extension starting at 45-50 and he wants 55-60.

What exactly is their future? They are going to go through a huge rebuild in 5 years anyways. They have no blue chip young talent

they’re not losing KAT and Mitch in the same offseason. He’s getting paid.

My team is the prime story and even Im relishing in it.

Too stupidly entertaining not to, they confirmed Cade-JDs toxic codependency in only training together and what believe to be a severely toxic locker room environment amounts to just temporary wins and harder falls, and they need to be separated to have a viable team and a healthy roster and whether happens now or next offseason this is on the fast track to achieving it.

Even came out of seemingly spending summer partying together in Miami both chubby (hence clause) and team trying to sell early September as the start of Cades offseason training because of what was before. Look forward to really healthy dynamic and taking the record with it, whether Duren is there or not.

Cade even spent interviews in summer switching from “we” when referencing Pistons to a third party approach of “the Pistons want to do xyz” approach while the dude attached of the hip of is battling it out with them.

Exactly. Go into it for 2 years and then reset. The draft picks won’t freeze, and you’ll have 2 max contracts on the books to salary match for any trades anyway.

Because Dolan publicly said he’s not going into the second apron. That’s the reason we lost Mitch in the offseason.

But the Knicks can pay KAT and Hart and still stay under the second apron. It was reported that KAT is willing to take a little less, but we don’t know how much less. That’s what’s holding up his extension.

Josh Hart has a team option. So even if they don’t figure something out this season, they can delay it for next year. But the problem with that is Brunson and OG are up for extensions next season too.

Yeah idk why Dolan is so against it other than being cheap. Knicks are the exact team you go into the apron for. Core that you don’t need more pieces to upgrade you just need to keep everyone.

I think Bridges is the odd man out tbh if y’all want to keep KAT

Who’s leaving in order to pay Kat then? Or are they willing to let Kat go? Second apron isn’t an option

Yes.

We can. We’d just have to trim the roster a bit to make it work.

We lost Mitch to stay under the apron, but the discussion with Dolan might change once we’re talking about losing starters. Maybe they they’ll go over if it mean keeping the core for another year.