BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

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I can't imagine it would cost the Nicks two first to generate the room on their own.  The return on a Brunson to Nick's S&T would likely be wildly disappointing.

I suspect the cost to get that much cap room would be significant. It would probably be 25-30M needing to be moved with nothing in return. (If it's less than that, then aren't they outbid by DAL and maybe others?) And to get that much room, there's not only what bribe it takes to get your players taken for no return, but also the loss of those players themselves.

Plus, who do they get the room from? There's not many teams with a big pile of cap room to sell, and some (if not most) of those will be using it on their own targets.

The bigger question is, how much will JB actually get offered? I can't see him getting max offers, or even close. As much as I hope the Mavs keep him, I do think there is a number that's too big to make sense.