(05-06-2022, 11:04 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Can you help me understand something as maybe I am missing something? The Knicks hold our pick next year unless it is in the top 10, then it goes to '24 which is top ten protected. Wouldn't the Knicks jump at the opportunity if we waived that protection? We shouldn't need to add anything right? Now maybe we don't want to waive that protection in case next year is a year from hell. But why would we need to pay to remove protections?
The Knicks own the pick and the associated protections. Mavs would be asking for their help by removing the protections. They have all the leverage in that negotiation as they'd know that Mavs need the protections removed in order to include future picks in another deal. Squeezing more value out of the deal is smart business, even if it's a SRP.