06-28-2022, 06:10 PM
(06-28-2022, 05:33 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: The big deal is that they should've traded him at the deadline if they didn't want to pay what it would take to keep him.
What do you imagine the haul would have been for a UFA that has deep ties to the Knicks?
The UFA status alone would have devalued him severely. Yes, the acquiring team would have had Bird rights and still would have been subject to losing him.