TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Tyler]

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This is an excellent example of when the guy who writes the Twitter headlines for clicks is different than the guy who writes the linked article.

Article headline: "The Divide Between Kyrie Irving and Brooklyn"

Summary: Kyrie may be leaving Brooklyn. The Knicks are interested, but would have to move mountains to create enough cap space to sign him.

Single-sentence detail: "The Knicks are said to be targeting roughly $25 million in room to be able to chase Dallas Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson..."

Very important caveat: "...who league personnel widely believe will return to Dallas..."

Reason it's actually mentioned: "Even if New York pivoted away from Brunson... the Knicks would have a large gap to meet Irving's contractual wishes." The article goes on to discuss teams like Orlando and Indiana who might eat bad contracts for picks.

Realistic headline if you actually read the article: "The Knicks want a point guard but have few options to acquire one"

Clickbait Twitter headline targeting the NY market: "The Knicks are looking to clear $25M in cap space to go after Jalen Brunson in free agency"