07-01-2022, 07:31 AM
(07-01-2022, 07:24 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I don't believe this is true. If you add up the Knicks roster with Brunson at $24.186mm and Hartenstein at $7.8mm, you have exactly what you need to retain the cap hold on Robinson. BTW, Hartenstein is also a CAA guy.
The only way Brunson could start at the larger number and decline is if the Knicks operated as an over the cap team (meaning a S&T involving Dallas and Detroit). Time will tell. I think Dallas and NY would both benefit from doing it that way. For those keeping up with which agents Nico deals with, McGee is a Wasserman guy (specifically B.J. Armstrong). I don't think we currently have a Wasserman player, but Delon Wright is and we signed him as a FA (technically a S&T if memory serves).
My single cup of coffee math on Detroit is they have $8.68mm of room left. Bagley got more than I expected and I didn't see the Knox thing coming. So, they don't have room for us to just dump THJ or Powell or whatever. We would have to take something back, but could save up to $8.68mm in the process. Something like THJ outgoing and Burks coming back uses up almost all of that $8.68mm
The Gary Harris thing is interesting as an extension instead of a signing at $12.5mm this year. That makes him immediately trade eligible according to Keith Smith. What caught my attention is Harris is a CAA client like Brunson (are we going to go a decade with Mark not signing any CAA clients like we did with Duffy?). At that number, Harris isn't a trade match here for anything other than Powell/Green. Obviously there are 30 other teams and not everything is about the Mav's. Just something to keep an eye on.
I feel like that is an overpay for Harris, but a Powelll/Green for Harris trade (along with a Dragic signing) would make this offseason a lot less painful.