OT: NBA & Basketball - 2023-24 Season

[noncents]

There’s financial implications for their draft moves last night, and I trust someone wsy smarter than me in Brock Aller to figure it out.

I believe these moves help up the max they can offer Hartenstein now

i have no hope that Hartenstein is coming back. would be an absolute coup.

However i do think the money they're freeing will go to a backup C, and with Thibs they've had great success rejuvenating/developing C. noel, hartenstein.

 

[JimmyG89]

Sims is very raw, but I wouldn't go nuts and spend a ton on another center. Maybe try and find one before the trade deadline if anything.

Plus they still have their #2 coming up tonight and that might be where they get a bit body center they can develop.

 

[noncents]

Sims is very raw, but I wouldn't go nuts and spend a ton on another center. Maybe try and find one before the trade deadline if anything.

Plus they still have their #2 coming up tonight and that might be where they get a bit body center they can develop.

"spend a ton"

not sure what you mean. up against the hard cap as a 1st apron team, they'll have a minimum amount to spend. if Hartenstein leaves, most of that should go to a backup C/PF, and the rest vet minimums (ring chasers?).

Brunson/Deuce/Rokas?
Bridges/DDV
OG/Hart
Randle/OG
Mitch/FA/Randle?

 

[17futurecap]

Kolek, nice!

 

[n8]

Kolek, nice!

Did we trade up?

Is Ajay Mitchell also a Knick. I hate how bad they are at reporting trades.

 

[n8]

confirmation of 6 2nds for a 1st. Your turn, Drury.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Did we trade up?

Is Ajay Mitchell also a Knick. I hate how bad they are at reporting trades.

It's because of the rules around drafting actual draft picks in the NBA. These trades are essentially draft-and-trades, but I do agree that the way they report them is difficult to follow.

Knicks just traded 2nd rounders again with PHX lol. Leon loves this shit

 

[n8]

It's because of the rules around drafting actual draft picks in the NBA. These trades are essentially draft-and-trades, but I do agree that the way they report them is difficult to follow.

Knicks just traded 2nd rounders again with PHX lol. Leon loves this shit

We have like 40 seconds so I mean, spend 'em if you got 'em

For Ighodaro?

 

[17futurecap]

Did we trade up?

Is Ajay Mitchell also a Knick. I hate how bad they are at reporting trades.

We wound up with 34, 51 and 56 it seems as of now.

 

[17futurecap]

ESPN Big Board had our picks ranked

Dadiet 30
Kolek 25
McCullar 37
Hukporti 63

 

[RangersFan1994]

taking advice from Corey Perry lol

 

[mrmovies779]

View attachment 888410taking advice from Corey Perry lol

You obviously miss the joke.They are referring to Bronny James mother-Lebrons wife

 

[JimmyG89]

IQ got 5 years 175M. The Knicks were never giving him that deal. Glad we got OG in the building and then signed for him and Barrett.

Hope it works out for IQ and RJ still. Really enjoyed both players.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Boston Celtics' majority owner Wyc Grousbeck selling stake in team

Forbes valued the franchise at $4.7 billion in 2023.

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[Ben Grimm]

Isaiah Hartenstein agrees to 3-year, $87 million deal with Oklahoma City Thunder: Reports

The 26-year-old 7-footer is coming off a breakout 2023-24 campaign that saw him average 7.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in a career-high 25.3 minutes per game.

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Klay Thompson agrees to three-year, $50M deal with Mavericks: Report

The 34-year-old has averaged 19.6 points (on 45/41/86 shooting splits), 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 11 seasons with the Warriors, making five All-Star appearances and winning four championships.

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NBA free agency tracker: Live updates, rumors, news as Paul George, Tyrese Maxey agree to deals with 76ers

The draft is in the rearview mirror and now the NBA turns its attention to free agency.

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NBA free agency: Early winners and losers include the Sixers, Victor Wembanyama and the Clippers

The opening hours of free agency came and went with a relative whimper, but there were a few winners and losers.

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Derrick White agrees to 4-year, $125.9M extension with Boston: Report

The re-up represents a significant leap over the four-year, $70 million deal that White signed as an extension of his rookie-scale contract back in 2020.

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Report: Paul George, 76ers agree to max $212M contract in pursuit of an NBA championship

Paul George will join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia in pursuit of an NBA championship.

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2024 NBA free agency: Tyrese Maxey, Sixers agree to 5-year, $204M max contract

Maxey averaged career highs of 25.9 points (45/37/87 shooting splits), 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game this past season, capturing Most Improved Player honors and making his first All-Star appearance.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[JimmyG89]

iHart got his bag. Hard to turn down that much money over 3 years to basically play the same role as he did in NY and eventually he'll be a bench player for them.

Hope the Knicks can figure out a veteran replacement, but Sims is going to get a shot at the backup role. Need someone behind him because Mitch is a walking injury.

 

[Ben Grimm]

2024 NBA free agency: Jayson Tatum, Celtics agree to richest contract in league history, per reports

The 26-year-old and the NBA's winningest franchise agreed to a supermax extension worth an estimated $315 million over five years, ending in the 2029-30 season.

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[Machinehead]

The Liberty are ridiculously good

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

How come the Knicks let Hartenstein go? He’s literally Mitch but knows what the other half of basketball is

 

[JimmyG89]

How come the Knicks let Hartenstein go? He’s literally Mitch but knows what the other half of basketball is

They could not pay him as much as teams with cap space. He wasn't turning down 29M a year from OkC when the most the Knicks could offer him was 4 years and 72M. He would have been dumb to not take that contract.

He's not a 29M a year player, but the Thunder have to pay someone right now since Chet and most of their other 2nd and 3rd year players are cheap. Only SGA is expensive for them. Might as well get a piece to anchor your middle that had a ton of success in the postseason.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

They could not pay him as much as teams with cap space. He wasn't turning down 29M a year from OkC when the most the Knicks could offer him was 4 years and 72M. He would have been dumb to not take that contract.

He's not a 29M a year player, but the Thunder have to pay someone right now since Chet and most of their other 2nd and 3rd year players are cheap. Only SGA is expensive for them. Might as well get a piece to anchor your middle that had a ton of success in the postseason.

Yeah I knew that was an overpayment from OKC but was there any way for the Knicks to clear space to pay him that much? How much would moving Mitch have cleared. Seems like such a huge loss given how competent IHart is at basic offense shit. I honestly think I’d have moved Randle over him too lol

 

[effen]

Yeah I knew that was an overpayment from OKC but was there any way for the Knicks to clear space to pay him that much? How much would moving Mitch have cleared. Seems like such a huge loss given how competent IHart is at basic offense shit. I honestly think I’d have moved Randle over him too lol

It's a structure thing, they literally couldn't offer him more than 4/72.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

It's a structure thing, they literally couldn't offer him more than 4/72.

How come? NBA is so weird with like the different contract types and stuff

 

[effen]

How come? NBA is so weird with like the different contract types and stuff

They're $50M over the cap now. Even if you delete Robinson and Randle with zero coming back they're still over and they're stuck with 175% of his old salary as the max starting points because they have Early Bird rights and not Full Bird rights (as far as I understand)

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

They're $50M over the cap now. Even if you delete Robinson and Randle with zero coming back they're still over and they're stuck with 175% of his old salary as the max starting points because they have Early Bird rights and not Full Bird rights (as far as I understand)

I hope they experiment with some small ball lineups with Anunobi at the 5