re: Enough with the 1st pick trade talk

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So you think the Knicks can sign three max level free agents? You do know there's a salary cap right? I think they barely have enough to sign two. They would have to trade AD for salary that's on the team to fit him in.

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You do realize that is their plan. They know they can get AD/Durant/Kryie if they want to, and if Durant/Kyrie want to, or any two other max players. That is their plan. Even if they don't get AD, they are still looking to sign two max contracts.

They have $34M in salaries next year. 4 rookie deals around $4.5M each and 2 rookie deals at $1.6 each
The only thing they can't get rid of is Noah's $6M stretch money. Lance Thomas is only guaranteed $1M of $7M final year next year, and that $34M is counting his $7M.

I don't know enough details of the timing of things and the CBA, on if they have to make the draft selections then trade them, then sign KD/Kryie, or if they have to make the draft selections, sign KD/Kyrie, then make the trade.

Kyrie will make $32.7M if he signs with someone other than the Celtics. Durant will be at $38.1M. That's $71M.
Cap is projected at $108M.
Have to remember that their first round pick will have a salary, which will count towards the AD trade.

Again, i'm not a GM or expert CBA guy, but you cut Lance, thus guaranteeing him only $1M. You're now at $28M in salaries for next year. Add $7M for Zion and we are back at $35M. that's $73M in cap space. agree to trade but don't execute it yet. Sign KD/Kyrie and now they are at $106M, still a little room to spare in salaries (I realize i'm not taking into consideration bonus in those cap figures, which i think i'm supposed to be). Anyways, now they can trade pretty much all of their rookies (DSJ/Frank/Knox/Trier/Robinson/Dotson) and Zion, getting the salaries to match up with AD's $27M (he'd have to waive his 15% trade kicker). They can get it to around $21M without including 1 of DSJ/Ntikilina, but not sure what kind of buffer there can be in the offseason with uneven trades.
THey can get all 3 if they want to.