re: Scoop B says we want to trade for CP3

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I don’t see the Knicks willingly giving up 8 for what amounts to shedding Portis and getting Ball. It’s a MAYBE.

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It's a fair point but we do know 3 things about the Knicks. They want name players, A and B list name players won't come their willingly, they want desperately to accelerate their timeline and gamble on short cuts whenever they can. They've operated that way with the last 2 GMs in place and the owner is still Dolan. Trading #8 for Lonzo seems like a very Knicks thing to do.

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does OKC want to take on that much salary?

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Gallo and Roberson come off the books and obviously won't be resigned which is big. Someone like Muscala probably opts out to find a better situation. I come up with $108.5 million for OKC after this trade, so it should be well below the tax, and they changed the rules so Portis couldn't get cut for a partial guarantee after being traded.