I’m not sure what the problem is. Isn’t that what he’s supposed to do? Wouldn’t it be a classic Knicks move to offer up a max without thinking to a guy who’s damaged goods? I mean, the dude tore his Achilles.
yet we would be laughing at them if they signed him with no hesitation and he ended up being a shell of himself post-injury...they are smart to be reluctant
Windhorst: Execs I talk to believe he will not take formal pitch meetings. My sense is the Warriors are in scramble mode to do anything they can to keep Kevin or not lose him for nothing. The last thing they want is for him to go sign with the Nets or Knicks. In addition to offering the 5-year contract and hoping he stays with them or rehab with them & maybe trade it, the Warriors are wide open to considering sign-&-trade scenarios. Let's say Kevin wants to go to the Nets. They would love to do a sign-&-trade with the Nets. You might say what would they get back? They could get back a trade exception. A $35M gift certificate they could use to get other players, which they're gonna need. They have no functional way to improve their team because they don't have any roster space, they have no salary cap space so the Warriors want to work alongside Kevin Durant the next week whether it's to keep him or help him go elsewhere. The Nets or Knicks or Clippers wouldn't be incentivized to help the Warriors so that may not end up happening.
Timing will be an issue. If nets match Russell offer Sheet or sign Jordan. Nets are more interested in sign all 3. Irving out. Or Russell out, Irving in. It has to be snt whenever Jordan in. Jordan wants 20 mil a year.
Stephen A. said yesterday "I'm pretty much hearing it's done. Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving are going to Brooklyn." Windhorst (today): I'm kind of in the same boat as Stephen A. and Jalen. Absolutely that rumor is out there. Absolutely the concept of Durant has talked to people, other free agents, about joining the Nets has reached my ears but just because they talked about it doesn't mean it's a final decision. The Warriors intend to offer a full 5-year max. They have a plan B if Kevin wants to leave. They want to work on a sign & trade. (Trade exception) They have that ready to go. I'm not ready to say anything is decided. The information is too scattershot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27053873/what-warriors-do-keep-team-together Still hugely in demand despite his injury, Durant still will get numerous other offers. If he wants to go elsewhere now, the Warriors are preparing plans to pivot and potentially try to work with Durant on a sign-and-trade deal. Myers has been staying in contact with Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman since the season ended, according to sources. Doing a sign and trade would enable Golden State to perhaps create a $37.6 million trade exception. This could prove remarkably valuable instantly as the Warriors could then become players in the free-agent market. They couldn't use the exception to immediately sign a player, but they could explore sign-and-trade deals with free agents, opening a significant window for them to add to the roster. The trade exception could also be used to acquire other players over the next year. To get a team signing Durant to do this type of deal, Golden State might have to incentivize the team with an asset like a future draft pick, a scenario the Warriors have been preparing for. If a deal to sign and trade Durant can't be worked out, the Warriors have the option of trying to retain DeMarcus Cousins. Under the rules, the Warriors can offer Cousins a salary of only $6.8 million for next season. He could very likely earn more elsewhere and the Warriors have long prepared to lose him. However, if Cousins were willing to return, the Warriors could build some of their offense around him from the start of the season and feature him more, something that was impossible to do last season as he was recovering from an Achilles tear. That could be attractive to Cousins if he can't find a long-term deal and wants to continue to rebuild his value. The 2020 free-agent class is more shallow than this summer, which might convince some players to take one-year deals. As for Thompson, the organization remains confident it can work out a deal for him. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Thompson was open to meeting with the LA Clippers if a deal couldn't be worked out quickly with the Warriors. Some outstanding issues that could force Thompson to look to create leverage involve the terms of the deal. When the Warriors locked Stephen Curry into a five-year max deal in 2017, the team didn't allow Curry an opt-out clause in the last year of the deal and also didn't give him a no-trade clause, two valued items that superstars often negotiate. That set a precedent in how the Warriors look to deal with their other stars and those deal points could become prickly in talks with Thompson, depending on his priorities. Also this summer, the Warriors can negotiate an extension for Draymond Green, who has one season left on his contract. Green has expressed an interest in landing a new deal with the Warriors in the past and he is open to a new deal this summer, sources said, and talks are expected to take place later in the offseason.
Knicks signing Cousins will be amazing lol, classic Knicks move which might end up ruining a good player they have (Robinson).
as many of us have been saying all long. year after year after year we heard knicks are getting so and so. no theyre not. the only thing going for them right now is they got RJ Barrett. they better hope he can reach his full potential.
