"Death to the Pessimistic State of Mind" - Nas Voice: NYK '23 Pre-Season Thread

[RickyGQ]

nikkas just be talking…

 

[Derek Lee]

 

[JMurder]

knicks arent gettin brunson. He's playin his way out of our salary range.

you shoulda just traded for him before da deadline. he was there for da taking but as usual we're scared to make any real moves

our salary range? We're not signing anyone into cap space breh. If we want him, we're gonna trade for him.

 

[Wargames]

our salary range? We're not signing anyone into cap space breh. If we want him, we're gonna trade for him.

Man I don’t think Cuban does it.

 

[JMurder]

Man I don’t think Cuban does it.

So you think Cuban's gonna lose Brunson for nothing?

 

[Wargames]

So you think Cuban's gonna lose Brunson for nothing?

I think he is going to pay him what he needs to to keep him, and move Timmy, Bertans, or Dimwiddie. On the low all they got to do is remove the 1-10 protection on the pick they owe the knicks and they can use a future draft pick to move one of those contracts for an expiring and he’ll be good.

 

[seemorecizzy]

our salary range? We're not signing anyone into cap space breh. If we want him, we're gonna trade for him.

we aint makin no trades bruh
da front office is scared of makin a bad one.
we only make super safe lopsided transactions

 

[JMurder]

we aint makin no trades bruh
da front office is scared of makin a bad one.
we only make super safe lopsided transactions

If that's the case we're gonna see firings next season. Playing it safe shot them in the foot this year. If they make the same mistake twice and FAIL, it's a wrap for somebody...possibly Rose

I think he is going to pay him what he needs to to keep him, and move Timmy, Bertans, or Dimwiddie. On the low all they got to do is remove the 1-10 protection on the pick they owe the knicks and they can use a future draft pick to move one of those contracts for an expiring and he’ll be good.

The problem with what you're saying is in order to completely dump salary, Dallas would have to move those guys directly into another team's cap space...which there are maybe 2 teams who can do that. If they cannot do that, they CAN keep him...but Cuban is gonna have to be paying Luxury Tax out the a$$hole for a team that might not make it out of the second round. He's better off trading Brunson and finding relief that way.

 

[Wargames]

If that's the case we're gonna see firings next season. Playing it safe shot them in the foot this year. If they make the same mistake twice and FAIL, it's a wrap for somebody...possibly Rose



The problem with what you're saying is in order to completely dump salary, Dallas would have to move those guys directly into another team's cap space...which there are maybe 2 teams who can do that. If they cannot do that, they CAN keep him...but Cuban is gonna have to be paying Luxury Tax out the a$$hole for a team that might not make it out of the second round. He's better off trading Brunson and finding relief that way.

I meant a next year expiring. I think Cuban would pay the tax for a year…. It’s the repeater tax that would have him shook

The 2021/22 NBA season will have the highest luxury tax bill in the league’s history, and it isn’t even close. Here’s a quick breakdown of how the luxury tax operates.

Teams must pay an extra:

• $1.50 per $1 above the tax line, up to $5 million (incremental max: $7.5 million)
• $1.75 from $5-10 million (incremental max: $8.75 million)
• $2.50 from $10-15 million (incremental max: $12.5 million)
• $3.25 from $15-20 million (incremental max: $16.25 million)
• $3.75 from $20-25 million (incremental max: $18.75 million)
• For every additional $5 million over the tax threshold is to be added 50 cents per dollar

Repeater tax:

• $2.50 per $1 above the tax line, up to $5 million (incremental max: $12.5 million)
• $2.75 from $5-10 million (incremental max: $13.75 million)
• $3.50 from $10-15 million (incremental max: $17.5 million)
• $4.25 from $15-20 million (incremental max: $21.25 million)
• $4.75 from $20-25 million (incremental max: $23.75 million)
• For every additional $5 million over the tax threshold is to be added 50 cents per dollar.

In theory Cuban and the Mavs might be crazy enough to even trade for Russell. Because once he is off their books they would fall back below the the luxury tax and might even have some cap room.

 

[TOAD99]

Desmond Bane is so damn good

I remember @storyteller being really high on him

 

[storyteller]

Desmond Bane is so damn good

I remember @storyteller being really high on him

He was so slept on. I think I had him as a lottery pick if I recall. I definitely wanted the Knicks to take him, but we got Quickley so I can't complain.

 

[RickyGQ]

Desmond Bane is so damn good

I remember @storyteller being really high on him

Bane’s been the best player on the Grizzlies by a mile…

 

[CapitalOne]

 

[Derek Lee]

Nets converts can go fukk themselves

 

[Wargames]