This motherfukker. 

Ian O'Connor ‏@Ian_OConnor
Lin now also waiting to see if PG-desperate Dallas jumps in. Would b interesting. Mavs gave him 1st summer invite #knicks
he needs to cut that shyt out and sign with us already
he needs to cut that shyt out and sign with us already
If the Knicks match the 4yr/$30mil offer here's what the Knicks books will look like:
2012-13: $75,637,533 + $5,330,533 luxury tax
2013-14: $79,454,667 + $14,758,417 luxury tax
2014-15: $88,318,399 + $38,537,047 luxury tax
So in 2015 Lin will cost Dolan/Grunewald an additional $25 million in Luxury Tax alone.
Is Lin worth it?
You tell me.
you counting dolans money too?
what's 25 mill to dolan? especially if lin is making that money back off the court
If the Knicks match the 4yr/$30mil offer here's what the Knicks books will look like:
2012-13: $75,637,533 + $5,330,533 luxury tax
2013-14: $79,454,667 + $14,758,417 luxury tax
2014-15: $88,318,399 + $38,537,047 luxury tax
So in 2015 Lin will cost Dolan/Grunewald an additional $25 million in Luxury Tax alone.
Is Lin worth it?
You tell me. Essentially you're signing him to a 4yr/$65 million deal because of the Luxury Taxes you'd be paying starting this fall on his contract.
Not only that $25 million in 2015, but you'd also pay roughly $10-12 million in taxes for the first two years of his contract as well, lose your MLE and pretty much be screwed to signing anyone for the next three years.
The fukk that gotta do with losing the MLE exception to add any additional talent if we go into the luxury tax?
SMH @ Dolan stans actually being in existence
Exactly. It's not about the money but the flexibility.