Notes of Knicks: what to know that he heads towards the free agency, potential objectives
Some notes on the free agency, the search for coaching and birds of prey …
The Knicks are at $ 199.779.182 in the Team’s salary, for the Yossi Gozlan website on the Capheets.com website.
This leaves them about $ 8 million shy of the second apron and about $ 4 million compared to the first apron.
They can use the exception of taxpayers of $ 5.6 million to sign free agents. The contracts signed with this exception cannot be more than two years and contain increases in five percent. You can divide the exception to sign multiple players.
If they decrease PJ TuckerThe option is, the Knicks could also sign their free agents to report a player under contract, gaining an exception of $ 5.6 million.
If you use the exception to sign a free agent, you are hard cut in the second apron. This means that you cannot spend more than $ 207.8 million in the team salary. At the current wage of the team, the Knicks are about $ 8 million below the second apron.
Knicks can also use the minimum exception of the veteran to sign free agents.
So, they have a couple of tools available to them in the free agency.
Who are possible objectives?
I think the Knicks will take a look at the guard market for a bench player. In addition, Espn reports that Celtics veteran To the Horford He will have a robust market in this offseason. I think the Knicks will at least control the Horford situation in Boston. The Celtics poured trading salary Jrue Holiday AND KRISTAPS PORZINGIS And they certainly want to return Horford, but they are limited in what they can offer to the veteran great man.
Just aside: Horford has a close relationship with City of Karl-Anthony.
Knicks must also decide Ariel HukportiTeam option for 2025-26. (Logic says they will collect it, unless they have a greater move that requires greater financial flexibility.)
What about Rookie Mohamed Diawara? The Knicks could use the exception of the second round to sign it, but this would have brought them $ 1.3 million to the second apron. They could also sign Diawara at a two -way agreement.
March 30, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans’ Pelicans associate coach head James Borrego reacts against Charlotte Hornets during the first half at the Smoothie King Center. / Matthew Hinton-Immagn Images
Coaching search
James Borrego It is the fourth interview known that the Knicks have conducted for their research in the head. Mike Brown, Taylor Jenkins AND Micah nori they also interviewed for work. I would lie if I said that I knew where things went by entering the weekend, but I know that Brown made a good impression during the interview process and obtained support.
The Knicks also had an interest Billy Donovan AND Jason Kidd. According to reports, Donovan agreed with the Bulls on an extension. Mavericks gm Nico Harrison He said definitively on Wednesday that Kidd would train in Dallas next season. I still expect that the Knicks will end with a coach with a previous coach experience.
Shakeup in Toronto
The Raptors separated with the manager Masai Ujiri on Friday. The opposing managers have long believed that the new property of the majority of Raptors, Rogers Communications, could make a change on top with Ujiri. Raptors’ officials minimized the possibility, with Ujiri in April which normally operated under the new structure. Ujiri was under contract for another season.
The speculation around his future stems, in part, by some previous disagreements between Ujiri and Rogers’ managers. He also hidden, in part, because of the feeling that Rogers’ property would be hesitant to pay Ujiri the great salary he was gaining for his current agreement.
According to reports, Ujiri is gaining $ 15 million a year. The team announced that general manager Bobby Webster An extension of the contract was given.
The Raptors ended 30-52 last season and lost their playoffs.
“We are confident that the organization of the Raptors, under the guidance of Bobby and its team, is in a fantastic place,” said Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. “They have a plan taking place for the next season and beyond while the team continues its reconstruction and we have confidence in their ability to perform and, ultimately, to excel.”
Ujiri built the Raptors in an NBA champion (2019). He joined the Raptors in 2013 as an executive vice president and general manager. He was promoted to the president of the team in 2017 and Webster took GM duties.