I applaud the trade. Curious, though, what $300k will get if we need to pick someone up. I’m assuming the veteran minimum is more than that.
fakedthefunkonanasty
This really shows how attention to detail in every aspect of professional basketball matters. It’s pretty cool that the complexity of the deals doesn’t outshine the fact that these are win-win moves for everyone involved. Outgoing players find themselves in good positions and incoming players are happy to be here. These are trademarks of a classy, dare I say, healthy organization boys.
knicksmangia
If it was Danny Ainge, ESPN analysts would be spewging everywhere
SerialCouchAddict
The takeaway I get from this article is that we now have one of the best front offices in the league.
What a time to be alive.
samnostic
Question. How does it work with our draftees that we can make them sign for 800k less than the typical draftee salary without the possibility of a hold out?
Revenesis
Man, this article is short but so insightful. I knew most of this from following each transaction, but seeing it laid out like this is crazy. Keeping Aller might be more important than keeping certain players.
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A good encapsulation of the minutiae that went into making this trade work, including breathtaking foresight and cap acrobatics from the FO. [Fred Katz](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5834911/2024/10/11/karl-anthony-towns-trade-how-it-happened/?source=emp_shared_article) just wrote a similar article but that one’s paywalled
I applaud the trade. Curious, though, what $300k will get if we need to pick someone up. I’m assuming the veteran minimum is more than that.
This really shows how attention to detail in every aspect of professional basketball matters. It’s pretty cool that the complexity of the deals doesn’t outshine the fact that these are win-win moves for everyone involved. Outgoing players find themselves in good positions and incoming players are happy to be here. These are trademarks of a classy, dare I say, healthy organization boys.
If it was Danny Ainge, ESPN analysts would be spewging everywhere
The takeaway I get from this article is that we now have one of the best front offices in the league.
What a time to be alive.
Question. How does it work with our draftees that we can make them sign for 800k less than the typical draftee salary without the possibility of a hold out?
Man, this article is short but so insightful. I knew most of this from following each transaction, but seeing it laid out like this is crazy. Keeping Aller might be more important than keeping certain players.