Why waive him when we could trade him to the Lakers.
from looking at the numbers, it looks like there is only one way the Knicks will form a big 3 in New York and that's WITHOUT Amare. the only way the Knicks can get close to signing two max players to join their roster is to get rid of all but one of their current max guys. that means waiving Amare with the amnesty clause.
if the Knicks do that and they enter the offseason holding just Melo and Balkman, they would be able to offer two contracts starting roughly in the $17.5-$18.5M range. otherwise, it's unlikely the Knicks will be able to muster up more than a $15M offer. this scenario also involves renouncing every other player on the team so that only Melo and Balkman are left. we'd be starting with a core of:
C: Howard
PF:
SF: Melo
SG:
PG: CP3/Deron
+Balkman
+$2.5M exception
can't answer this question will not do it
eViL wrote:...We'd be starting with a core of:C: Howard
PF:
SF: Melo
SG:
PG: CP3/Deron
+Balkman
+$2.5M exception
That presumes Dwight would even sign here.
would have to do it if you are able to get 2 superstars for 1
Moonangie wrote:eViL wrote:...We'd be starting with a core of:C: Howard
PF:
SF: Melo
SG:
PG: CP3/Deron
+Balkman
+$2.5M exception
That presumes Dwight would even sign here.
right.
Silverfuel wrote:can't answer this question
i know. it's brutally cut-throat.
abs wrote:would have to do it if you are able to get 2 superstars for 1
pretty much the way i look at it.
We can waive him, but Knicks still have to pay about $60 million to him.
I can't see even someone as crazy as Dolan doing that. If he was damaged goods thats one thing, but to amnesty an able body is another.
MSG cares more about profits than bring us a ring.
The Knicks are not going to eat the rest of Amare's contract...This isn't monopoly ...
Nets arent going to sign and trade Deron Williams to the Knicks and Deron Williams isn't giving up a extra year of guaranteed salary.
I think Howard or Paul are going to end up in Oklahoma this season. Oklahoma has an abundance of young talent that is going to need to be paid and I dont think they want a repeat of the Trail Blazers. By that I mean over paying for inferior talent. Why pay Westbrook the max when they can get a proven Paul who isn't a ball hog. Does Paul put Oklahoma over the top? I think so. I don't see the NBA having any issues with trading Paul into the same conference if they can get Westbrook back.
NOPE. I'm loyal to the guy for wanting to be here, being a true leader and proving himself even better than I thought. Plus, I doubt Dwight can handle the pressure of New York.
He complains about VanGundy's negativity, as a Knick, he'd have to deal with the fans that undervalue everyone as soon as they join the team and our crazy negative sports reporters.
Nalod wrote:We can waive him, but Knicks still have to pay about $60 million to him.I can't see even someone as crazy as Dolan doing that. If he was damaged goods thats one thing, but to amnesty an able body is another.
MSG cares more about profits than bring us a ring.
thing is, he'd get picked up by a team under the cap. who knows? perhaps even Orlando would sign him. it'd be a bidding war between under the cap teams (of which there are many). the Knicks would pay the difference.
what if Orlando ends up winning the Amare sweepstakes for $9M a year? then the Knicks would pay the balance. now you're paying an extra $11M a year (doesn't count for cap or tax purposes) to have a big 3. it would be one of the boldest offseason moves ever. i'm not saying it would or it will happen. purely hypothetical.
eViL wrote:Nalod wrote:We can waive him, but Knicks still have to pay about $60 million to him.I can't see even someone as crazy as Dolan doing that. If he was damaged goods thats one thing, but to amnesty an able body is another.
MSG cares more about profits than bring us a ring.
thing is, he'd get picked up by a team under the cap. who knows? perhaps even Orlando would sign him. it'd be a bidding war between under the cap teams (of which there are many). the Knicks would pay the difference.
what if Orlando ends up winning the Amare sweepstakes for $9M a year? then the Knicks would pay the balance. now you're paying an extra $11M a year (doesn't count for cap or tax purposes) to have a big 3. it would be one of the boldest offseason moves ever. i'm not saying it would or it will happen. purely hypothetical.
Was not aware of "paying the difference" but now I see where your going with it. I'd almost say a backroom deal would need to be made to satisfy Stat, his agent and the price. Its cold to move a player you signed and does not bode well. We did Felton Dirty which was not cool.
DurzoBlint wrote:NOPE. I'm loyal to the guy for wanting to be here, being a true leader and proving himself even better than I thought. Plus, I doubt Dwight can handle the pressure of New York. He complains about VanGundy's negativity, as a Knick, he'd have to deal with the fans that undervalue everyone as soon as they join the team and our crazy negative sports reporters.
+1
Nalod wrote:eViL wrote:Nalod wrote:We can waive him, but Knicks still have to pay about $60 million to him.I can't see even someone as crazy as Dolan doing that. If he was damaged goods thats one thing, but to amnesty an able body is another.
MSG cares more about profits than bring us a ring.
thing is, he'd get picked up by a team under the cap. who knows? perhaps even Orlando would sign him. it'd be a bidding war between under the cap teams (of which there are many). the Knicks would pay the difference.
what if Orlando ends up winning the Amare sweepstakes for $9M a year? then the Knicks would pay the balance. now you're paying an extra $11M a year (doesn't count for cap or tax purposes) to have a big 3. it would be one of the boldest offseason moves ever. i'm not saying it would or it will happen. purely hypothetical.
Was not aware of "paying the difference" but now I see where your going with it. I'd almost say a backroom deal would need to be made to satisfy Stat, his agent and the price. Its cold to move a player you signed and does not bode well. We did Felton Dirty which was not cool.
yeah, this would be as cold as it gets.
no way in hell. dwight is going to LA anyway.
I probably couldn't do it. I could see myself flipping Melo, but not Amar'e. But my heart pumps Purplesaurus Rex Kool-Aid.
Can we trade Melo instead ?
Couldn't we just be happy waiving Balky now, and act like next off-season doesn't exist?
crzymdups wrote:no way in hell. dwight is going to LA anyway.
so if you knew that we'd get the two superstars, you'd say "no way in hell." or are you just saying no way in hell it happens? because my question assumes we'd sign two max guys if we waived Amare. i think this is a far-fetched scenario for sure. but as of now, it seems more realistic than expecting CP3 to take a $5M per year pay cut to join our team. we won't have max space next season. perhaps someone else here can lay out a realistic plan to sign a third max.
i know there's no requirement that we have 3 max guys to win. i'm just assuming that this is what we're going for. at least according to the rumors.
