Coach Ellis
Well-Known Member
A.) You draft BPA and hope somebody surprising falls to your pick.The Knicks have more incentive to trade their pick. I think they are serious LeBron contenders. At least they think they are.
Dumping Noah gives them a shot. #9 is no guarantee. If you are NY, a shot at LBJ is worth it. If they strike out, They they have cap space in 2019
B.) You see what Kanter, Baker and O’Quinn decide to do with their player options.
C.) You get the commitment from LeBron, THEN you figure out the financials.
It’ll be easier to stretch Noah and then trade Hardaway, Lee or Mudiay + assets to make the necessary cap space if he wants to come. You don’t trade a top 10 pick to get off a bad contract on a whim.