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Free Agent options for Knicks and Review so Far during this Crazy Time


So far this offseason we've seen many players get paid, most notably Timothy Mozgoz who was way overpaid by the Lakers, as the worst deal this offseason so far. So far the only Knicks move was signing Noah to a 4-72 million dollar deal. That was a good move because we needed a 5 that can pass the ball in the low post, provide a gritty attitude on the defensive side of the ball, a good rebounder, and finally a team leader. Someone that can lead us to war with a good set of hair. Before the signing the Knicks traded for Rose. They also got Justin holladay, and a second round pick. The Knicks traded fan favorite Robin Lopez, Grant, and Calderon( we don't miss him). After all of that we are left with about 12-14 million dollars of cap space. Now that can increase to 18-20 million of cap space if we traded O'Quin for lets say a future second round pick. Now Phil and the Knicks will most likely use this cap space to sign a decent to good SG, and some of their own free agents. So here are the most likely people in the SG market to get our cap space.

Wade- Now some people don't like him about his age, or his injury history, or thinks he will resign with the Miami Heat. But the heat wants to get Kevin Durant, and Wade wants the max. So inbetween the meeting with durant, a team can swoop in with the max and a good team and steal him from the heat. Now some people will say that we don't the cap space for the max( you most likely think that it's 30 mill), but that is not the case, wade max is 23 mill. We are still 3 million dollars off, but I think Noah will take a couple of million off his contract to get wade if he can. The knicks and the Bucks are reported to be in heavy talks with the teams, and the Knicks are reported to be the favorite of signing wade if not the heat. Likelyhood of this happening is about 30%. Wade is the Miami Heat, and would be tough for him to leave.

Lee- Most likely case of signing, problem is that multiple teams are considered for him and may not be easy to sign. He is a good 3 and D type of player and good for Rose's bad parts of his game. We have the cap space as it is to sign him without trading O'Quin. Problem is that is not as good as a starting 5 with Lee than it would be with wade. Also sometimes he is not trying to create his own shoot, more of a catch and shoot. The biggest problem is that he maybe not the best player for the triangle, unlike wade who is the perfect fit for the triangle. This guy would be good for us, but not as good as wade. Likelyhood of this happening is about 70%.

Crabbe- Worst case problem for Knicks free agency. He is a restricted free agent, that means his team for now can match is the Portland Trail blazers who say they won't match any number above 15 mill. which means we could get him for 15, but to be sure, we have to trade O'quin to get him. Good 3 guy, not the best D, and looks to create his own shoot, better for offensively for us than Lee, but worst defensively than Lee. Lee is the more safe pick, but crabbe is 23 years old which is young for a FA. This is a risk-reward signing, but the reward could be huge, would be O.K. with this if we lose out on both wade and lee. Decent fit for triangle. Likelyhood of this happening is about 20%

Own Free Agents- Galloway and Thomas. This is easy, we can go over the cap to sign both, and think we outspend every other team to resign both. Likelyhood of this happening is about 95%.

Any way this is going to be a fun offseason, and no matter what I can't way to see who we sign next. Please post comments to say how I did because this is my first fanpost because i'm fairely new so all responses will help.