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[KingsCitizen]

NY could amnesty or buyout Billups this year and BAM! They could easily rival Miami for 5 straight years. And they actually have better supporting casts in Fields, Douglas, Balkman, and Turiaf.

 

[=LarryLegend=]

NY could amnesty or buyout Billups this year and BAM! They could easily rival Miami for 5 straight years. And they actually have better supporting casts in Fields, Douglas, Balkman, and Turiaf.

it nyk does that Kings need to bid on his 1 year deal.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

NY could amnesty or buyout Billups this year and BAM! They could easily rival Miami for 5 straight years. And they actually have better supporting casts in Fields, Douglas, Balkman, and Turiaf.

Doesn't make sense for the Knicks to amnesty Billups. After the season they had a team option and could have let him go then. It's not like this whole amnesty thing is a surprise - the Knicks wouldn't have thought, "Gee, let's pick up Billups so we can amnesty him before the season and pay him $14.2M!" They'd just have not brought him back.

 

[bajaden]

Doesn't matter what values are exchanged in the sign and trade. Lebron and Bosh were just recently traded for a couple of bad picks and a trade exception. And they got their extra year guaranteed. Are you telling me that makes sense? It doesn't appear that this new CBA totally fixed that issue. Chris Paul and the Hornets both have some leverage.

Miami was over 30 million dollars or more under the cap! That why they were able to make that trade. The Knicks are over the cap. So the only way they can make the trade is by exchanging equal salaries. Not going to happen!

 

[bajaden]

Doesn't make sense for the Knicks to amnesty Billups. After the season they had a team option and could have let him go then. It's not like this whole amnesty thing is a surprise - the Knicks wouldn't have thought, "Gee, let's pick up Billups so we can amnesty him before the season and pay him $14.2M!" They'd just have not brought him back.

You beat me to it. To amnesty him now would be like shooting yourself in the foot. They could have just let him walk, and probably because they need a PG, And Billups is a pretty good PG, even if he is getting a little long in the tooth.

 

[KingsCitizen]

Knicks will be shooting themselves on the foot if they amnesty Billups and no team would bid for him. But that's a doubtful scenario. A lot of young teams would definitely bid for Billups if they put him on amnesty. Amnesty would be better than buying him out since it'll clear up the payroll. It's a risk. But if they got a sure shot on adding another star this season, their additional revenue should more than compensate paying a part of Billups remaining salary if some team bids him to max 10M. Plus it'll give them enough time gel their core star players a year earlier into their career than wait for next season.

 

[sidney]

Miami was over 30 million dollars or more under the cap! That why they were able to make that trade. The Knicks are over the cap. So the only way they can make the trade is by exchanging equal salaries. Not going to happen!

Look at their cap space next summer when Paul is a free agent.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/new_york.htm

 

[Section 101]

Knicks will be shooting themselves on the foot if they amnesty Billups and no team would bid for him. But that's a doubtful scenario. A lot of young teams would definitely bid for Billups if they put him on amnesty. Amnesty would be better than buying him out since it'll clear up the payroll. It's a risk. But if they got a sure shot on adding another star this season, their additional revenue should more than compensate paying a part of Billups remaining salary if some team bids him to max 10M. Plus it'll give them enough time gel their core star players a year earlier into their career than wait for next season.

Amnesty is only better if you need the cap space this year. Otherwise, you just wasted it. People need to keep in mind an amnestied player has to done before the season. They can't do it mid year.

 

[kennadog]

Imagine if the Kings moved to Anaheim this year.

They could file to move this year, but they can't move until next year. And I refuse to imagine the team moving anyway.

 

[bajaden]

Look at their cap space next summer when Paul is a free agent.
http://hoopshype.com/salaries/new_york.htm

I was responding to your post about the Knicks doing a sign and trade, and I assumed you were talking about now, not next summer.

 

[Tetsujin]

Imagine if the Kings moved to Anaheim this year;

Uhhhhh no.