I wrote an article about the difficulty of OG Anunoby (OG Anunoby) after Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks after Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks, and it was dug up by some people who particularly like to "discuss", and I have to add a sentence, you see, Anunoby renews his contract, and he will get more than $40 million a year, you see, you are not right? You're a guy who doesn't know how to play!
Judging from the situation at the time, I really didn't expect the Knicks to take this step at all costs, and I really didn't expect the Knicks to directly offer Anunoby such a contract in this situation. As for why, there are probably the following reasons:
1. The Knicks were hard capped by the first local tyrant line
Because Bridges' contract is larger than Bojan Bogdanovic's, the Knicks will be hard capped by the No. 1 line, which means that the Knicks' total salary at any time next season cannot exceed the $178.7 million No. 1 line.
The Knicks are offering Anunoby a five-year, $212.5 million contract. Anunoby's salary next season is $36.64 million. After signing Anunoby on such a contract, the Knicks currently have a salary of $172.6 million, leaving just over $6 million from the $178.7 million No. 1 line. The Knicks currently have 11 players on their roster, and they need to add four players, which means that the rest of their rosters will be base-salary players and rookies, and it should also include multiple second-round picks, which should be why they took Tyler Kolek and then selected No. 56 pick Kevin McCullar Jr. and No. 58 pick Ariel Hookuporty in the final minute Hukporti) (because it's really cheap).
2. The Knicks can't sign back Isaiah Hartenstein, can't use any exceptions
What is clear is that the Knicks will not only be unable to sign Hartenstein back because of the hard cap of the No. 1 local tycoon, but they will also not be able to use the mini-middle exception and the biennial exception, and their $6.8 million trade exception in the Obi Toppin trade and the $5.241 million trade exception in the RJ Barrett trade will also be scrapped. They would have had the opportunity to use these exceptions to come in some veterans.
3. It's over when you encounter an injury
The Knicks' roster for next season, with the exception of seven multi-million contract players and Miles McBride, can only be base-salary players or rookies. Considering Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson, and Julius Randle all have injury tendencies, plus head coach Tom Thibodeau's approach to staffing, and the team's injury profile in the playoffs, it's likely that the Knicks will have to keep base-salary players and rookies on the playing side for long periods of time.
Summary:
I'm just an ordinary fan, and I know a little bit about the content of the CBA (Collective Bargain Agreement), but I'm not proficient in it, but at least I still know the general framework. I look at the problem from the perspective of normal operation, and of course I analyze the problem from the perspective of extremes. For example, Anunoby's contract extension, under normal circumstances, I can't believe that the Knicks would take so many risks, go out of such an extreme path, and make such a contract offer for Anunoby. The premise of my judgment that Anunoby will not complete the contract extension with the Knicks is that I think even if the Knicks give up Hartenstein, they will at least give themselves some leeway, not like now, and there may be no room for manoeuvre in the future.
In addition, all of this is based on the premise that the Knicks are hard hatted by the No. 1 local tycoon. If the Knicks choose to add McBride to the trade, then the Knicks will not be hard capped by the No. 1 tyrant, and the Pistons will be capped by the No. 1 tyrant (no one cares), so it doesn't matter how the Knicks want to spend their money, and they can even make another offer to Hartenstein. If the Knicks added McBride when the trade was announced, and then the Knicks signed Hartenstein back to a four-year contract, would someone say I don't understand the game? Originally, these things were also posted to better discuss this issue, but of course there are things that I don't think about, and even in this article now, there must be things that are not well thought out. But some people who don't even understand what the CBA is, come up and shout that they don't understand the ball, which is not a normal discussion atmosphere. You point out my mistake and tell me why Anunoby can renew his contract in this situation, and what kind of impact his contract will have, that's what a real person should do, right?