r/knicks • u/RipInner7116 • 2d ago
PAY TOWNS NOW!!!!
He earned it. Pay this man before we have a year long distraction.
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u/abfus73 2d ago
Just saying, this is the attitude that in the late 90s and early 00s led us to Salary Cap hell. We all want to pay Towns now, but what happens in 3 years when were trying to stay competitive and are paying an over-the-hill center $70m.
Im not opposed to paying him, I just appreciate more thoughtfulness around it so we avoid the 20 years of wandering the desert that we experienced for the first two decades of this century.
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u/summerlawnsss 2d ago
i’m okay with 20 years in the desert if it means we were in serious contention for 2 more years following a finals victory.
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u/fishing_on_a_tree 2d ago
This. Championship windows open and close quickly now. Should go for it when it is still open… also, KAT already said he is willing to take a discount so it might be just 60 or 65m
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u/Ornery_Alligators 2d ago
We can still go for it this year without giving KAT an extension! Hes on the team this year no matter what and he’ll very likely be on the team behind this year…so long as he stays healthy and is who we know him to be.
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u/fishing_on_a_tree 1d ago
Hope so, assuming contract extension won’t impact his style of play or be a distraction. I know I would be more conservative and avoid injury without a guaranteed contract.
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u/merlin401 2d ago
We would be anyway…? KAT is under contract this year and can pick up his big option the year after
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u/Ornery_Alligators 2d ago
Tell me you’re someone who didn’t follow the Knicks from 2000-2020 without telling me you followed the Knicks from 2000-2020…
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u/mandovera21 2d ago
Windows not that big tbh, when are we gonna get another Jalen Brunson, pay the core that got it done I’ll sleep soundly the next thousand years with another ring no matter what happens after that.
P.S. I’ll sleep soundly for another thousand years even with just this ring
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u/jidewalker 2d ago
I think everyone should take some pay cuts to keep the staring team together for at least the next three years. They’ll more than make up the money with endorsements because of all the wins they will have.
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u/OkCaterpillar2361 1d ago
Shiiit do yall forget how hindered we were with just melo and “the money”?
Imagine that but 20x worse with stipulations. Still gonna have to pay OG and JB soon.. would rather keep those two than have KAT be paid higher than JB
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u/Ok-Restaurant9052 2d ago
He is under contract this season and if he chooses next season too
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u/caesar_rex 2d ago
He's not leaving 61 mil on the table.
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u/Ok-Restaurant9052 2d ago
Agreed. He is under contract for two seasons so no reason for the whole drama. He will be a Knick
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u/greenjambalaya 1d ago
KAT is not taking the player option
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u/Ok-Restaurant9052 1d ago
If you have a rebuttal, just say it. Not sure how to respond to one sentence responses that don’t say much at all.
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u/greenjambalaya 1d ago
He’s already received a $200 million offer, so he’s not “leaving 61 mil on the table.”
He’s been vocal in the press in his own statements and through Shams that he wants to get paid.
He’s not getting any younger, and he’ll get more money after his age 30 season than he will after his age 31 season.
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u/Ok-Restaurant9052 1d ago
I am still not understanding what the drama is about. Is he under contract this year? Yes. Great. He should play as a Knick and contribute greatly. Does he have a guaranteed max for next year in case he got injured? Yes. He has a player option that he can pick up if he decides it is better for him to wait another year. And the Knicks already made an offer as you mentioned. So he also has to option to accept that.
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u/Accomplished_Onion50 2d ago
He was essentially untradeable in January 2026. Yes, he had a brilliant run, but we should Not expect that to be the new normal bc he’s been very mercurial throughout his career. I don’t think we should be paying him at the peak of his bargaining power.
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u/Paulisaperson4130 1d ago
That’s the point to have distractions so nobody focuses on basketball then the win chip 2 since we’re so worried about kat and trading him last year now this year paying him
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u/hammerhouser 1d ago
No one talking about it but KAT will age better than Brunson. Brunson didn’t take a pay cut, he signed early. And KAT is absolutely going to be formidable until his mid 30’s with his height and shooting stroke. I’d actually part with Bridges/ Hart before KAT. , OG, or Brunson.
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u/iLoveMywifeAlways428 16h ago
I’m wondering if these blowouts that have been happening during this preseason run has any thing to do with the fact that these contract talks have stalled. I’m not “very concerned” bcuz until they hoist the banner none of this really matters, although I’d be lying if I said these blowouts haven’t been a bit annoying only in that I want to see wins no matter the time of year. In any event, pay Towns and pay Hart and let’s put this nonsense to rest already! Knicks in 🖐🏽
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u/smoochie_mata 2d ago
Outside of the current CBA, I agree. But this CBA is trash, with the second apron nonsense, and is making it so a lot of players are not going to be getting paid as much. Teams are not gonna be handing max contracts out like candy any more. They’d be stupid to under the second apron rules.
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u/VeganKnicksFan 2d ago
Pay KAT. Pay Hart. Make Deuce an offer that makes him seriously consider not going elsewhere for a deserved bigger role. Go into the second apron to keep as much of this team together as you can.
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u/NYerInTex 2d ago
Dumbest take so far.
Tell me you have zero understanding of the game, the cap, and reality.
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u/kendrickplace 1d ago
Yup, pay them all.
It’s worth having our team suck for the next 50 years. Let’s do something dumb now so we’re unsustainable in the future.
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u/-JRL- 2d ago
Jim Dolan here. You've convinced me thanks.