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Calling out Knicks fans: Your Mikal Bridges trades don't work under the CBA. There are exactly THREE teams in the NBA that can legally absorb his contract. I found all of them, plus 12 other trades that hold up under the CBA. This does NOT mean I want to trade Bridges. I did this to show Knicks fans the type of trades that would be realistic if he were moved. Not 2K trades. Only real ones. 🔗 in comments 👇👇👇

The 1-8 Bucks hit the Garden Tuesday with three centers. The Knicks need one more backup big and sit $809,347 under the second apron. Even more interestingly, the Knicks can trade for any of the Bucks' three centers under the CBA. I priced all three deals. Only the biggest one forces Josh Hart out, and one of them is a mistake. Free to read in the comments 👇👇👇

SNY just canceled SportsNite, shut down its website and laid off much of its staff. Thank the heavens they kept Ian Begley. Nobody delivers better intel and coverage of the Knicks than my main man, @IanBegley I wrote about why voices like his are so crucial to coverage and understanding of the team 👇

Jordan Clarkson is the most important player on the Knicks bench and he only plays 10 minutes a night. New York is plus 45.8 per 100 with him on the floor and minus 6.4 without him. Mike Brown gave him a DNP in Detroit last week. He should be playing 20 mins. He answered that DNP with 18 in 17 minutes while the Knicks came back from 19 down in Chicago. The full on/off numbers and the tape in the comments 👇👇👇

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Mike Brown keeps pulling Mikal Bridges in the third quarter and Stefan Bondy hinted the hey should move him, so I ran all 30 cap sheets to find exactly which teams could take on his contract. Exactly 19 teams can take his $33.5 million and send the Knicks back for less. Only five of the realistic deals are worth Leon Rose considering a trade call this season if things don’t improve. Guess the five. Full trade list in the reply. 👇👇👇

The Warriors stopped paying Porzingis this week, ruling that he isn’t rendering services. Six franchises in 11 years and never more than 72 games in a season. I never liked him, and when KP was traded to Dallas, I talked my pops off a ledge. I broke down his career from the POV of a Knicks fan and how the hell we got to this point. 👇👇👇

The Knicks can trade the guy they benched Monday. They can’t trade either of the two guys who closed in his place until at least Dec. 15. Three teams can take Mikal Bridges’ $33.5 million without New York touching the starting five. Keep him or move him? I did the research and came up with three realistic, sound trades. Link below to check them out. Please subscribe and support @TheKOTShow Substack! 👇👇👇

Friday in Philly was the entire Tyler Kolek debate in one game: He can’t handle a blitz yet. The Knicks bench can’t run without him. Alvarado’s due back Wednesday. Mike Brown has a major decision to make. I wrote about the backup point guard battle and what's holding the Knicks' offense back. 👇👇👇

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