Sir G / Ryan G.

Say it with me: Karl-Anthony Towns has a real case as the best player in the NBA this season. 21.8 PPG. 13.5 RPG. 41.4% from three. A double-double every night for the champs. And the Knicks offered him Jalen Duren money. Pay the man. I made the case for the Knicks to pay KAT what he's worth 👇👇👇

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 Knicks didn't shoot the lights out in Cleveland. They didn't need to. New York beat the Cavs 109-97 on Saturday by winning the numbers game: more shots, fewer giveaways and a 37-point second quarter. Let's hit the film room. 🧵

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 👇👇👇

Every NBA team plans around the second apron. Only the Knicks also answer to the IRS. In Karl-Anthony Towns' $61 million option year, the Knicks start losing the tax write-off on every dollar past $1 million in their five biggest salaries. It’s likely a reason why the Knicks stopped at $200 million for KAT. I broke down the financials below 👇👇

Eight games in, I ranked all 11 Knicks rotation players by on/off net rating. The team is +5.0 per 100. Even though four of the 11 players are negative. Not even a 30-point win against the Bulls could fix that. Guess the four before you click 👇👇👇

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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 👇👇👇

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. 👇👇👇