Knicks not interested in including Miles McBride in the Mikal Bridges trade
The Knicks have virtually no interest in trading Miles McBride as part of the Mikal Bridges acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter. Remember, the Knicks still need to add money to that trade so they can avoid being hard-capped at the first apron. The current version of the trade would leave them capped at a team salary of around $178 million.
Source: SportsNet New York
Source: SportsNet New York
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Ian Begley @IanBegley
Some notes as free agency approaches on Knicks, Miles McBride, the center position and Sixers looking to open up even more cap space here: sny.tv/articles/knick… – 3:39 PM
Some notes as free agency approaches on Knicks, Miles McBride, the center position and Sixers looking to open up even more cap space here: sny.tv/articles/knick… – 3:39 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
A few notes on the Knicks’ cap situation after the NBA Draft, why they likely have to include another player in the Mikal Bridges trade and more here: on.sny.tv/kZNEgir – 11:02 AM
A few notes on the Knicks’ cap situation after the NBA Draft, why they likely have to include another player in the Mikal Bridges trade and more here: on.sny.tv/kZNEgir – 11:02 AM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Sports+: Why Mikal Bridges may not be last #Nets veteran on the move nypost.com/2024/06/29/spo… – 9:09 AM
Sports+: Why Mikal Bridges may not be last #Nets veteran on the move nypost.com/2024/06/29/spo… – 9:09 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Jazz are open to listening to trade offers on Lauri Markkanen, per @wojespn:
– Utah was seriously in on acquiring Mikal Bridges, and now teams wonder if they will pivot to sell.
– Utah would like to keep Markkanen “in a perfect world,” but teams are preparing aggressive pic.twitter.com/SjWXmDuhVA – 8:33 AM
The Jazz are open to listening to trade offers on Lauri Markkanen, per @wojespn:
– Utah was seriously in on acquiring Mikal Bridges, and now teams wonder if they will pivot to sell.
– Utah would like to keep Markkanen “in a perfect world,” but teams are preparing aggressive pic.twitter.com/SjWXmDuhVA – 8:33 AM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Popper: Knicks have work to do to keep Hartenstein
After the OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges moves, it’s up to Brock Aller to figure out how to bring back the valuable big man. newsday.com/sports/columni… – 9:13 PM
Popper: Knicks have work to do to keep Hartenstein
After the OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges moves, it’s up to Brock Aller to figure out how to bring back the valuable big man. newsday.com/sports/columni… – 9:13 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
This off-season belongs to the New York Knicks.
Traded for Mikal Bridges
Re-sign OG Anunoby
Drafted Pacome Dadiet, Tyler Kolek
They go all-in for the championship. Big-time season in New York ahead of. #NewYorkForever #NBA – 7:48 PM
This off-season belongs to the New York Knicks.
Traded for Mikal Bridges
Re-sign OG Anunoby
Drafted Pacome Dadiet, Tyler Kolek
They go all-in for the championship. Big-time season in New York ahead of. #NewYorkForever #NBA – 7:48 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
Woj just said on ESPN that the Utah Jazz — with Lauri Markkanen — are in a similar position to Brooklyn before they moved Mikal Bridges. They want to bring in players around Markkanen, but plenty of teams are interested.
“I don’t think it’s their intention to move him.” – 4:24 PM
Woj just said on ESPN that the Utah Jazz — with Lauri Markkanen — are in a similar position to Brooklyn before they moved Mikal Bridges. They want to bring in players around Markkanen, but plenty of teams are interested.
“I don’t think it’s their intention to move him.” – 4:24 PM
More on this storyline
Tommy Beer: ESPN’s Bobby Marks says he expects NY to add a player to the Mikal Bridges deal (either a player currently under contract or via sign-and-trade). Also says NY will go up the second apron (providing an additional $11 million to round out the roster) Lastly, Marks mentions Orlando as a suitor for Isaiah Hartenstein -via Twitter @TommyBeer / June 30, 2024
The Utah Jazz have all the cap space, veteran salaries and exorbitant draft capital to add the type of co-stars — such as Mikal Bridges, once upon a time, whom the team attempted to land this week, sources said, before New York splurged six years of first-round draft assets for the Villanova product — to round out a roster that already features All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen. That appears to have been Utah’s dreamiest plot this summer, according to league figures with knowledge of the situation, trading for one or even two more bonafide pieces to then entice Paul George to flee Los Angeles for Salt Lake City. That mirror to how George landed in Los Angeles back in 2019 — when the Clippers sent a bounty to OKC for his services, and thus signed Leonard in tow — is quite fascinating, although incredibly unlikely George makes it a reality. -via Yahoo! Sports / June 30, 2024
The team discussed the possibility of including Miles McBride in the Bridges trade, according to league sources — and not because they are itching to trade away a 23-year-old fireball on a minuscule contract, only $13 million over the next three seasons. It’s math. If they wanted to, the Knicks could find a third team to route McBride to, acquire a future first-round pick in the process and avoid the first-apron hard cap. His salary plus Bogdanović’s would just barely top Bridges’. But they have since shied away from that scenario, a league source said. -via New York Times / June 27, 2024
Stefan Bondy: The Knicks announce that Miles McBride underwent a “procedure” on his toe. They say he’ll be resuming basketball activities this summer. -via Twitter @SBondyNYDN / June 27, 2024
Miles McBride: Rest in Peace to a Legend 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/JTNyISLsHg -via Twitter @deucemcb11 / June 12, 2024