Still can't wrap my head around just how messed up this Knicks situation is.
Can't believe that Phil is cool w/ alienating their best player by having him in trade rumors. Unreal. As long as Phil is there, does anyone see KP re-signing if he doesn't get moved?
What other transcendent talent has been subject of trade rumors this early in his career? Phil is on that peyote again.
Knicks fans deserve better than that clown show running out of MSG.
He'll be a restricted free agent after his rookie deal expires. So the knicks can match whatever he gets offered by someone or they can just offer him the max which is more than anyone else can offer.
new York owns him for the next 7 years
Don't think that's accurate. Team option in 18/19, which they'll pick up, then a QO in 19/20 to follow. I think he'd be a UFA in the '20 season. So, they don't own his rights for the next 7 years.
You only sign the QO if you disagree with the terms of the contract extension offered by your team, or if the team doesn't offer an extension at all.
The knicks are offering him the max, no player has ever turned down the max and signed the qualifying offer. Ever. Not a single one. You are not turning down a 100+ million max deal to sign for 1 yr, $9 million or whatever
it has never ever happened.
So yes, they do own him for the next 7 years or so.
We had this exact same convo with Kyrie & Anthony Davis.
LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs , he is a poor child
jjs07 Steelo is right. Nothing Porzingis can do about it. And this is how it should be. You have to give advantage to the team that drafted you or else some teams would never get good.
