REALISTIC New York Knicks Free Agent Targets

REALISTIC New York Knicks Free Agent Targets

[Music] yo what’s going on everybody you’re watching Knicks Now by Chat Sports i’m your host Marshall Green on today’s show we’re going to go over some realistic free agent targets for the New York Knicks recently on the channel I think it was about a week ago about a week ago this time last week we did a video where we talked about dream free agent targets and we labeled them dream free agent targets because it was just a wet dream like it’s not going to happen malik Beasley is not going to sign for the taxpayer mid-level exception and I told you guys if we got to a,000 likes on that video we would do realistic free agent targets and here we are so let’s dive into it when you look at the Knicks and their off season and the things they could do the salary cap they have and the path that they could travel to get to the people that they want it comes down to this they are projected to be $4 million over the First Apron meaning they are a first apron team meaning they have no salary cap money they cannot go out and pay a free agent big-time money they are $8 million below the second apron which means they’ve got $8 million to spend before they get there but you can’t just go out and spend $8 million in free agency they do offer the NBA how kind they are thank you Adam Silver uh you ruined the league that I once loved the Knicks get the taxpayer mid-level exception but if you use that taxpayer mid-level exception there is some repercussions for that so I say all that to say the New York Knicks do not have any cap space so for all the people that have told me Marshall we just got to run it back and we got to add depth to the team it’s not possible it’s quite literally not possible because if you bring back campaign if you bring back Landry Shamut you bring back PJ Tucker you bring back every you run it back boys are back in town you’re not going to have the taxpayer mid-level exception to use because you’re going to be over the second apron and if you use it you are hardcapped at the second apron so let’s talk about how the Knicks can improve their roster you got the taxpayer mid-level exception a 2-year exception you get to use and if you use it you are hardcapped at that second apron it’s a two-year deal worth 11.6 million i kind of say this to say are the New York Knicks going to be championship contenders if they run it back and uh use a $5.6 million exception mind you they’re $8 million below the second apron and if you use this you’re hard capped so 8 million minus 5.6 2.4 $2.4 million the veteran minimum is like 1.2 so you get to bring back two veteran minimum guys and you barely might not even be able to squeeze this in the Knicks are going to have to be creative thinks they can sign vet minimum free agents but I we tried to paint the picture Picasso style um it’s going to be tough and I’m not so sure if any of these realistic taxpayer mid-level exception guys are going to move the needle to where the Knicks are definitely uh back in contention to win the NBA Finals let’s start with a veteran a rival Alford the big man out of Boston i talked to my guy producer Smitty today and he told me doesn’t sound like Al Horford is coming back to Boston sounds like Boston is done with him and he is done with Boston he told me it has been confirmed that he still wants to play next year and he wants to join a contender and how sweet would it be if the New York Knicks are able to steal how Al Horford from Boston and then go and beat Boston next year if they even get to where the Knicks are going to be now Horford’s not who he used to be he’s not the guy that was the foundational piece of the Atlanta Hawks or the guy that was a part of all those Boston Celtics teams but there is still a player in Al Horford in my opinion that can help the New York Knicks he could still defend at a high level and he still could shoot the three ball at a high level and if the New York Knicks are going to get creative this off seasonason and maybe that includes trading Mitchell Robinson you could have a backup center in Horford and as we know Horford and Carl Anthony Towns are friends towns looks up to Al Horford they are both Dominican and I think that Cat could learn a lot from Horford how to be a champion how to be a winner how to be a big man how to fill lanes on fast breaks how to add to his game i like this as a potential pairing for the New York Knicks the question in my opinion is does it give you enough to win the NBA title i’m not so sure gary Trent Jr is also another player that I’m interested in for the New York Knicks to sign for two years and 11.6 million one thing I thought the New York Knicks did not do a good enough job of in the playoffs specifically against Indiana was shoot the basketball from three josh Hart shot 18% from three og Anobia and Male Bridges missed way more than they made the Knicks out of 16 teams that made the NBA playoffs had the 10th best three-point percentage simply just not good enough and Gary Trent Jr is someone that can shoot the ball from outside he’s looked at as one of the better three-point shooters in the NBA this past year for the Bucks he shot 41.6% from three doing that on almost six attempts per night the year before at the Raptors shot 39.3% from three while getting up 6.4 threes per game he shot really well this year for Milwaukee and and when you look at a shot chart from the 2024 2025 season he shot 46% from the right corner he shot 46.9% or 48.9 48 48 there we go i might need some glasses i did fail the eyesight test on my driver’s license renewal 48% from the left corner he also shoots really well above the break that’s an area the Knicks don’t have a lot of good shooters there we know Muel Bridges does not shoot well above the break jaylen Brunson kind of struggles a little bit there as well he’s more of a wing three-point guy and he shot almost 40% from the top of the key that’s almost five percentage points higher than the league average so adding a guy like Trent who is known as a knockdown shooter in this league I think it could help this New York Knicks team off the bench another guy that could fill it up another swing man that interests me is Air Coffee from the Los Angeles Clippers not the most sexiest names on this list like some people may not even know who Air Coffee is but he’s a 6’7 wing that can get up and down the floor and he’s shot the ball pretty well throughout his career not a good defender by any means but he is more than capable and if he is your eighth man off the bench you’re in a good spot and those are the kind of guys that you’re looking for when you’re trying to pay someone two years $11 million shot 41% from three this year he’s gotten better there each of the last three seasons um he’s kind of your three and okayish on defense type of guy not the highest volume uh when it comes to air coffee shooting the ball from downtown this past year he did shoot 41% from three but he did it on just 3.4 attempts per game in 24 minutes so not a lot of volume there but good efficiency this past year and a guy on the wing that could help the Knicks could use a 6’8 wing that can get up and down i’m interested in him the Knicks were interested in Taius Jones last off season and I’m sure they will be interested again in him again interested again in him this off seasonason that’s how words work that’s how you got to talk Marshall um Tus Jones one of the best players in the NBA when it comes to assist to turnover ratio he is the ultimate point guard in the sense of I’m going to take care of the ball i’m going to get the ball to my guys in spots they could be successful and I am not going to turn the pill over he’s also become one of the better shooters in the NBA as well i’ve always been a fan of Taius Jones’s game dating all the way back to his days at Duke i just thought he played the game how you would want the game to be played from a point guard’s perspective this year averaging 5.3 assists per game he averaged 1.1 turnover so that’s a 5:1 assist to turnover ratio the year prior he averaged 7.3 assists to one turnover that’s a 7 to1 assist to turnover ratio and the Knicks could always use another guy that can handle the ball spread it out and knock down threes coming off the bench for Jaylen Brunson i’m hoping that that’s Tyler Kick this year but if you’re looking for a guy that’s ready to plug and play a veteran that’s done it every stop of the way in his career Jones fits that bill i know the Knicks were interested in him last year they were trying to sign him but he ultimately decided to go join Phoenix and what a dumpster fire decision that was i can’t believe I’m including Spencer Shitwitty on this list uh I hate Spencer Denwitty any Knicks fan hates Spencer Denwitty he hates the Knicks and maybe the Knicks need a guy on this team that hates the Knicks because I’m sick of the country club attitude that this team has the daddy’s ball team and I love Brunson but they feel a little private school country club vibeish a little bit to me and they could benefit in my opinion for bringing in a guy that is going to ruffle some feathers exactly he can handle the ball he can create for others he can run your bench unit he’s done that for the Mavs a couple of times he’s done that for the Nets i don’t love him for the two years $10.6 million i like him a lot more for the veteran minimum but he’s someone that’s on my list another player that would be on my list maybe the Knicks uh can get him to accept this contract Chris Paul if Chris Paul wants to come play here for two years $10.6 million I would absolutely do it i I think the Knicks could benefit a lot from having a veteran like him that could handle the ball run the pick and roll orchestrate the offense but I I don’t know if he would sign for that cheap of a deal and maybe he wants to go somewhere else i don’t know but Chris Paul is someone I am absolutely interested in i just gave you five guys and a bonus piece in CP3 name a free agent you want the Knicks to sign in the comment section right now make sure you are following me on social media i’m on Twitter i’m on Instagram let’s go Knicks [Music]

Knicks rumors & news today include the most realistic free agent targets for the Knicks going into the 2025 NBA offseason. New York Knicks GM Leon Rose said he is planning on making championship moves after losing in the Eastern Conference championship. Al Horford and Gary Tent Jr. are among the names the Knicks could target during NBA free agency. Knicks Now host Marshall Green breaks down the latest NY Knicks rumors during the NBA offseason.

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Knicks TPMLE targets:
– Al Horford
– Gary Trent Jr.
– Amir Coffey
– Tyus Jones
– Spencer Dinwiddie

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Al Horford stats:
2024-25 Stats (60 GP): 9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 42.3 FG%, 36.3 3P%
2023-24 Stats (65 GP): 8.6 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 51.1 FG%, 41.9 3P%
2022-23 Stats (63 GP): 9.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 47.6 FG%, 44.6 3P%
2021-22 Stats (69 GP): 10.2 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 46.7 FG%, 33.6 3P%

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