Knicks Make HUGE DECISION On Hukporti! NY Gives Kevin McCullar Jr QUALIFYING OFFER | Knicks News

Knicks Make HUGE DECISION On Hukporti! NY Gives Kevin McCullar Jr QUALIFYING OFFER | Knicks News

The Knicks have been winners in free agency and they just keep on winning. New York recently made a decision on Ariel Huck 40 and the Knicks extended a qualifying offer to Kevin McCull Jr. Locking up both of these players is clearly important for the Knicks. We’re going to break down all of these latest reports today. If you’re enjoying the content, please go ahead and hit that subscribe button because it could really support all the great content that we’re creating for you. And now, let’s get started. The Knicks make an important decision on Ariel Huckport and Kevin McCuller Jr. The Knicks stole Jordan Clarkson in free agency. Then they did it again by signing Gerson Yabaselli. Even though the Knicks are limited with the moves that they can make, they have excelled in free agency and not with just adding new players, but with their own players as well, too. The Knicks keep on making moves in free agency. Shout out to SNY’s Ian Begley for giving us this following information here. According to him, the Knicks are exercising the team option on center Ariel Huckport and they are planning to decline the team option on veteran PJ Tucker. The Knicks can also use the vet minimum to sign free agents. New York has decisions to make on its own veteran free agents in Don Wright, Precious Aua, Landry Shamut, and Campaign. And out of all of those names, Precious Aua and Campaign are unlikely to return to this Knicks team next season. The team will also monitor the backup guard market as well, too. Last season, Ariel Huckporti was not supposed to have a significant role on this team, but like it always happens, the Knicks front court experienced a number of injuries and because of that, they had nobody else to look to, nobody else to turn to. So, they were kind of forced to play Ariel Luck 40. And I am so glad that they did that because as soon as this kid started to get minutes, he started to shine. I’m not saying he’s perfect. I’m not saying he does everything out there that a coach wants to see. But most of the time, what he’s doing is giving effort and playing his best brand of basketball. And for a rookie, that’s all you can really ask for. He was impactful on the offensive end and while playing defense as well too. He was blocking shots. He was getting rebounds. He was rolling to the rim. And other opposing players believed him as he was rolling. And because of that, they put a body on him. What did that do for the Knicks? It opened up a number of different pathways to the basket. and Jaylen Brunson, Josh Hart, Miles McBride, everybody who attacks on this Knicks team, they saw those paths and they attacked them. They drove to the basket and good things happened for New York. Honestly, Ariel Huckporty deserves this. And more importantly, the Knicks need this. We deal with injuries to our front court almost all the time. And if we can add more talent just in case that happens, that’s more power to the Knicks. He is a rookie for this team. And when he was playing for the Knicks, he was very impressive. I’m not surprised the Knicks did this move because we need the help in the front court. And Hucky, he was extremely impressive during his rookie season. So, this makes sense for the Knicks. But New York was not done there. They also extended a qualifying offer to another rookie in Kevin McCuller Jr. Shout out to Ian Begley and Steph Bondi, two great Knicks insiders, for giving us this following information here. According to them, the Knicks also on Sunday extended a qualifying offer to Kevin McCuller Jr. Now, I know what you’re thinking. That’s great and all, Troy, but uh what’s a qualifying offer? And even though the Knicks extended it to Kevin McCull Jr., does that mean he hasn’t accepted it yet? To answer that last part, that is correct. Even though the Knicks extended a qualifying offer to Kevin McCull Jr., he has not accepted it yet. But it’s anticipated that he will. But going back to that first part, what is a qualifying offer in the NBA? Let’s go ahead and break down exactly what that is. Shout out to Google Gemini for breaking down exactly what an NBA qualifying offer is. According to them, in the NBA, a qualifying offer is a one-year contract that a team extends to an eligible player nearing the end of their contract, making them a restricted free agent. This means the player’s current team retains the rights to match any offer sheet the player receives from another team. Essentially, it’s a way for the team to control the players future and prevent them from immediately leaving for another team without the original team having a chance to keep them a part of their own team. Here’s a more detailed breakdown. The purpose, the primary purpose of a qualifying offer is to make a player a restricted free agent instead of an unrestricted one. How it works? If a player receives a qualifying offer and accepts it, they then sign a one-year contract with their current team. Timing. Qualifying offers are typically made after the last game of the season and before the start of free agency, usually around June 29th, exactly when the Knicks extended this qualifying offer. Eligibility. Players with three or fewer years of NBA service are generally eligible for a qualifying offer. Perfect for Kevin McCull Jr. As I mentioned earlier, the expectation is for Kevin McCull Jr. to accept that qualifying offer and rejoin the Knicks and also have a prominent role in the Knicks summer league games as well, too. So, let’s go ahead and review all the moves the Knicks made in free agency. They signed Jordan Clarkson. They signed Gerson Yabaselli. They are bringing back Ariel Hakporti. And they’ve also extended a qualifying offer to Kevin McCuller Jr. That right now is all the moves the Knicks have made in free agency up to this point. Now the main question becomes, what other moves can the Knicks make in free agency? Where are they in terms of their cap space? And who else are the Knicks looking to add to this roster? Well, shout out to Ian Begley for answering all of these questions for us. According to him, the Knicks are hardcapped at the second apron this season. 207.8 million. They are currently close to the second apron, but they should have enough money to sign another veteran free agent using the vet minimum. I don’t know if there is a specific focus for that final roster spot, but the Knicks have been in touch with multiple backup guards on the market. And we already know regarding guards, the Knicks have to make decisions on Don Wright and Landry Shamut. And between those two, we know the Knicks have been trying aggressively to get Landry Shamut back on this team. And we know why. his three-point shooting to end the season for the Knicks. It was making him the best three-point shooter on the team. On the team, especially off the bench. And when we started to utilize him in the postseason, he gave you defense. He gave you three-point shooting. And the Madison Square Garden Arena started chanting his name. If that doesn’t tell you how Nick Knicks fans feel about him, how this Knicks organization feels about him, I don’t think anything I say ever will. That’s why New York is trying desperately to bring back Landry Sheam. But the fact they’re looking at guards tells you something. That means the current guards they have, those guards are likely leaving. Delan Wright probably gone. Campaign probably gone. Presua, he’s not a guard, but we know he’s somebody the Knicks probably wanted to bring back, but it’s likely they’re not going to be able to. Presua does not want to return. That means New York has a couple of players that they want to bring to this team. Landry Sheam, they want him to return, but if that can’t happen, clearly the Knicks are looking at the guard market in free agency to bring somebody to join this team. and they want a veteran guard on this roster and that means they’re going to be using another vet minimum to bring that player on this team. I can only hope whoever they add, it’s an impactful player, somebody that we need, somebody that adds size, shooting, and gives us more experience. If we get a player like that, then the Knicks in free agency will keep on winning. Right now, they look like one of the biggest winners in free agency. And with the moves they’re making right now and the moves they’re about to make, you can only wonder what other team will be able to beat the Knicks with their free agency moves. Because right now, only talking about free agency, the Knicks are winning and they keep winning. And honestly, I don’t see that stopping anytime soon. But what about you guys? What do you think about the Knicks bringing back Ariel Luckporty and extending a qualifying offer to Kevin McCuller Jr.? Let me know how you feel about that in the comments section below, guys, because honestly, I would love to hear from you. But that’s going to do it for this episode. I hope you enjoyed it. And if you did, go ahead and smash that like button, leave a comment below, and of course, guys, please subscribe to the channel. Until next time, Nick fans, take care of yourself, your families, and each other. Peace and

The Knicks keep making moves in free agency! This time, with its own players. According to reports, the Knicks are bringing back Ariel Hukporti. But they also extended a qualifying offer to Kevin McCullar Jr. We look at all of the moves the Knicks have made in free agency thus far and what else they can do at this point after these latest decisions… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:44 – Knicks Make HUGE DECISION On Hukporti & McCullar Jr
01:15 – NY Is Bringing Back Ariel Hukporti
04:18 – Knicks Offer Qualifying Offer To Kevin McCullar Jr
05:09 – What Is A Qualifying Offer?
07:31 – Knicks Cap Situation & Free Agency Plans
09:12 – Precious Achiuwa WILL NOT RETURN
10:35 – Knicks KEEP WINNING In Free Agency

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