Mitchell Robinson Forced To LEAVE The Knicks?! HUGE UPDATE On NY’s Trade Plans… | Knicks News

Mitchell Robinson Forced To LEAVE The Knicks?! HUGE UPDATE On NY’s Trade Plans… | Knicks News

The Knicks have three players that are eligible for an extension this season. I don’t even think anybody even knows that. How many people know what players are actually extension eligible for the Knicks right now? It’s Carl Anthony Towns. It’s Muel Bridges obviously, but no need anymore. He was just extended. And then it’s Mitchell Robinson. But see, Mitchell Robinson isn’t expiring at this point. And the money with him is always it’s hard to count, right? Injury concerns, injury history. Yes, he was amazing in the playoffs, but how do you adequate that to him missing half the season basically and then having to work his way back into game shape toward the end of the season into the playoffs? Of course, he was impactful in the postseason. We all know that. We’ve all seen it. But being impactful in the postseason, you still are needed in the regular season. And I think that’s why New York is hesitant a little bit to actually give him any type of contract extension. Mikuel is Iron Man. He doesn’t get injured. It’s almost if you could get him for 150 over four years. It’s kind of a steal, right? Because clearly New York feels that he’s valued at a much higher rate than that. But they were able to lock him in for four years, 150. So from the Knicks standpoint, from their vantage point, it’s a steal given the value they gave up to get Bridges in the first place. And I can understand that. But with Mitchell Robinson, what is his real value? He’s likely the most valuable now than he’s ever been in his entire career given that postseason performance. But they can’t afford him. Ladies and gentlemen, shout out to Empire Sports Media for giving us this following information here. According to them, the Muel Bridges extension could put an end to Mitchell Robinson’s Knicks tenure. While the team will be able to keep its main core intact for some time, one player who has been around for a while may see his time in New York come to an end soon. That player is Mitchell Robinson, the team’s longest tenur player. The problem the Knicks are now going to run into is how they keep him long-term without getting hard capped by the second apron. Along with Bridg’s extension, the signings of Gershon Yabaselli and Jordan Clarkson have them right at the second apron, which the team has danced around for the past few seasons. To extend Mitchell Robinson, they would need to make some trades to create cap space. Judging by the Knicks early offseason strategy, breaking up the core does not seem to be in their best interest, which could mean that the attention turns to Robinson and his future. So clearly after the Bridges extension, Mitchell Robinson’s future with the Knicks is in jeopardy. They’re going to have to pay so many players next year. Extensions are going to kick in. They’re going to want to add new new uh personalities, new players to this roster. Not everybody’s going to be retained. And eventually, they’re going to have to go younger. Not because they don’t like Mitch. It’s because the cap concerns, those cap restrictions, they’re going to be real and they’re going to have to go to their rookies or their younger players so that way they can absorb their salaries, which are much less than, you know, a Mitchell Robinson would be. Think about what Ariel Hooki would be or uh Mohamd Di Aara would be in their rookie years on a rookie deal or even their their second contract in the league. It probably wouldn’t be very high. And that’s exactly what the Knicks are banking on. Homegrown talent that they can develop into the next Mitchell Robinson at a significant discount. And I think this upcoming season, they want to see who else steps up in place for Mitchell Robinson because I’m sure they anticipate Robinson will miss games next season. He will have to either load manage, he’s injured, he’s out, whatever, somebody else is going to have to step in. And it looks like that other person, it might be Hucky. Maybe some nights it is. And I think that’s possible. I don’t think we see a Mitchell Robinson extension. The fact that we just saw Mikuel get extended, I don’t think anybody else does. I don’t see Carl Anthony Towns getting extended. I think Mitchell Robinson, they’re gonna wait on. They’re going to see what he can do next season. And based off of that and his performance, they’ll dictate and decide what contract to give him. And that might motivate Mitchell Robinson to have his best year with New York. So, I think it works out for both parties here. you motivate Mitch, you protect yourself in the event that you extend him and then he gets injured or something else happens. At least in this case, you get a chance to wait and see what Robinson can do. And I think that’s really the right move to make here if you’re a New York because when you’re at this level, when you’re at this level with the roster that you have this close from a championship, you’re limited in the moves you can make, but you’re also limited in the mistakes you can make. If you’re making mistakes with a championship roster, it only takes this much to watch it all go away disappear instantly as fast as you’ve created it. So, there’s no need to rush at it if you don’t have to make the right moves when they’re in front of you. Miguel was clearly the right move because they got him for less money than his Max, which is already a win. And they locked them in for four years, helping them with the second apron, financial flexibility, and helping them sign other players in the future. I mean, Brunson did the exact same thing. Mikuel is doing the exact same thing. I feel like everybody who’s going to sign with the Knicks in the future is going to do this because now everybody is doing this for New York. Credit to Leon Rose. Credit to the Knicks front office to be able to pull these type of moves off. Making players who are as good as Brunson and Mckel are take less money for the greater good. The vision of winning a championship, not even one, multiple championships. That’s what your front office is supposed to do. That’s what they’re supposed to do. They’re supposed to convince your talent to stay with the team, take less, and build a contender. Looks like that’s exactly what we’ve done. And you don’t have to take my word for it. Take a look at what the odd makers over at FanDuel put together regarding the latest odds for who’s going to win the NBA championship next season for the 2025 2026 year. And according to them, OKC is number one at plus 230. Then it’s the Cavs at plus 750. Then it’s the New York Knicks at plus 850. Denver and the Rockets are also tied with New York at plus 850 to win the NBA Finals. And then rounding out this list, we have the Orlando Magic at plus,600. But clearly Vegas knows something that we don’t because they’re listing the Knicks as one of the top teams, one of the favorites to win the NBA championship. I think it’s safe to say Leon Rose in this Knicks front office, they created a contender. Remember the update that I dropped on this channel a few weeks ago? I said it. I know you guys remember it. Mikuel Bridges not getting an extension. One factor, Giannis. The fact that Mikuel Bridges has been resigned tells you it’s likely that Giannis attendent Kmpo is staying in Milwaukee. He’s not leaving. He’s not being traded. Now, trade deadline next off season, we can talk about it. But since Muel has been extended now and he can’t be traded for the next 6 months, yeah, it sounds like to me that the Knicks, they’re not going to be doing any type of trades, not for Giannis and not for anybody else. They’re going to be making moves in free agency, but that’s all moving forward. 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

After the Knicks gave Mikal Bridges a 4-Year/150 Million new contract extension they now have limited cap space to re-sign other players that are needed. Mitchell Robinson is also up for an extension with the Knicks this season but after Bridges was paid, Robinson might be being pushed out of New York due to the lack of funds available. We also have a huge update on NY’s trade plans moving forward… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
01:46 – Mikal Bridges Extension Pushing Robinson Out Of NY
03:41 – Knicks MUST Elevate The Rookies To Add More Talent At Low Cost
05:55 – Mikal Bridges Extension Helps NY w/ Avoiding 2nd Apron
07:00 – FanDuel NBA Championship Winner Odds
08:35 – Knicks Trade Plans After Bridges Extension…

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