11-04-2026, 01:04 PM
(11-04-2026, 09:42 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: The Knicks are in contract limbo with three key players after tabling all contract extension talks on Oct. 9. Owner James Dolan said this summer that New York wouldn't dip into the punitive second apron to keep the team together. Hart has a team option and says on media day that there had been no discussions about a new deal. Towns are eligible for a four-year, $276 million deal. Before talks were halted, the Knicks' offer was at $200 million, which represents a pay cut from his current salary (four years, $220.4 million). Towns hoped for a contract extension at the start of last season and didn't get it. The disappointment was quiet, but he played through an up-and-down regular season as he and Brown struggled to get on the same page; then it clicked in the postseason.
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It is crazy how fast things can change. I think the Knicks are still good. Last year, a few months into the season I did not see it with the Knicks. Oops.
Regardless, losing Robinson and not having a lot of picks, Towns is in a pretty good bargaining positioning. If he is hurt or leaves, the Knicks window may be shut. There are not ways for them to replace what he brings.