***As part of this transaction, please free drop both Zylan Cheatham and Josh Gray (both $0.5M per year). Thank you!***
New York makes this trade to clear up an additional $10M in cap space and create two empty roster spots without a cap hit.
While we believe Dennis Smith Jr and Frank Ntilikina still have a chance to turn around their careers unloading them became necessary. The $10M in additional cap space gives me the flexibility to significantly increase my bids on the current free agents I am pursuing. The two additional roster spots give me the space to sign the free agents I am currently pursuing.
Thanks for the negotiations, Brent. A win for each of us given our unique situations.