Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, September 29 · 1 d ago

New York Notes: Drummond, Porter Jr., Mann, Marks, Nickel

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Andre Drummond, the Knicks’ new backup big man, isn’t a prolific shotblocker like Mitchell Robinson, who signed with the Celtics. Drummond brings some other things to the table that he believes will help the Knicks win a second consecutive championship, he told James Edwards III of The Athletic. “I’ve been a master at what I […]

Confidence

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Who it involves

Mitchell Robinson

Celtics · C-F · 5.7 pts · 8.8 reb · 0.9 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $15.04M · next season $15.80M

Andre Drummond

Knicks · C · 6.4 pts · 8.4 reb · 1.3 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $2.45M · expiring

Boston Celtics

$203.9M · in the tax · 17 contracts · cap sheet

New York Knicks

$230.2M · above the second apron · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →

Mitchell Robinson → Knicks

Send out at least $15.04M

The Knicks are above the second apron, so to take on $15.04M they need to send out at least as much (100%, no cushion above the first apron). Above the second apron they also cannot combine two contracts to do it.

Andre Drummond → Celtics

Send out at least $1.10M

The Celtics are in the tax, so to take on $2.45M they need to send out $1.10M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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