Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, October 17 · 4 d ago
New York Notes: Drummond, McBride, Diawara, Nets’ Predictions
Reported by Kristian WinfieldRead the original report ↗
The Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns may be unhappy about not getting an extension during training camp but he’s thrilled with his new backup. Towns has plenty of nice things to say about veteran big man Andre Drummond. “He’s amazing, he’s amazing,” Towns said, per Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. “In my opinion, one […]
Confidence
46%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 2 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +8 | 1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days |
| Age | −4 | 4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 20.1 pts · 11.9 reb · 3.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $57.08M · next season $61.02M
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
New York Knicks
$220.4M · above the first apron · 14 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Karl-Anthony Towns → Nets
Send out at least $45.46M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $57.08M they need to send out $45.46M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
Andre Drummond → Nets
Fits into cap room
The Nets are under the cap and can absorb $2.45M without matching salary.
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