NBA 2026-27 offseason trades, signings & rumors

[Celtics2021]

NYK is currently $9.4M over the 1st apron with 13 players.  Only $3.3M under the 2nd apron (per Spotrac).  And they are cheap for not signing Mitchell Robinson?  I don't believe that NYK is actually hard capped at the 2nd apron but signing Robinson would have put them well above it.

19 teams are hard capped at the 1st apron so can't spend more even if they wanted to.  4 more are hard capped at the 2nd apron.  So yes, in many cases, these are literal salary caps.  And the penalties associated with the 2nd apron make it so few if any will surpass it.

So, one year of second apron penalties is worth breaking up a championship core?

Yes, James Dolan is cheap.  That championship was worth, minimally, $1 billion in terms of revenue and franchise valuation.

This is why players shouldn't "sacrifice".  Bronson gave up tens of millions of dollars to make James Dolan even richer.

NYK brought back 8 of their top 9 players. Mitchell was replaced with Drummond who may even be an upgrade.   Is that what you consider breaking up a championship core?  It is the equivalent of BOS keeping Holiday, Porziņģis and Horford but losing Kornet and adding a different backup center.

The idea that Andre Drummond may be an upgrade is laughable.  There is the obvious stats argument.  There is Robinson getting votes for a league wide award (6th Man).  And then there is the fact that the Sixers moved on from Drummond in favor of the Knicks 3rd string center, much less Mitchell Robinson also moving on.

Idk, Drummond turned into a stretch 5. He is just now tapping into his true potential..

Wonder who his shooting coach is. We have a few new clients for him.

If you want a stretch 5 who has a true shooting percentage of .539, be my guest.  Teams will prefer Drummond shots from anywhere on the court.  Not to mention his defense is very exploitable.

[Vermont Green]

My main comment was that I did not think NYK "broke up their core" because they swapped out Mitchell Robinson, a younger, more athletic, bad free throw shooting back up center with durability issues historically for an older, less athletic, but more durable back up center who shoots free throws better.

And what does NYK really need from their back up center?  Are they really any worse with Drummond?  In certain situations, they will be better off with Drummond, that isn't even accounting for injury history.  Even if Drummond only gives them half of what Robinson would have (Robinson was 6 pts and 9 rebs last season), how much difference does that really make?

[Roy H.]

My main comment was that I did not think NYK "broke up their core" because they swapped out Mitchell Robinson, a younger, more athletic, bad free throw shooting back up center with durability issues historically for an older, less athletic, but more durable back up center who shoots free throws better.

And what does NYK really need from their back up center?  Are they really any worse with Drummond?  In certain situations, they will be better off with Drummond, that isn't even accounting for injury history.  Even if Drummond only gives them half of what Robinson would have (Robinson was 6 pts and 9 rebs last season), how much difference does that really make?

Ask Brunson if he appreciates Dolan's financial approach this off-season.