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Which players deserved investigation for the New York Knicks’ problems in 2017-18?

Feb 7, 2018

Feb 7, 2018 — Steve Mills

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Johnny O'Bryant III. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

NYK on 2018-02-07: the listed basketball needs were event creation, creation, shooting. 3 player(s) were publicly on the market, but none had a source linking this team to them. 2 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

Public market context only; no team linklisted needs: event creation · creation · shooting3 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Lou Williamscap charge $7.00M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, shooting
Observed functions
passing · creation · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence ambiguous
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Lou Williams: Lou Williams was on the public trade market, but no source linked NYK to him. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, shooting. The salary screen was available, but contract-control records were ambiguous. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $7.00MTeam position proxy: Under cap proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $0Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $3.94MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $5.52M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 0.9 per 100 (O 1.4 / D -0.5) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Elfrid Paytoncap charge $3.33M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, event creation
Observed functions
creation · passing · event creation
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Elfrid Payton: Elfrid Payton was on the public trade market, but no source linked NYK to him. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, event_creation. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $3,332,340 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $3.33MTeam position proxy: Under cap proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $0Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $1.85MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $2.59M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 0.4 per 100 (O 0.6 / D -0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Willy Hernangomezcap charge $1.44M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
rebounding · rim protection · interior finishing
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Willy Hernangomez: Willy Hernangomez was on the public trade market, but no source linked NYK to him. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $1,435,750 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $1.44MTeam position proxy: Under cap proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $0Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $763KTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.07M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: -0.0 per 100 (O -0.0 / D -0.0) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.