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Which players deserved investigation for the New York Knicks’ problems in 2020-21?

Nov 27, 2020Feb 8, 2021

Feb 8, 2021 — Leon Rose

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Derrick Rose. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

NYK on 2021-02-08: the listed basketball needs were shooting, creation, passing. 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: shooting · creation · passing3 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Victor Oladipocap charge $21.0M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses creation, passing
Observed functions
passing · creation · 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?

Victor Oladipo: Victor Oladipo was on the public trade market, but no source linked NYK to him. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $21,000,000 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $21.0MTeam position proxy: Under cap proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $13.9MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $16.0MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $16.7M

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: 1.2 per 100 (O 0.3 / D 0.9) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Mfiondu Kabengele
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Addresses shooting
Observed functions
shooting · rim protection · interior finishing
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Withheld Candidate cap charge unresolved
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Mfiondu Kabengele: Mfiondu Kabengele was on the public trade market, but no source linked NYK to him. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: shooting. The candidate salary route was not reliable enough to screen. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (Not applicable)

prior-season impact context: -0.1 per 100 (O 0.0 / D -0.1) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Hamidou Diallocap charge $1.66M
Market route
Publicly on the market, but no source linked this team
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
event creation · rebounding · 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
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Hamidou Diallo: Hamidou Diallo 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 salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $1.66MTeam position proxy: Under cap proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $0Non taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $894KTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $1.25M

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: -0.1 per 100 (O -0.8 / D 0.7) — 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.