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You’re telling me Leon Rose didn’t pick at No. 24 and instead decided to trade back multiple times to accumulate future second-round picks?
No… it can’t be. He’d never do something like this…
The Knicks entered Tuesday night with the 24th pick. They then traded back three different times (technically). They came out the other side with the No. 47 pick and four additional future second-round picks that will be known at a later time.
As of right now, the Knicks will enter Wednesday night with No. 31, No. 47, and No. 55. They are currently on the clock and appear likely to trade it… again. Never a dull moment with this front office.
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You might’ve asked yourself once or twice tonight. Why the hell did the Knicks do this? Why not just pick one of these exciting college players? Why does Leon Rose do this every single year?
To answer those questions,
That’s the subject of this article. Keep reading.
We’ll never know. Somewhere in his sick, twisted, mega agent mind, compels him to use the draft as his own personal bingo card. Maybe he’ll tell us on the Roommates Pod later today. I’ll try to elaborate my reasoning at the end.
Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. Why did the Knicks do this? Point blank, it’s about Brock Aller’s speciality: the cap.
The Knicks are operating as if the second apron is a hard cap that they will not exceed. Unlike the last two years, where they were physically hard capped, they have an open runway to exceed it. At some point, the brain trust deduced it wasn’t worth it. I personally disagree, given what this will mean for retaining this championship roster, but I’m just a lowly part-time, non-credentialed writer, while they’re making six figures (or more) in an NBA front office.
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We’ve speculated for the past few days whether this was a feeling or their confirmed direction. We now know that they are dead serious. Barring a tremendous change of heart, the Knicks will not exceed the second apron in 2026-27.
Now that we’ve established that, here’s where the draft comes into play:
The No. 24 pick in the draft holds a slot value of $3,325,000….
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Publish date : 2026-06-24 06:28:00
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