A hole at center and a lack of ownership clarity led these two teams with championship aspirations to each other to bolster their hopes of getting to June.
Championship contenders making trades with one another is rare, and you don't have to look too far back to understand why.each had a unique set of problems, and they fell into being each other's best solution. It created an awkward and unexpected alliance that led toThe Knicks' problems started at center, specifically their lack of a starting one.
Minnesota, a franchise that has generally operated frugally for decades, was facing losing more than $100 million this season, sources said, because of a whopper of a luxury tax bill coming due with new contracts for Towns andThe lawyers for longtime owner Glen Taylor and the prospective ownership group led by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are set to start arbitration on Nov. 4 with a decision expected around the new year.
Meanwhile, Wolves team president Tim Connelly has one of the best executive deals in all of sports. He's got a lucrative $40 million contract to run the team and has negotiated a free out clause so that he can leave basically whenever he wants, largely because he has no idea who his boss is going to be. He could end up being one of the most coveted free agents in the summer of 2025.
Gobert and Reid have player options for next season and, while Gobert isn't likely leaving his $46 million on the table, it was nearly impossible to envision the Wolves paying them both alongside Towns' $53 million number in 2025-26 . The Knicks are expected to twist themselves into an impressive pretzel not to give up any more rotation players, sources said, and somehow get less than $200,000 below the second apron, which they are not permitted to breach, and pay multiple draft picks to grease it.
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