The New York Knicks dumped Kemba Walker’s deal on Detroit’s salary cap on Draft night as part of a three-team deal. Just a few hours ago, the Knicks got back at it and worked out another trade with the Pistons in which both Nernels Noel and Alec Burks—along with a pair of second-round picks—will land in Detroit ahead of next season.
Those two moves were all the Knicks needed to open enough cap space to make a run at upcoming free agent and New York’s offseason no. 1 target Jalen Brunson. The Knicks have now opened around $30 million in cap space in the last week with this summer’s free agency opening at 6 pm on Thursday, June 30.