After two years of controversy, the New York Knicks waived Joakim Noah and his $18.5 million salary for the 2018-19 season. It ended a run of injuries, a suspension and a team-imposed exile, after former executive Phil Jackson gave him a four-year, $72 million deal in 2016.
Noah’s presence no longer exists on New York’s roster, and that might be the case for the other 29 teams, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ian Begley noted. However, effects of this transaction will linger.
Under the waive and stretch provision, which the Knicks will use on the veteran center’s remaining $19.