Knicks are really just a bad matchup for the Spurs on multiple fronts. • Spurs lack a physical KAT defender. Champagnie is too small. Wemby better served sagging in the paint. • Knicks’ offensive rebounding and frontcourt physicality is going to give the Spurs fits. OKC really exploited SAS on the offensive glass and the Knicks will be even more difficult. • NYK is not as paint reliant as OKC, which is partly why the Thunder struggle with the Spurs & Wemby. Brunson, Bridges, OG, KAT, Shamet, McBride all can operate in the mid-range in front of Wemby contests. Better quick trigger shooters with NYK than OKC. • OG & Mitch are two of the best Wemby defenders. Brunson can hide on Champagnie and the Spurs don’t have the above the break 3PT shooting guards to make Brunson pay on screening actions.

James Dolan suggested today that the Knicks won't be going above the second apron to keep their roster together. So what does that mean for Mitchell Robinson and the rest of this Knicks offseason? I dove deep below ⬇️ cbssports.com/nba/news/knick…

Exactly. They got the salary cap they wanted

If Knicks stay below 2nd apron, they will lose Mitchell Robinson and Landry Shamet…something seems amiss here

"There's certain things in the NBA that you'd have to be suicidal to do. One of them is the second apron. Cannot go into the second apron. I'll write as big of a check as possible, but I can't write a check that goes into the second apron." - James Dolan on @CartonShowWFAN

Wemby may have gotten a finger on the Brunson shot that OG tipped in, per caller on @DHRonESPN: Alan Hahn: “And that’s why it landed so softly?” Peter Rosenberg: “That would do that, for the record. A tipped finger on the ball would take a little pace off of it.”

NY rapper and legend @FatJoe shares who will be on his star-studded hip-hop float for the Knicks' championship parade 🤩

James Dolan says the Knicks will NOT go into the second apron, per @StevePopper (Via @CartonShowWFAN )

Many rival scouts have pointed to Julius Randle being packaged with Donte DiVincenzo and the 28th pick for an established All-Star-like talent to pair with Anthony Edwards, per @BrettSiegelNBA (clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-sto…)

Kevin Love could reportedly join the Lakers, per @MarcJSpears

The Utah Jazz are strongly considering Cam Boozer with the No. 2 pick, viewing him as an ideal complementary fit alongside Jaren Jackson Jr., per @BannedMacMahon (h/t @ArtTakesNote & @Fullcourtpass )

The Lakers have internally considered making a move for Walker Kessler, per @ringer (h/t @LakersSBN )

Zaccharie Risacher was frustrated with the playing time he received from the Hawks last season, per @Eurohoopsnet (h/t @RealGM )

Heading to the Knicks Parade? Security screening starts at 6am and EVERYONE gets checked ❌ NO bags ❌ NO backpacks ❌ NO chairs ❌ NO coolers ❌ NO drones ❌ NO bikes or scooters ❌ NO strollers ❌ NO umbrellas ❌ NO pets ❌ NO weapons Plastic water bottles? ✅ Glass or metal bottles? ❌ Live or work along the parade route? Bring proper ID for access

Tom Thibodeau is genuinely “very happy for the Knicks players and his guys for winning a historic championship” but is still hurt that the decision-makers made it appear he needed to be replaced, per @Ian_OConnor (h/t @TheNBABase)

Isiah Thomas explains why Kevin Durant would be 6-0 in the finals if he replaced Michael Jordan on the Bulls Isiah says Kevin Durant in the midrange out of the triangle would be a problem He then starts naming all the guys that guarded Michael Jordan and believes they would have ZERO answer for Kevin Durant (Via youtu.be/bT3xMELdPPU?is=LN9E…)