Dean of @KnickFilmSkool. Host of @NBATakedownPod. Girl Dad. Recovering lawyer. Words on Substack (link below)

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BREAKING: Golden State’s Stephen Curry has agreed on a two-year, $116 million contract extension with the franchise, with a player option in 2028-29, sources tell ESPN.
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51 Knicks have made 100 threes this century. @JCMacriNBA & I did our best to name them all in 20 minutes 👀⬇️
🔥🏀KNICKS SPORCLE QUIZ🏀🔥 Can @JCMacriNBA & @AndrewJClaudio_ name every Knick that has made 100 3PMs this century? (SINCE THE 2000-01 SEASON) piped.video/watch?v=YlZMSvQB…
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🔥🏀KNICKS SPORCLE QUIZ🏀🔥 Can @JCMacriNBA & @AndrewJClaudio_ name every Knick that has made 100 3PMs this century? (SINCE THE 2000-01 SEASON) piped.video/watch?v=YlZMSvQB…
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I’m starting to lose the ability to discern parody tweets from real tweets.
New Big 3 in Dallas (Via @ESPNNBA )
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Very easy to see how they’re 8 figures apart annually. I keep thinking New York would love 4/200. Even if you up it to 4/210, if KAT is at 4/250 (not an unreasonable ask), that’s $10M a year difference. Wondering how much sweeteners (player option/trade kicker) will factor in.
Windhorst “KAT’s eligible for 4-year $276M extension…From what I understand they are tens of millions apart. They are not close MacMahon “Honestly I believe they could be 8 figures apart annual basis … Windy “He's willing to take less I believe…What are Knicks willing to do?”
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Not sure there’s a more underrated player from the first ~30 years of NBA basketball than Petit. Just staggering stats and accolades. The man scored 50 points in Game 6 of the finals to beat Bill Russell. Easily the greatest Hawk ever. RIP.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame mourns the passing of Bob Pettit, a sleek, skilled big man who revolutionized the forward position during his career. The 11-time NBA All-Star and 2-time MVP retired as the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and left an enduring legacy. He led the St. Louis Hawks to the 1958 NBA championship over the Boston Celtics. The Basketball Hall of Fame salutes this true giant of the game.
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Absolutely the best in the biz on so many fronts. A privilege to have @McNuttMonica covering the Knicks (and an added treat for us that she’s always game to drop by the pod and chop it up). Congrats!!
Replying to @NBA_NewYork
"Anybody who watches Monica knows she gets the assignment no matter what it is"
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KNICKS FANS- this is so good 🙌🧡💙
To celebrate @KnickFilmSkool getting to #2 on the “Greatest Games of the Leon Rose Era” countdown, please check out vid I edited “ECF Exorcism.” Shout out to @kevwords for creating the 2nd musical track in the vid. Watch it here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ piped.video/xww6YbisSh0?is=2IA5…
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Holy moly is this spectacular work. Absolute banger Mark. Watch it and weep folks. ⬇️
To celebrate @KnickFilmSkool getting to #2 on the “Greatest Games of the Leon Rose Era” countdown, please check out vid I edited “ECF Exorcism.” Shout out to @kevwords for creating the 2nd musical track in the vid. Watch it here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ piped.video/xww6YbisSh0?is=2IA5…
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Jonathan Macri retweeted
Windhorst: “What KAT does will determine if Knicks core can stay together…He's got a $61 million option for (not this season) next season. Knicks have said ‘we don't wanna be in 2nd apron.’ If he picks up that option they're gonna be in the 2nd apron. So what they are gonna ultimately need him to do is not take that option and reduce that, and that is the basis for this conversation. That is the basis for all of it. Now, even though there may be a hard feeling or two between the front office and Karl in the coming months about this, ultimately I think this is gonna get done because Karl is represented by CAA, and CAA and the Knicks are like this. They're completely intertwined with each other. Leon Rose used to be his agent. And I believe ultimately that CAA and the Knicks will come to an agreement here. They represent Jalen Brunson. They represent a bunch of other players on the team. They'll get a deal done…. Wirh one caveat… If James Dolan messes this up. …Let Leon Rose and CAA do their business, and I think Karl-Anthony Towns will figure it out …Dolan has issued edict— no second apron come hell or high water…If that indeed remains the case and they proceed that way with Karl Towns, he will have the option to go someplace and get a max…obviously he's not being offered the max 'cause then he'd sign it, okay? And I think he's probably open to taking less than the max…he’s open to not taking $276 million. He wants to be in New York. He wants the team to stay together. But if Jim Dolan sets an ironclad spot and forces Karl to the market, he will have max offers. He can get that kind of money next summer if he wants to. But I honestly believe this is all gonna work out even if, again, you hear a little bit of, uh, wavering in the first couple of days of camp”
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Every time @MRoscus makes one of these, I a) get chills and b) leave convinced he’ll never be able to top it. Somehow, he’s done it again.
To celebrate @KnickFilmSkool getting to #2 on the “Greatest Games of the Leon Rose Era” countdown, please check out vid I edited “ECF Exorcism.” Shout out to @kevwords for creating the 2nd musical track in the vid. Watch it here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ piped.video/xww6YbisSh0?is=2IA5…
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45-50 annually is very fair.
On Karl-Anthony Towns and Knicks, there’s been plenty of conversation between Knicks and Towns’ side. League source familiar with the matter said talks have been positive and NYK has made it known that it wants Towns to be a Knick for a long time, thinks highly of him. One data point: Knicks have talked to Towns’ side about deals that start in $45M-$50M range, per SNY sources.
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In case anyone missed it, earlier this summer I dove deep on what a possible KAT extension might look like by examining 15 other contracts around the NBA and boiling them down to the best comps. I landed on 4/200, which I'm guessing the Knicks aren't offering. Whole article 👇
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As myself and others reported, Knicks are asking KAT to take a discount from his max. They're close to second apron and Brunson is eligible for big extension next year. It's a matter of how much of a discount KAT would be willing to take. Given Shams report, it's clear he's unwilling to take what Knicks are offering
Reporting for NBA Today — extension negotiations have stagnated between the reigning champion Knicks and All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns:
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Obviously not ideal but not hitting any panic buttons quite yet. Both sides know they have time.
Reporting for NBA Today — extension negotiations have stagnated between the reigning champion Knicks and All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns:
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"The greatest 4TH QUARTER comeback in NBA playoff history" - @JCMacriNBA "This game made Game 4 of the Finals possible" - @DJAceNBA "The greatest playoff comeback in Knicks history... for 3 weeks" - @AndrewJClaudio_ What will you tell your grandkids about the Knicks historic comeback in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs the Cavaliers?
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🔥🚨🏀NEW EPISODE🏀🚨🔥 Best 20 Knicks Games of the Leon Rose Era | #2: Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (5/19/26 - East Finals, Game 1) 🎙️: @jcmacrinba, @andrewjclaudio_, @djacenba
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5/19/26: Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (OT) 2026 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1 Down 93-71 with 7:49 to play, the Knicks go on a 44-11 run for the remaining 12:37 to complete the largest playoff comeback in franchise history... for now 😏 Jalen Brunson: 38 PTS (17 in 4Q/OT), 6 ASTS, 3 STLS, +15
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