The Knicks could keep their core together for the next 3-5 years IF Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart are willing to take a pay cut, per @WindhorstESPN KAT is eligible for a 4-year, $272M extension. "If Karl Towns is willing to take a little bit of a haircut, you know, $7-10 million over the course of multiple seasons and Josh Hart is also extension eligible this summer, if both of them are willing to take a little bit of a haircut, you could see this core staying together for three, four, five years."

Jun 19, 2026 · 12:56 PM UTC

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If this happens, Knicks are winning more chips just off the brotherly vibes. The power of friendship cannot be matched.
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Locked in 4ever
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Brunson set the standard
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I think they’d both be willing to do this, given what the team has done for both of their careers. Especially Josh.
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What’s a few millions in comparison to the legacy they’d build and have if they bring another ring or two here
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After winning a ring and seeing JB take a pay cut I could for sure seeing them do this.
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KAT should leave. What incentive does he get for staying?
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Towns can do it, but Hart shouldn’t. Role players shouldn’t take pay cuts
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I don’t think they can win again with this roster. I’d get paid if I’m them
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This is the problem. With that paycheck B.S. They start using this emotional blackmail and Jalen did it B.S. No Business is business.
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they make that money back easy with NY endorsements. cap set the precedent, now let’s see who’s really about it
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I wouldn't take a dime less to spare the billionaire owner a single cent of pain
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This is why owners passed the second apron— to guilt players into paycuts while they make record profits. 😂 Where are the paycuts for fans and subscribers to the multitude of streaming apps? Got it.
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x.com/i/status/2067385345197… The knicks should be more interested in doing right by JB even if that means KAT leaving or he takes a paycut or a 3yr/180M contract, it's still 60mil a piece for those 3 years🤷🏾
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x.com/i/status/2065166206483… Just do right by JB mehn ! KAT cool and all but instead of giving KAT that Shmoney, splurge it on JB or better still, Sign JB to. Some mad ass 300/400M over 4/5years contract, 200 guaranteed and the remaining 100/200 deferred. KAT can take a 3yr/180M🤷🏾
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After delivering a championship that’s a crazy ask when we got guys who never won getting max money. We just dug ourselves out of a hole with players. They just might want to come here, Dolan saying things out loud like that make any conversation about money feel forced
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Leave their salary’s ALONE !! They have generated enough wealth for you to take out of that, and do your future recruitments.
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This core can’t beat OKC or Detroit so nobody get too excited. They had the most ideal path they could have ever dreamed of. The title was a gift from the basketball Gods.
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Not gonna happen. Like @BillSimmons says, its the disease of more. Players are willing to sacrifice to win a ring. Shots…points…money…but once you win the sacrifice is over. You want more shots…you want more points….you want more money.
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KAT NOT TAKING NOTHING,🏆😹🏀CUS YA GAVE HIM NOTHING,,HE BRUNG TO KNICKS
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What is the nba obsession with paying #2 fridge #3s max contracts lmao . Who the fuck is lining up to pay KAT 68Ms over 4 more seasons . KAT isn’t worth more than 40-45 AAV . After that he’s handicapping the roster
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If Karl Anthony towns ain’t willing to take a 7-10 million pay cut then just get rid of em nigga don’t even have kids will see how serious he is about all this or all that yapping is for the media 😂
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Idk if the NBA is ready for a Knicks Dynasty possibly I wouldn't be shocked if the players want maximum earnings, I wouldn't be shocked if they take pay cuts to keep team together for a few years! Time will tell.
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When are owners going to take a cut?
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The whole world knows that they got lucky and never winning another one
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And this is why it was great that the Knicks won and dangerous at the same time because the finals MVP took a $100 million pay cut. So now GM’s and owners will try to emulate that(copy cat league) and players will get screwed by teams and media.
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Good idea but the player Association will hate that
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KAT will be comin' home, watch...
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Hell Mitch won’t take a discount why should KAT Bridges didn’t OG didn’t why should he?
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They may aswell align their timelines with Brunson… What else is there to do…
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And Brunson did it ! So if he can take less then dammit they all better take a pay cut !
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Don't let the Knicks winning the Championship deflect from the fact that James Dolan is one of the cheapest owners in the NBA.
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Shiii, that's one low ball shoe deal.
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I have so much confidence in Leon Rose and Co that’ll it all work out. Whatever the Knicks decide to do.
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I have no doubt Hart will do that.
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I’d love for the Knicks (players and organization) to do what it takes to keep this core together an run it back while they in their primes. I also can’t fault players for getting as close to their worth as possible especially after they’ve won. They deserve to run it back though
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He those days are over Brunson getting the huge deal now
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