The Knicks had salary cap space for two All-Stars, and they didn’t land one.
The opening hours of NBA free agency were dizzying. Agreements were reached left and right, one right after another, big and small.Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn, Kemba Walker to Boston, Al Horford to Philadelphia, Jimmy Butler to Miami, Bojan Bodganovic and Ed Davis to Utah,Malcolm Brogdon and Jeremy Lamb to Indiana and Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and George Hill back with Milwaukee.
Kawhi Leonard hasn’t made his decision yet, and Toronto, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers believe they still have a chance of signing him. Hidden among all the action: Portland’s Damian Lillard, who wasn't scheduled to become a free agent until after the 2020-21 season, reached a max extension deal that will pay him $196 million over four years. In the final season of the deal in 2024-25, Lillard will make $54.2 million.Khris Middleton will stay in Milwaukee.– Durant and Irving plus DeAndre Jordan says it all for the Nets, who were the one team that came away with two All-Stars.
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