00:00The Alvarado move with him extending his deadline and then them taking care of him on the multi-year deal,
00:06what does that move tell you about how, I'm going to put it this way, trying to thread the needle?
00:10Because this is what the Knicks are doing.
00:11You're threading the needle when you are trying to either avoid or stay under the second apron.
00:16So what did that move tell you about how they're trying to thread the needle and how they might approach
00:20this offseason where free agency is beginning in a couple days?
00:22Totally with you, keeping Diawara and Alvarado.
00:25Huge wins for the Knicks.
00:27There can be some potential flexibility, but in terms of, it seemed that the Knicks maybe had their eyes on
00:34a couple players, thought, high in the sky, can we get someone who we feel projects as better than Alvarado,
00:41cheaper than Alvarado over the next several years?
00:45Of course, that player, even if they're better, they likely wouldn't be better from the jump.
00:49And this is a Knicks team that needs veterans that can propel them further.
00:53So when I say better, I mean more down the line, but it doesn't matter because this is the time
00:58to win.
00:59So Alvarado pushing it back shows the ability for him to say, hey, well, if something happens, I have an
01:06escape.
01:07But if something doesn't happen, I have more in my control because he could opt in and be traded.
01:13So I say better.
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