The Knicks have already spoken, if you don t have a salary cut, you will leave

After the Knicks lost 2-4 to the Pacers in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals and was eliminated, the team had a fierce quarrel in the locker room. The management first attacked the head coach and directly announced the firing of Thibodeau. Then, he shirked the blame on Bridges' contract renewal and forced him to reduce his salary and stay in the team.

According to the rules, Mikal Bridges (hereinafter referred to as Da Qiao) will be eligible for a four-year, $156 million contract extension this summer, with an average annual salary of $39 million, but the Knicks believes that if Da Qiao is given a 156 million contract, it will lock the team's salary space. After all, the salary of Brunson, Towns and Anunobi alone will reach nearly 130 million next year.

In the end, after weighing the trade-offs, the Knicks management refused to provide Da Qiao with the new contract he deserved, but instead told Da Qiao that if he wanted to stay in the team, he had to cut his salary. The amount of the new contract was based on his $24.9 million next season, otherwise he would trade it.

Da Qiao averaged up to 38.2 minutes per game in the entire Eastern Conference Finals series, scoring 15.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals, including a shooting percentage of 46.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35%, which is an indispensable and stable scoring point for the Knicks.

In addition, Da Qiao has another thing that is worth 4 years and 156 million yuan in contract, that is, his Iron Man attribute! According to statistics, Da Qiao has been attending all the time for seven consecutive seasons, with a total playing time this season of 3,746 minutes, ranking first in the league.

I have to say that the Knicks' management is so ruthless. Not to mention the firing of Thibodeau, a player like Da Qiao, can actually ask for a salary cut, and it also has a little bit of forced intention. In fact, in the face of this situation, Da Qiao should be tough and apply for a transaction directly!