Episode 9: Karl Towns Doesn’t Owe James Dolan a Discount
James Dolan just won his first championship in 53 years, and the first thing he did was call paying his own players “suicidal.” Now the Knicks want Karl Anthony Towns to take a $7-10M annual haircut to dodge the second apron, following the blueprint Jalen Brunson set when he left $113M on the table. I break down why I think this trend is a labor problem dressed up as a championship story, and why “team-friendly” should never be a one-way street.
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