On Thursday, the New York Post reported it was unlikely the team would retain Mitchell Robinson, its longest-tenured player, who is an unrestricted free agent and perhaps the best backup center in the NBA. Robinson just finished the final year of a four-year, $60 million contract that started at $17 million annually and finished at roughly $13 million.
League sources confirmed the Post’s report to Front Office Sports, and cited Robinson’s extensive injury history and free throw issues as reasons to avoid going into the second apron to give Robinson another raise. Third-string center Ariel Hukporti presents a younger (24) and cheaper ($1.9 million salary) option to replace Robinson internally. But the Knicks have Robinson’s full Bird rights, allowing them to go over the cap to re-sign him, which isn’t the case with their other free agents.
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