Re: Jason Kidd joins the New York Knicks on a multiyear deal
[QUOTE=chazzy]Pretty good offseason so far for the Knicks. They can keep Novak too right?[/QUOTE]
Yes they can match anything he is offered by other teams. Once they finalise the S&T for Kidd they will still have the mini MLE (3.07Mill) & Bi-Annual Exception (1.9Mill) to use on other pieces.
Re: Jason Kidd joins the New York Knicks on a multiyear deal
[QUOTE=Trentknicks]Yes they can match anything he is offered by other teams. [/QUOTE]
Well, technically, there's nothing to match. Steve Novak is unrestricted free agent. But Knicks have his Early Bird rights, which means they can sign Novak for anything up to MLE money, regardless of salary cap.
So basically, if Novak and Knicks want this to work, they can pay him.