Why the Knicks do it

They decrease their roster by 1 players. They decrease their assets by 1 draft picks. They decrease their roster spending by $446.1K. They decrease their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

• Nicolas Batum ($25.5M, 2yrs remaining)

They add the following draft picks to their assets:

• 2020 - Round 1

Why the Hornets do it

They increase their roster by 1 players. They increase their assets by 1 draft picks. They increase their roster spending by $446.1K. They increase their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

• Bobby Portis ($15.0M, 2yrs remaining)

• Maurice Harkless ($11.1M, 1yrs remaining)

They add the following draft picks to their assets:

• 2020 - Round 1

• 2020 - Round 2