Why the Knicks do it

They decrease their roster by 1 players. They increase their assets by 1 draft picks. They decrease their roster spending by $2.1M. They increase their win probability by 4.

They add the following players to their roster:

• Chris Paul ($38.5M, 3yrs remaining)

• Mike Muscala ($2.2M, 2yrs remaining)

They add the following draft picks to their assets:

• 2022 - Round 1

Why the Thunder do it

They increase their roster by 1 players. They decrease their assets by 1 draft picks. They decrease their roster spending by $11.8M. They decrease their win probability by 4.

They add the following players to their roster:

• Julius Randle ($18.0M, 3yrs remaining)

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

• Allonzo Trier ($3.5M, 2yrs remaining)