Why the Knicks do it

They increase their roster by 1 players. They decrease their assets by 3 draft picks. They increase their roster spending by $200.4K. They decrease their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

• Thaddeus Young ($12.9M, 3yrs remaining)

• Lauri Markkanen ($5.3M, 3yrs remaining)

Why the Bulls do it

They decrease their roster by 1 players. They increase their assets by 3 draft picks. They decrease their roster spending by $200.4K. They increase their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

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

They add the following draft picks to their assets:

• 2020 - Round 1

• 2021 - Round 1

• 2021 - Round 2