Why the Warriors do it

They increase their roster by 1 players. They increase their assets by 1 draft picks. They decrease their roster spending by $19.2M. They decrease their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

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

• Wayne Ellington ($8.0M, 2yrs remaining)

They add the following draft picks to their assets:

• 2020 - Round 1

Why the Knicks do it

They decrease their roster by 1 players. They decrease their assets by 1 draft picks. They increase their roster spending by $4.2M. They increase their win probability by 1.

They add the following players to their roster:

• D'Angelo Russell ($27.2M, 4yrs remaining)