New York Knicks offseason primer: Everything you need to know

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New York Knicks offseason primer: Everything you need to know

The New York Knicks missed the playoffs last season. They finished 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are looking for a new coach and a player to improve their team. They are also looking to strengthen their roster. R.J. Barrett and Julius Randle are among the players they are interested in signing.

The Knicks are going to focus on quality transactions this summer. They will look to bring in a high-priced free agent point guard and center. Mitchell Robinson is also a question mark.

The Knicks are interested in signing Jalen Brunson. Derrick Rose, Evan Fournier, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson and Obi Toppin are the team's current starting line-up. The team is also interested to sign a free agent.

Jalen Brunson is a free agent and is expected to receive a four-year, $100 million offer from the Mavericks. New York will have to spend all of the salary cap space to sign him.

The Knicks are looking for a player to replace Brunson. They might find a way to bring in a young player in exchange for an expensive veteran.

The Knicks have approximately $18 million in cap space. They cleared the rest of the money by trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons.

Knicks traded Ousmane Dieng to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Trevor Keels to Duke for future draft picks. The team will keep cap space open to sign Brunson.

Knicks traded Ousmane Dieng to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Trevor Keels.

The Knicks are going to make a competitive offer for Robinson. Ryan Arcidiacano is out of contract and won't be a priority for the team's front office. The Knicks want to return to the top half of the Eastern Conference standings next season.


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