Knicks’ title defense comes with a second-apron problem

Knicks NBA News NBA Rumors The Knicks are finding out what happens when a championship roster gets expensive. Michael Zeno of Posting and Toasting raised an interesting point: The NBA’s second apron helped create New York’s opportunity to win a title, and now it complicates the attempt to keep that team together. Zeno traces the chain back to Minnesota’s payroll crunch, which helped make Karl-Anthony Towns available, and Boston’s subsequent roster changes. The Knicks benefited from both. Today, they have extension decisions involving Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride, while owner James Dolan has said he intends to stay below...