The NBA Report w/ CP The Fanchise
Oct 15, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 12 segments
The Ringer's Howard Beck joins CP The Fanchise to dish on the state of the NBA and preview the upcoming season: - The Knicks quest to repeat derailed by contract talks - What has the NBA lost since…
Howard BeckGuestCP The FanchiseHostAnd so for months, as I said, we, we've been riding this wave, and then the reality of the business of basketball comes into play.
When you have new league years, and contracts are due, and contracts are due to be renewed.
And so now we are kind of mired in this tug of war between Karl-Anthony Towns, to a lesser extent Josh Hart, and, and a lesser extent Deuce McBride, and the organization's stance, or James Dolan's stance on the second apron.
Most recently, the organization coming out with a statement that said, "Hey, we're gonna table talks for right now.
We'll see what happens down the road." Karl-Anthony Towns saying, "Hey, you know, I'm a little bit disappointed in this.
I deserve to be paid." What, what did you think when you, when you heard the, uh, the latest news?
I mean, um, I think everybody would like to see players get rewarded for achieving at the highest level.
Uh, Karl-Anthony Towns has been a max player, arguably should remain a max player.
Before we get into, you know, uh, obviously the organization's role in this, Jim Dolan's role in this, let's start with the second apron's role in this, which is, you know, there...
Having covered that team starting in the mid 2000s when the luxury tax had first come in and most teams didn't want anything to do with it, the Knicks were one of the teams that were among the highest spenders every year, right? And they weren't spending wisely, to be clear.
And so for months, as I said, we, we've been riding this wave, and then the reality of the business of basketball comes into play.
When you have new league years, and contracts are due, and contracts are due to be renewed.
And so now we are kind of mired in this tug of war between Karl-Anthony Towns, to a lesser extent Josh Hart, and, and a lesser extent Deuce McBride, and the organization's stance, or James Dolan's stance on the second apron.
Most recently, the organization coming out with a statement that said, "Hey, we're gonna table talks for right now.
We'll see what happens down the road." Karl-Anthony Towns saying, "Hey, you know, I'm a little bit disappointed in this.
I deserve to be paid." What, what did you think when you, when you heard the, uh, the latest news?
I mean, um, I think everybody would like to see players get rewarded for achieving at the highest level.
Uh, Karl-Anthony Towns has been a max player, arguably should remain a max player.
Before we get into, you know, uh, obviously the organization's role in this, Jim Dolan's role in this, let's start with the second apron's role in this, which is, you know, there...
Having covered that team starting in the mid 2000s when the luxury tax had first come in and most teams didn't want anything to do with it, the Knicks were one of the teams that were among the highest spenders every year, right? And they weren't spending wisely, to be clear.
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