Horrible deal for everyone but NY
I'm not gonna go into details as to why is really bad, but from a Knick standpoint, y'all would have to find a sucker to take on Towns in the Apron era with that salary. That more than anything scares owners off. I get the "ayyy let's pair KAT with his only remaining friend in Booker," but they both make supermaxes. Anyone asking Phoenix to throw in picks for something can unkindly GTFOH. If KAT was making $35-$42 mil, then you can plan on breaking him up into smaller parts, but with that salary, it's a headache. Whoever takes on KAT would have to be very comfortable not giving a fukk about the next 3 years and everything that comes with that (ideally this is where you call BK again but they've already raided your stash).