Knicks must answer unsolvable question or face dreaded second apron option

The Knicks emerged from the draft’s first round with no picks made and zero money on the books.

That was the goal.

But the next steps, specifically how Leon Rose will fill out what he hopes to be a championship bench, remain murky.

And that’s because of the luxury-tax implications associated with James Dolan’s public stance of refusing to spend into the second apron.