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All along it has been clear that Donnie Walsh is positioning the Knicks for a run at LeBron James after the 2010 season and Friday he made his boldest move towards that goal yet. The Knicks are sending Jamal Crawford to Golden State for Al Harrington. Crawford is the better player, but with a contract that runs through the 2011 season, his contract is a problem. Harrington is currently hurt and adds another forward to the mix, but his contract expires at the right time (after 2009-2010) for the Knicks to make a run at LeBron. And, the Knicks might not be done, as there are multiple reports that Zach Randolph could be headed out of town as well. Trading his two highest scorers on the same day would be a bold move for Donnie Walsh, but for Knicks’ fans who have waited years for a coherent plan to come out of MSG it is worth it. UPDATE: In addition to sending Crawford to Golden State, Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins are also heading to California. The two have been traded to the Clippers for shooting guard Cuttino Mobley and forward Tim Thomas, clearing even more salary for 2010. In other crazy Knicks news, they may have to dress Stephon Marbury tonight to have the 8 players required by league rules.
The Knicks Pave Way to 2010 and King James
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Well, I guess this makes sense, since the Nets aren't moving to Brooklyn any time soon.
Woohoo!
Dress him! Dress him!!
Let's make sure the King knows we're serious before he gets to town! Nice job Donnie!
WOW! first of all this is dumb cause Lebron James is not stupid enough to come to NY. No one is. I remember when they all thought MJ or Kobe would come to NY. It's called leverage people. Lebron will go to chicago. So the Knicks will offer a max contract to Lebron and LBJ will turn it down cause he'll get a max contract somewhere else because nobody wants to play in NY. Then the Knicks will offer a max contract to a big name who used to be good but has declined like Dwayne Wade and the cycle of futility will start all over again.
...well, Jamal Crawford was only the best player on the Knicks... lets trade him away and fuck you Donnie and the Dolans, we don't have the large amounts of cash to see the Kicks anyway and soon we won't have the cash to see them on cable...
LeBron's biggest concern at this point isn't money - it's making sure he doesn't get remembered as yet another great player who never won a ring. Clearing the cap space is all well and good, but if you're not simultaneously putting together a team that he can win with, it's a waste of time. In that regard, the Nets are actually doing a better job than the Knicks are.
they had money for Kobe and guess what? he didn't even entertain them. They then proceeded to give a bigger contract to marbury