Why are the Knicks making so many trades?The answer!

[Maestro]

This explains some of the trades you see going on.

Bold-highlights top players.

2010 NBA free Agent class

Player Team Type
Maurice Evans Atlanta Unrestricted F.A.
Al Horford Atlanta Restricted F.A.
Acie Law Atlanta Restricted F.A.
Kendrick Perkins Boston Unrestricted F.A.
Paul Pierce Boston Unrestricted F.A.
Jared Dudley Charlotte Restricted F.A.
Nazr Mohammed Charlotte Unrestricted F.A.
Jason Richardson Charlotte Unrestricted F.A.
Joakim Noah Chicago Restricted F.A.
Darnell Jackson Cleveland Restricted F.A.
LeBron James Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Delonte West Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Jose Barea Dallas Unrestricted F.A.
Erick Dampier Dallas Unrestricted F.A.
Josh Howard Dallas Unrestricted F.A.
Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Unrestricted F.A.
Kenyon Martin Denver Unrestricted F.A.
J.R. Smith Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Sonny Weems Denver Restricted F.A.
Arron Afflalo Detroit Restricted F.A.
Tayshaun Prince Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Rodney Stuckey Detroit Restricted F.A.
Kelenna Azubuike Golden State Unrestricted F.A.
Marco Belinelli Golden State Restricted F.A.
Jamal Crawford Golden State Unrestricted F.A.
Richard Hendrix Golden State Restricted F.A.
Brandan Wright Golden State Restricted F.A.
Shane Battier Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Aaron Brooks Houston Restricted F.A.
Chuck Hayes Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Carl Landry Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Ming Yao Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Dunleavy Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
T.J. Ford Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Jeff Foster Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Troy Murphy Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Jamaal Tinsley Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
DeAndre Jordan L.A. Clippers Restricted F.A.
Zach Randolph L.A. Clippers Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Taylor L.A. Clippers Restricted F.A.
Al Thornton L.A. Clippers Restricted F.A.
Kobe Bryant L.A. Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Pau Gasol L.A. Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Vladimir Radmanovic L.A. Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Sasha Vujacic L.A. Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Greg Buckner Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Conley Memphis Restricted F.A.
Javaris Crittenton Memphis Restricted F.A.
Marc Gasol Memphis Restricted F.A.
Hamed Haddadi Memphis Restricted F.A.
Marko Jaric Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Antoine Walker Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Marcus Banks Miami Unrestricted F.A.
Mario Chalmers Miami Restricted F.A.
Daequan Cook Miami Restricted F.A.
Dwyane Wade Miami Unrestricted F.A.
Dan Gadzuric Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Richard Jefferson Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Luc Mbah a Moute Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Michael Redd Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Corey Brewer Minnesota Restricted F.A.
Sebastian Telfair Minnesota Unrestricted F.A.
Keyon Dooling New Jersey Unrestricted F.A.
Chris Douglas-Roberts New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Yi Jianlian New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Sean Williams New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Tyson Chandler New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Morris Peterson New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Peja Stojakovic New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Julian Wright New Orleans Restricted F.A.
Wilson Chandler New York Restricted F.A.
Eddy Curry New York Unrestricted F.A.
Jared Jeffries New York Unrestricted F.A.
Nick Collison Oklahoma City Unrestricted F.A.
Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Restricted F.A.
Jeff Green Oklahoma City Restricted F.A.
Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia Unrestricted F.A.
Reggie Evans Philadelphia Unrestricted F.A.
Willie Green Philadelphia Unrestricted F.A.
Jason Smith Philadelphia Restricted F.A.
Thaddeus Young Philadelphia Restricted F.A.
Amare Stoudemire Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.
Alando Tucker Phoenix Restricted F.A.
Greg Oden Portland Restricted F.A.
Joel Przybilla Portland Unrestricted F.A.
Spencer Hawes Sacramento Restricted F.A.
John Salmons Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Restricted F.A.
Tony Parker San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.
Chris Bosh Toronto Unrestricted F.A.
Kris Humphries Toronto Unrestricted F.A.
Jason Kapono Toronto Unrestricted F.A.
Roko Ukic Toronto Restricted F.A.
Andrei Kirilenko Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Caron Butler Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Oleksiy Pecherov Washington Restricted F.A.
Darius Songaila Washington Unrestricted F.A.
DeShawn Stevenson Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Nick Young Washington Restricted F.A.

Helpful Tips
If a player's type reads Restricted it means that the player meets the requirements to be a restricted free agent only if the team presents a qualifying offer in the appropraite amount to the player at the conclusion of the player's current contract. If the qualifying offer is not tendered to the player, the player will be an unrestricted free agent.

This section does NOT include contract options of any type. For a list of contract options please view the relevant page by clicking here

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[The Messenger]

We are going after Lebron James and it's a very good chance we will land him. His favorite place to play is in the garden and we've got a ton of money to offer him as no one will be on the payroll at the end of that season, except Eddy Curry has an option to stay for the next year which his fatass will probably take. I think we'll get Lebron and set him up with a good big man.

 

[Maestro]

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[The Messenger]

God I almost cried tears of joy listening to that lol. Imagine Lebron James and an Amare Stoudemire or Chris Bosh? God that's crazy.

 

[The Messenger]

yeah, this is actually the Knicks in the starting process of trying to become a decent franchise. Those 2 trades were huge for them. They have a few more contracts they need to dump, but they are looking good for 2010 to probably be competitive for LeBron, but lets think about this...

If LeBron goes to NY that year, how much more help is he going to have there than he currently does in cleveland? Answer: Not Much. That's why i think somewhere like NJ would be perfect cus they have tons of young talent over there. NY doesn't look to have too much help for LBJ when the time comes around.

The Knicks will have enough money to sign Lebron and sign another player to a max deal. That means something like Lebron and Bosh or Lebron and Amare. They also have enough money to fill in the team with role players to surround them.

 

[Maestro]

Okay messenger dont have an orgasm yet.

 

[mfbmike]

I will stick a desert eagle into my mouth if Dwyane Wade signs to the Knicks. :ugh:

 

[Deviant]

I vaguely remember doing a franchise with the Knicks in which I also cleaned out the roster... people told me it was unreal... hmm..

 

[Maestro]

Yey,Deviant is here.

 

[Champ]

We suck balls. Thank god for the 2010 class.

 

[CB4]

Lol KD is going to gtfo out of Oklahoma the first chance he gets.

 

[mfbmike]

The last 2 years of Durant's rookie contract are team option. He's locked up for a while. You won't see him testing waters in 2010. lol.

 

[Wildcard]

Damn...

PG - Tony Parker
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - LeBron James
PF - Amare Stoudamire
C - Dirk Nowitzki

All-Star team of Free Agents...

The NBA is going to look weird next season...

 

[Maestro]

Damn...

PG - Tony Parker
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - LeBron James
PF - Amare Stoudamire
C - Dirk Nowitzki

All-Star team of Free Agents...

The NBA is going to look weird next season...

Switch Amare and Dirk in position,then thats an all star team.

 

[Champ]

Im happy if we land 1 Free Agent. 2 would be a plus though. I have hated being a Knicks fan for like 5 years now.

 

[SuperNova854]

The thing is, The Clippers were starting to also look like a team taht could possibly make a run after theses guys. They were looking at about 30 mil coming off the cap for the 2010 offseason, then dunleavy blew it by trading mobley and thomas for another big man.

 

[Buzzman]

Pistons should go after Bosh. I think there going to get Boozer this offseason though, we need post scoring once sheeds gone.

They should go after Amare. I just think Bosh takes too many shots to get his points.

 

[dboy_dc]

Yahoo Sports made a report saying that they really wanna Get LeBron, Wade, and I think Bosh... That would be crazy but I dont think its impossible. Especially becuz if Boston having a big 3 I see other teams in the East trying to use that format for a team.

 

[CB4]

Bosh should stay in Toronto, if He does we'll have enough money to sign another star and if he doesn't will have around 35m to spend.

 

[mfbmike]

with all due respect, as exciting as it may seem, a team having money to throw around doesn't always translate landing a big free agent, let alone 2 of them.

it's easy for us to make predicitions but in all honesty, at this point last year, did anyone really think the Clippers would get Baron, Sixers would get Brand, etc?

WHat I'm saying is, anything can happen. It's way too early to tell how 2010 free agency will play out, pfft, who even knows how 2009 free agency will turn out. lol.