I say we give him the full mid-level for 5 years with a players option after 3 years. It doesn't look like any other team is serious about an offer for him including the Lakers. We may have to think about building a team around very good players and young player, instead off two Max super stars.

Lamar will be 30 in Nov. Why would he come to the Knicks? And why would Walsh deviate from his 2010 plan for a guy like Lamar?

Because Lamar can be a piece of the puzzle, and Lamar would come for the money. Are the Laker really going to go all out for a bench player now with Artest there? We have to start looking to alter the 2010 thing alittle bit.

Odom is seeking around $10 million a year. Why would he take the MLE from the Knicks if the Lakers could offer him that now but are trying to get him to agreed to around $7 million? You can't offer option years on top of a 5 year contract that isn't your free agent.

Odom?

Lakers would be stupid to not retain him (much how I feel Orlando should have retained Hedo).

For us? These types of players will not help us and will not help our 2010 plan. Of which, again, is NOT limited to just landing LeBron or Wade. The theme is develop young talent, acquire assets that other teams actually want, and try to use it all to build a new team off the torn down ashes of the old team. We're still early in this process.

I just do NOT understand what fans are missing here. Just don't understand it.... wanting to trade in a potential 5-8 year contending team of the future 2010-2020 decade.... for a 2009 "maybe we make it" playoff team? Jeez...

No thanks. We have Gallo.

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by KNICKSdom:

No thanks. We have Gallo.

What???

Ok if that's the mentality then we don't need to make any trades....lets hope Gallo can contribute like 15/9/3 and a steal and block as the starting 4....

Also lets hope Chandler can be a legit 20pt scorer at the 2 guard.....

Also lets hope either darko or curry forfills their potential....

Lets pray!!!

Yea that is the mentality now. Right now all significant free agents just use the Knicks like one night stands then go back to their wife. We gotta grow our own garden, make it Harry Potter-ish awesome and start winning. Then they will come in 2010 hopefully for keeps.

Cosmic....

I'm done with David Lee...I don't wanna resign him at all.

My thing is getting better as a team. Odom is a damn good player. Ball mover, ball handler, scorer, rebounder, defender....he is just a damn good player. He could be the Knicks starting power fwd...sign and trade? or for the mid-level. Not sure what the Lakers or even Odom wants to do but its just a suggestion made by the lead poster of this thread.

Andre Miller, Sessions, Raymond Felton....all are upgrades to the point guard position currently accupied by a dude with no creativity, deception, or court vision to his game....in the very least Miller, Sessions, and Felton all bring those missing factors.

Thats all I'm saying....The Knicks are already set to bring in on free agent for 2010. They can Sign Odom and one of the point guards and then manuver other contracts to keep that cap space open for next off season.

the talent level of the knicks would be already legit with odom, say miller, wilson, gallo, harrington, Darko, Jordan Hill, Toney, Hughes....thats some serious talent...add a big time free agent to this...doesn't look like its gonna be Lebron, Wade, or Bosh...could be Amare...or Joe Johnson...alot of things can happen.

A D'antoni lead quad of the names I mentioned could very well make the playoffs next season....that should be the key. Smart spending. Not throwing away 12 mil per at David Lee...Odom at 6-10 mil per is good money well spent. Andre miller at 6-10 mill is also good money spent...The Knicks are very close to seriously competing and yes i believe they could if they do this.

Odom is nice, inconsistant.. but nice.
That said, please remind me... Why should he be a free agent target for NYK again?

We are absolutely stacked in the front court. We have 3 forwards with promise, (Chandler, Gallinari and now Hill) Still potentially have David Lee in the fold, and a scoring threat from that position in Al Harrington.. Where would Lamar Odom fit?

He's also not the type of player that will be a draw for the 2010 free agent class in my opinion. I'd pass on him!

Odom couldn't even play well when he was up for contract and we all know that was his inspiration in the past. I'd definitely pass on him.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Odom couldn't even play well when he was up for contract and we all know that was his inspiration in the past.

This is a case of not adjusting stats due to playing time. His production per minute was about the same as in previous years.