Posted by purple012870:

New York Knicks

Portland's # 1 pick plus

Incoming Players
Sergio Rodriguez
Salary: $817,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 2.5 REB: 0.8 AST: 1.7 PER: 9.00

Joel Przybilla
Salary: $5,762,575 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 4.8 REB: 8.4 AST: 0.4 PER: 12.33

Josh McRoberts
Salary: $427,163 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 1.5 REB: 1.3 AST: 0.3 PER: 19.06


Outgoing Players: Jerome James, David LeePortland Trail Blazers

Incoming Players
Jerome James
Salary: $5,800,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 2.0 REB: 1.5 AST: 0.0 PER: 45.41

David Lee
Salary: $990,600 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 10.8 REB: 8.9 AST: 1.2 PER: 18.01


Outgoing Players: Sergio Rodriguez, Joel Przybilla, Josh McRoberts, # 1 pick

Why for Knicks? It all starts with the PG position. Rodriguez can play. Then you target DJ Augustin with the # 13 pick. Pryzbilla for James swap is an upgrade with a very mild cap hit. He's also a very trade-able piece down the road, so I am not that worried about future cap implications. its not a cap killer contract. And then you have Portland's # 1 pick. McRoberts is a throw in, but I think he can be a solid bench player who is athletic enough to play some 4, and big enough to play some 5.

What's the opening day roster look like?

C: Curry, Pryzbilla, McRoberts
PF: ZBo, Anthony Randolph (# 6 pick)
SF: Chandler, Balkman
SG: Craw, Nate
PG: Rodriguez, DJ Augustine (# 13 pick)

This has got to be one of the dumbest trades I've ever seen. Not only do we give up Lee, but, this deal has the same effect on our cap as extending Jerome James' contract another 2 years. Look at the years! We're trying to get UNDER the cap by 2010. Pryzbilla not only makes the same money as James, but, his contract runs two years longer. And Rodriguez & Roberts together make more than Lee and run the same length of time. You would succeed only in making us a less talented, more expensive team. How could you possibly think this is a good idea?