Pricetag is going up... fast

For the previous 15 games before Saturday, Lee had been as brilliant on the perimeter as he had been at the rim, his rapid evolution on full display. Since Dec. 6, Lee had converted 53 percent of his jumpers from 16 to 23 feet, and 75 percent of his shots from 10 to 15 feet, according to an analysis provided by HoopData.com.

In 35 games, Lee had converted more perimeter shots (86) than he did all of last season (82). He had hit 66 shots in the 16-to-23-foot range, compared with 51 last season and only 18 in 2007-8. Clearly, this is not the same player who in team marketing materials was once labeled, plainly, the Rebounder.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/sports/basketball/10lee.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

This guy is a brilliant player. 18 and 10 without demanding the ball and upper 50% FG? Any team would welcome that with open arms. And his great passing ability is now turning into pretty consistent assists. This guy fills so many gaps in a 5 man lineup and would just be tremendous in support of another star.

We have so rarely seen a player develop into his full potential in every facet like this. Been a long time since that has happened on the Knicks.