Finestrg wrote:

wargames wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

wargames wrote:AA hasn't opted out yet.... Maybe the Knicks could send him to a team?

Yup. The only way we buy a 1st rounder is by sending them ending contracts for the cap.

I wonder if that means they might take back a contract as well?

I do feel they have something unexpected planned out to get into the first. The whole lets have a viewing party for the media during the draft leads me to believe they expect to have to answer questions to the press for whatever happens on Thursday.

Right, I agree. You would think something's up...It's intriguing. Can't wait to see what uncle Phil has planned.

That Clippers pick at #25 makes a lot of sense too. Only the Cav's and Clippers are over the cap to the point they likely couldn't outright sign AA using cap space. They have a collection of contracts that would fit either as a package or together to make the trade work depending on what the Clippers or knicks want to do (including a few expiring). Also AA has sent a few subliminal messages all season he wants to go back to LA.

If they could get Jamal Crawford to act as a one year stop gap or even Austin Rivers (who could start in NY) it would be a pretty great haul