Posted by TMS:

Beno's aight... not worth getting overly excited over... i'd rather just sign a stopgap on a 2 year deal for now & weigh our options later... we have our draft pick next year along w/other free agent possibilities... no need to tie yourself down longterm to this guy.

Posted by PhilinLA:

Anyone else hearing Marbury's getting waived?

Posted by TrueBlue:


I was looking at the Hoopsworld blurb they make it sound like it's just a matter of time.

Whether or not he could rise to new heights if given the right opportunity remains to be seen, but after enduring the drama of Marbury you can be sure that Knicks fans would love the maturity and the steady hand of Duhon.

While the clock officially starts ticking today on a potential Stephon Marbury buyout, Donnie Walsh will take a dip in the free-agent pool with a modest though earnest attempt to land a playmaking point guard to replace Marbury on the Knicks' roster.

One of the first targets is unrestricted free agent Chris Duhon (we did say modest), the Duke product who spent the past four seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Duhon, 25, is a solid defender and above-average ballhandler who can shoot the three-pointer, but he has mostly been pegged as a backup at best.

Still, new coach Mike D'Antoni is high on adding Duhon to his system. In fact, when D'Antoni was the Suns' coach, he tried a few times to acquire Duhon as a backup to Steve Nash.

Let's not overlook that D'Antoni is on Mike Krzyzewski's staff for USA Basketball. Krzyzewski, of course, knows Duhon's game well and could advise D'Antoni of skills that could be put to better use in his system. D'Antoni's system has a way of making guards flourish.

If Marbury indeed is bought out of the final year of his contract, Duhon could be promoted to a starting role, a position he hasn't been able to keep consistently in Chicago. If Marbury remains, Duhon could be the backup and Nate Robinson could join David Lee as potential trade bait.

Duhon expects to hear from the Knicks - who because of salary- cap restrictions can offer only the midlevel exception - as early as today, the first day of free agency.

"We're getting our notes ready," said Duhon's agent, Kevin Bradbury. "It seems like it'll be a good fit."

It is unlikely that they would immediately accept any offer. Free agents cannot officially sign until the eight-day July moratorium ends July 9. The Knicks also will pursue some sign-and-trade options.

Duhon, who is 6-1 and 185 pounds, averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 assists with 1.08 turnovers per game in 66 games this past season. In his four-year career, he has averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 assists with 1.3 turnovers. He has started 159 times in 300 career NBA games and made a career-low 18 starts this season.

It is not believed that the Bulls, who selected Derrick Rose first overall in last week's NBA draft, are interested in keeping Duhon. Word is they're also open to parting ways with Kirk Hinrich. But during D'Antoni's courtship with the Bulls, there were whispers about his lack of interest in the underachieving Hinrich as the starting point guard.

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Posted by BRIGGS:

Knicks should stop trying to overpay for players--especially back ups--we already went throught that with Scott layden.

They owe Marbury 17mm $ why dont they just get their money value out of it? He is way better than Duhon and its not like the Knicks are winning 60 games. They will win more with marbury than Duhon whther the whole team hates him or not.

Ditto

Well you really seem to be overlooking the fact that D'Antoni already knows what Steph can and can't do. He obviously wants a different style of guard to run the team and Steph may not be that guy. Even if he still winds up using Steph he'd still need a backup that can run the show effectively. Nate and Jamal are really SG's and they should be allowed to do just that. Duhon is a PG and there's no confusion about that. He's smart and should be able to run the team the way the coach wants it run.