Posted by VDesai:

If the Knicks let Lee walk I guarantee they are getting Lebron.

If he walks I'll believe it when I see it. I don't see a way where a team offers him so much that he leaves NYK

Posted by Cosmic:

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by Cosmic:

Apparently we just offered Lee 4 years 32M - take it or go sign an offer sheet.

link please.

A team source claims the Knicks will offer Lee a four-year deal worth $32 million, which is below his asking price of $10 million per season. The Knicks have the right to match any offer given to Lee, as well as Robinson, but the club wants to remain fiscally responsible as it pertains to the summer of 2010.

Posted by EwingsGlass:

Posted by franco12:

I'm ok losing Lee for nothing. I appreciate that a line has been drawn and its firm and there is no plan to overpay.

To give him $10mm is to tie up a significant portion of the cap to a player who, while really good, is not great.

I'm tired of complaining about guys getting overpaid. If we lose Lee because he got too large of an offer, then good luck and we held our ground.

I think this is right. I don't think people would complain about JJ at $4m per year. This mentality about paying a couple extra mill for a "Knick" is how we got into the Allan Houston cap-tastrophe. AND we haven't lost Lee for "nothing"-- we would get back salary cap space. You need to credit walsh with the player signed with that cap space.

Think about this... Toronto is offering Marion $21 over 3 years... thats $7m per year...I'd rather have Marion at $7m than Lee, though I like Chandler at $5m less just as much.

Everyone hypes the numbers that make Lee a double double, but the numbers that pay for the double double are just as important in this NBA.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by djsunyc:

my whole point is not about lee specifically but how the knicks finally get a young player they drafted and is actually a good piece, but is being shown the door after years of knicks fans clamoring for a player just like him.

Since when is being offered $8 mil per the equivalent of being shown the door? What does he think he deserves? the same pay as Duncan and KG?

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by djsunyc:

my whole point is not about lee specifically but how the knicks finally get a young player they drafted and is actually a good piece, but is being shown the door after years of knicks fans clamoring for a player just like him.

Since when is being offered $8 mil per the equivalent of being shown the door? What does he think he deserves? the same pay as Duncan and KG?

i'm talking about knicks fans and how they talk about the player.

Posted by fishmike:

Posted by King1:

So let me get this straight the Knicks won 9 more games because MDA was the coach. Lee stats were inflated because of MDA but Lee being a bad defensive player and the Knicks being gross is the players fault and not MDA. There is a reason why MDA didnt win in Phoenix

MDA didnt win in Phoenix? Yea... and Lee didnt win in Florida and there's a reason for that also. I guess the Gators just needed Lee to move on so they could win a couple of titles eh?

I like and have always liked Lee. But you have to look at where the Knicks are and what makes sense. Lee is not a good value at $9-$10mm for the Knicks. He just isnt. I also think MDA soured on him a bit late in the season. Several times I saw the coach throw his hands up in disgust when Lee clearly missed a defensive assignment or simply didnt defend his man. It got to the point where he was a liability late in games.

I hope he comes back with a reasonable (and tradable) contract. But if the Thunder want to pay him $10mm than he and his girlfriend can enjoy all the excitement Oklahoma City has to offer.

What the Knicks will miss most is Lee's passing

$9 mil is not good but $8 mil is? really?