Outgoing Players
Ray Allen
Brian Scalabrine
Eddie House

I think this is an nice trade for both teams. Yes it sucks to take on Curry's salary but the Celtics have a very small window and this allows it to stay open.

They go from having no depth to one of the deeper teams in the league and this gives them a better chance to beat the CAVs. Chandler is added to their core of Rondo and Perkins. Nate has also proven to be a very tough cover for the Cavs.

Rondo-Nate
Pierce-Daniels
Chandler-Harrington
Garnett-Big Baby
Perkins

You aren't really losing much with Ray Allen you are getting better defensively and longer in the starting lineup and have two big time bench scorers. We don't need McGardy we just need cap room.

Duhon
Allen
Gallo
Lee
Hill

Take your lumps and maybe you can resign Allen as a role player for cheap and hopefully the celtics have enough in the trade to take out the cavs.

terrible deal for the celtics b/c ray's expiring can yield a player 10X better than harrington + nate combined.

marquis daniels is back so they don't need nate/harrington off the bench. they need a starting SG.

Obviously if they can get Butler/Haywood that's a stronger deal. But there aren't a lot of quaity players out there. Philly isn't giving you iggy and sammy for ray allen. monte ellis? Kevin Martin?

Knicks president Donnie Walsh said a misperception exists that his interest in the Rockets' Tracy McGrady is solely as a rental to inject life into a dying season.

"There's reasons other than that," Walsh told The Post.

Walsh declined to specify, but a source said the Knicks would like to see if McGrady is someone to consider re-signing in July. At least they'd have a fallback candidate if McGrady excels and they are unable to land one of the top free agents, LeBron James or Dwyane Wade.

The other four top free-agent candidates are Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer and Amar'e Stoudemire. McGrady once was considered in those players' class before microfracture surgery on his left knee last year.

"I think he's a very good player," Walsh said. "The microfracture surgery is a concern for everybody. But he's a good player. . . . I've been realistic about these first two years and I'm not doing this for immediate satisfaction."

fishmike wrote:If he's got any gas in the tank we will win a lot more games. We need a finisher

I'm already looking forward to NEXT year's trading deadline when the Knicks can dangle Curry and Jefferies contracts. They should use that as a selling point...oh btw Lebron/Wade we have some fatty expirings we can use to get you some midseason help for an established veteran..low priced role players..draft picks...

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

fishmike wrote:If he's got any gas in the tank we will win a lot more games. We need a finisher

I'm already looking forward to NEXT year's trading deadline when the Knicks can dangle Curry and Jefferies contracts. They should use that as a selling point...oh btw Lebron/Wade we have some fatty expirings we can use to get you some midseason help for an established veteran..low priced role players..draft picks...

What are we going to get in return for Curry? Teams that are going to want him and Jefferies will be teams that want to dump unwanted salary. Those two guys are most valueable either for netting us an expiring this season, or for just coming off of our books next season.

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:

fishmike wrote:If he's got any gas in the tank we will win a lot more games. We need a finisher

I'm already looking forward to NEXT year's trading deadline when the Knicks can dangle Curry and Jefferies contracts. They should use that as a selling point...oh btw Lebron/Wade we have some fatty expirings we can use to get you some midseason help for an established veteran..low priced role players..draft picks...

next year's trading deadline will be dead as the lockout will be looming.

djsunyc wrote:

MS wrote:That's something no one ever really seems to bring up. There are a lot of team out there that maybe losing next season and want to go in another direction.

Who knows what the Suns will do with steve nash next season or what the warriors will want to move, etc. there are some pretty good players out there at this year. Teams are giving good players away for salary cap relief.

We would be in business if we had a lottery pick this season. Thanks Isiah.

losing the pick is on isiah. it being in the lottery is all walsh/d'antoni.

How so? How is it Walsh/Mike fault we're not handing the Jazz a 20th or worse pick?
Do you see our roster? Did you see the roster before that?

What miracle did you expect?

You expected to build a winner around ZachAss and Crawful and TruckBury?

Jeez, you guys just don't quit.

Do you even understand the concept of rebuilding and what it entails?

You should cause your favorite team was DOG SHIT for YEARS. So you of all people should understand what it means to have to purge mistakes and start over...and over...and over.

But no, here you are crapping on the Knicks management for not building a super power with Crawful, Effries, ZachAss, avi Leefense, McCurry?

The hell you wanted to add to THAT core to win? Maggette?

Give it a rest, DJ.

And anyone who wants their team to scuttle their future to try their best to hand the Jazz a worse pick are retarded.

So tired of this crap. Why are so many Knick fans oblivious to the big picture?