Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Killa4luv:

cant trade lee till december.

then tim, sweets, + two future #1's (yes, i said it, TWO future #1's)

i think dalembert is the real deal...

Penny, Sweets, + #1, for Dalembert + Mashburn.

That evens it out a little better. If they insist on Tim, I give em Tim, but DJ, relax a little, take a breather, you can't just mortgage your future on a guy like Dalembert, there is still risk involved. You aren't giving all of that up because of what he does now, you are hoping he develops. You can't make a trade giving cap relief and a young prospect AND 2 number 1's for a player who may not get significantly better.

haha

yup, there is risk but dalembert has already proven, over the length of an entire season, that he can bring it. and he proved it in the playoffs again. he's so young, but it's all there. even if he didn't improve ONE BIT, he's still grabbing 10 boards and blocking 2.5+ shots - that's EXACTLY what we need.

it's just, after reading all these swift, hunter, james posts, i'm like "why are we toiling around with that stuff and not going after the big cheese".

Posted by djsunyc:

yup, there is risk but dalembert has already proven, over the length of an entire season, that he can bring it. and he proved it in the playoffs again. he's so young, but it's all there. even if he didn't improve ONE BIT, he's still grabbing 10 boards and blocking 2.5+ shots - that's EXACTLY what we need.

it's just, after reading all these swift, hunter, james posts, i'm like "why are we toiling around with that stuff and not going after the big cheese".

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by djsunyc:

yup, there is risk but dalembert has already proven, over the length of an entire season, that he can bring it. and he proved it in the playoffs again. he's so young, but it's all there. even if he didn't improve ONE BIT, he's still grabbing 10 boards and blocking 2.5+ shots - that's EXACTLY what we need.

it's just, after reading all these swift, hunter, james posts, i'm like "why are we toiling around with that stuff and not going after the big cheese".

Whoa, easy there. He is 8.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 1.6 bpg last year. Thats decent not phenomenal. He played really good in the playoffs, he had double double avg and played tough. I like him alot too and he is obviously thee best young, big out there and the only one I would overpay for. So I understand totally.

Penny Sweets + #1 for Dalembert and Mashburn should do it. No one else can or is willing clear space off their cap like that.

Posted by gunsnewing:

which leads me to

TT
Frye

for

Elton Brand

come december when Frye can be traded

woohoo!

Posted by crzymdups:

Posted by gunsnewing:


come december when Frye can be traded

woohoo!

dude, seriously, it's getting a little old. why don't you sit back and watch him play for a little while and form your opinion based on that? because it's not going to be fun for you if he's a great player, green busts and we make fun of you for the rest of your life.

Thomas has already met with Memphis free agent power forward Stromile Swift and has expressed interest in Philadelphia free agent Samuel Dalembert. Either player would satisfy Thomas' hopes of adding an athletic, long body to the front line. Seattle's Jerome James and Washington's Kwame Brown are two free-agent centers who fall under the girth category.

Thomas, the Knicks president, is leaving town this morning, presumably to meet with free agents. The Knicks have their $5.1 million mid-level exception to offer free agents. It will be difficult for Thomas to acquire Swift, Dalembert or Brown unless he can orchestrate a sign-and-trade.