Knicks Interested In ..... Tim Thomas
30th November, 2005 - 5:48 am

Newark Star-Ledger - With Tim Thomas on his way out of Chicago, the idea of him returning to the Knicks was brought up at yesterday's practice. Sound far-fetched?

Maybe not. The Knicks are starving for a starting small forward, and Larry Brown acknowledged yesterday that if Thomas were still on the Knicks, he would have been playing substantial minutes instead of sitting on the bench as he has been doing in Chicago.

"He'd be playing a lot of minutes here," Brown said.

Bulls general manager John Paxson announced Monday that Thomas has likely played his last game for the Bulls and he plans to trade him.

Paxson said it was against league rules to trade Thomas back for Davis, but the Knicks do have a perfect match in Penny Hardaway. They make roughly the same money ($14 million) and are in the last year of their contracts. Hardaway has barely played this season -- due to tendinitis in his right knee and because he doesn't fit into Brown's scheme.

Paxson said it was against league rules to trade Thomas back for Davis, but the Knicks do have a perfect match in Penny Hardaway. They make roughly the same money ($14 million) and are in the last year of their contracts. Hardaway has barely played this season -- due to tendinitis in his right knee and because he doesn't fit into Brown's scheme.


[Edited by - rvhoss on 11-30-2005 11:33 AM]

Posted by BRIGGS:

The Knicks have just completed a four team trade in which they acquired
C-Kurt Thomas 6-9 235
F Tim Thomas F 6-10 240
C Nazr Mohammed 6-10 250
and have also announced the signing of 6-11 245 C /F Vin Baker as a free agent.

LOL

Now if they can just bring back Anderson, Eisley & Weatherspoon they'll be set.

Yeah I was surprised by the Star Ledger article today. LB said he "loves Timmy Thomas. He's a great kid." He would be an upgrade over Q, like it or not the way Q is playing. I think that article said you can't be traded back to the same team in the same year also though. So it isn't possible.