New York re-signed guard Jermaine Jackson and traded him along with forwards Tim Thomas and Mike Sweetney, a 2006 conditional first-round pick, second-round picks in 2007 and 2009 and a conditional right to swap 2007 first-round picks to Chicago for center Eddy Curry and forward Antonio Davis.

what does conditional mean?

I'm more interested in the 2007 swap. What's the condition there?

I'm confident we will have a better record than them by then. It would be nice to have that higher pick in the 07 draft.

so basically we still will have the spurs pick next year....

Posted by boomann:

Isiah will shaft someone for picks if he sees someone that should be on the Knicks.

Trader Isiah

thats news to me... NBAdraft.net and hoopshype both have it how I said

Posted by boomann:

Isiah will shaft someone for picks if he sees someone that should be on the Knicks.

I think most gms are aware of the comparative strength of the 07 draft and will not deal out picks like free cookies (isiah)

Posted by crzymdups:

my worry is that last first rounder we owe to PHO. anyone know when that comes due? at a certain point it becomes unprotected as well.

I think that Pheonix traded that pick to Utah and we only have to trade it if it's pick 25-30. This makes me wonder if Isiah will just give the Spurs pick to Utah to complete the Phoenix deal before the pick becomes unprotected. I think the Knicks pick this year is going to be anywhere from 10-18 and in a weak draft no less. So I'm not concerned with not picking this year. We have plenty of youth. Sure, it'll sting if we miss an opportunity at drafting a strong young player, but Curry is a worthy gamble. Finally, as far as the swap in '07 goes - I don't think we have to worry too much about that. I feel pretty confident that our record will be better than the Bulls by then. Despite the losses early this season, our team is showing improvement. There are real reasons to have hope.

[Edited by - eViL on 11-29-2005 10:22 PM]