this was brought up in the Marc Stein chat:

"Marc, is it too early to speculate on Expansion Draft next summer? If I remember correctly, teams only can protect eight players."

who on the Knicks would you protect? And, more importantly, who would you leave off? Houston anyone, for purley contracts sake?

Houston would be protected, he will only have 2 years left on contract. Sprewell probably wont be here anyway. Knicks lineup will look so different by then you can speculate. You are not required to protect 8. You can protect up to 8. Knicks can protect as little players as they want.