Donnie said players want to play for the Knicks......so getting under the cap is essential.

Yeah ok......so what the hell?

Galinari is seen as a power fwd cuz they see him gaining weight and getting taller.

David Lee? I dunno what they think of him. Super sub?

Wilson Chandler? They praise him all the way to heaven but what is he to the Knicks. We'll find out soon enough I guess.
Nate Robinson is probably just as good or better than some of these young guys out there. What do the D'alsh bags think?

Craw is supposed to be an all-star by now according to Donnie.

Eddy Curry is still really young and is sign for some years.

What am I getting @? Cap room.....who do we sign in 2010? DJ said Amare Stoudamire which would be awesome, but.....what about Gallo and Curry?

It could be Chris Paul....but do the Knicks really wanna dump all that money on a point guard?

Lebron/Kobe? What if Wilson Chandler becomes something special and Crawford finally emerges as an all-star.

See I'm just trying too figure out what the Knicks plan is....right now I understand the Knicks are in transition....yet another wait and see, give em a chance type deal....

Ok so now lets say Wilson becomes a Richard Jefferson or a Josh Howard, Caron Butler type.....

And Gallo becomes a Peja, Kukoc, or a dirk....

Or Nate blossoms into a Tim Hardaway, terrell Brandon, micheal adams kinda guy......

Craw finally cleans up his game and gets his rip hamilton on.

Who do the Knicks sign in 2010?

Here's an article on one of the biggest free agents classes ever in the NBA. Check out Donnie Walsh quotes about his thoughts on big free agents leaving their teams.

Franchise players can switch franchises in '96
Here's all you need to know about this year's free-agent market: Anthony Mason, Dana Barros and Elliot Peiry, three guys lucky to draw an NBA paycheck a few years ago, recently signed contracts worth nearly $60 million combined.

Here's what you need to know about next year's market: $60 million may not fetch the fifth-best available player.

Actually, $60 million may be a good starting point for Michael Jordan, the head of the most impressive free-agent class in NBA history.

Jordan, Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, John Stockton and Latrell Sprewell are some of the 10 A-list players who can walk after July 1. And that's not including Shaquille O'Neal, who will exercise a clause and declare himself a free agent, too.

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Of course, there's a catch: The best talent will come at a steep price. A player's original team still holds the advantage because it can retain its free agent at any cost without regard to the salary cap.

But some general managers believe there will be movement. One G.M. predicts that as many as six and at least three free agents will change teams.

"There will be a feeding frenzy," Knicks President Dave Checketts says, "but it's still going to be limited by cap room."

The cap will rise from $23 million to at least $24.3 million in 1996-97, and the $1-million free-agent exception per team will help some clubs. Given the quality of next summer's available players, the buzzwords for teams this season are "fiscal fitness." No wasteful spending, no heavy, long-term contracts. That's why the Sixers, for example, refused to match the $21-million contract the Celtics gave Barros.

"Well have $5 million or $6 million to play with next year," Sixers Owner Harold Katz says.

More than a few teams are thinking like Katz. Some will do whatever necessary to clear room under the cap for next summer's bidding war.

"I think at least one-third of the league will be in position to sign free agents," Pacers President Donnie Walsh says. "In saying that however, if You say to me Alonzo Mourning is worth $10 million a year, I don't know how many teams are going to do that But I do think there's going to be plenty available for free agents."

Plenty of money, if not plenty of choices.

"There will be places for these players to go," Walsh says. "But as a free agent I don't think you'll be able to say, "I'm going to become a free agent I want T amount of money and I want to play for the Los Angeles Lakers." I don't think you can pick your team."

Again, most '96 free agents probably will remain with their teams. Here's an early handicap of the field:

Jordan: He isn't going anywhere, if only because his identity and business ties to Chicago are much too strong to sever and because no one can afford him. But the real reason Jordan will stay put? He wants the satisfaction of taking Jerry Reinsdorfs money. After earning less than market value (What exactly is Jordan's market value?) during his career and watching a $150-million-plus arena built mostly on his name, Jordan will seek the big payback. He has only the entire city of Chicago as leverage against Reinsdorf.

O'Neal: Another who won't change zip codes. Shaq will stay in Orlando because he won't find a better teammate than Penny Hardaway.

Horace Grant: He will stay in Orlando because he won't find better teammates than Shaq and Hardaway.

Mourning: He may tell the Bees to buzz off. It could depend on whether he believes the Hornets are years away from being championship material, or if another contender comes close to the Hornets' best offer, or if Mourning prefers a bigger market. Bottom line: The Hornets will pay dearly ($100 million?) for overpaying Larry Johnson. The bet is 'Zo winds up with the Heat, with buddy Patrick Ewing putting in a good word for Pat Riley.

Miller: He says he loves playing for the Pacers, and the organization has treated him well. But after nine years, will Miller want to spend his NBA lifetime in 'Nap Town? And will this be the season he begins to tire of Coach Larry Brown? Don't be shocked if Miller takes his big-city flair to the big city. If so, hell return home to LA (Lakers, not Clippers) or make peace with Spike Lee and join the Knicks.

Stockton: Even if he wanted to play somewhere other than Utah -- and he doesn't -- he shouldn't be allowed. Isn't there an NBA rule that says John Stockton and Karl Malone must be linked together forever?

Mutombo: He complained about his role last season, but it would be a surprise if he deserted the up-and-coming Nuggets.

Sprewell: He claims he wants to remain with the Warriors, then acts differently. With Spree, who knows? Sprewell has never made more than $1 million annually in salary because he was late first-rounder, so he wants retribution for being on everyone's all-underpaid team.

Clyde Drexler: He's home in Houston to stay. Drexler earned himself another contract when he helped the Rockets repeat.