Posted by VDesai:
Those are the kindsa numbers he will put up all year if he gets a bump in minutes post Zach trade. If he would except something like 5/37.5 I would re-sign him right now. We could front load the deal to create more space for 2010.
The key is moving Curry and Jeffries. Than we can structure extensions for Nate and Lee and maybe even Duhon that would still give us enough space to sign a couple of heavy impact FA's.
I personally think a core of Nate, Lee, Chandler, Gallo and another first rounder could potentially be developed to the point where Lebron, Amare or whoever comes in here isn't walking into a barren field. If we could add 2 big FA's and another solid vet with the midlevel (I'm talking about an older guy like Nash, Pierce etc.), you are talking about a far deeper team than Boston through out there last year.
There is no need to resign Lee if he is not going to be a long term starter. Also as far as Gallo and Chandler it looks like Chandler is going to be ahead of Gallo with NBA experience. Until I see Gallo play a full season I do not even put him into the equation.
If the Knicks sign Amare there is no reason to pay Lee big bucks to come off the bench.
The front court would be;
Amare
Chandler
Lebron
There is no chance of Lee starting. Why resign Lee for big bucks just to come off the bench? If the Knicks get star players there will be players we can sign that can rebound that we do not have to throw out big dollars at.
As far as Duhon the Knicks can always resign him for the MLE after they sign the big name players.
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11/23/2008 12:32 PM