Look for a trade of MCDYESS & WARD to the Blazers for RASHEED WALLACE, i will come back with the specific numbers and players involved !!!

Portland has the upper hand with almost any trade involving Sheed. Look for them to also demand a draft pick or 2.

either way, I gotta believe that Ward will not be a Knick as of 11 Jan.

how do u know that.. or are u jus hoping

Posted by Rich:

The problem with getting Wallace is that you have to re-sign him after the season, so that's one more, cap strangling max contract.

and the fact that he plays the same position as KVH.

Posted by technomaster:

Well... the weird thing is... if we can trade McDyess and Ward for Rasheed, we could let him go after the season, and dump off a lot of money from our cap, while perhaps giving ourselves more athleticism for the playoffs.

It's essentially the same move as letting McDyess & Ward go at the end of the season.

Thats a good idea but I doubt they will let Rasheed go just like that. I think we should stick with Dice, but dump one of KVH or H2O's long term max contracts. Let Dice walk next year and get a little chance of getting under the cap.

First of all Rasheed is a natural power forward who is playing out of position, in favor of Zach Randolph. Second, we try to re-sign Wallace at the end of the season for a reasonable amount of $, if we can't then we just move on and utilize he cap savings. Third, the idea of trading Doleac and Sweetney is to clear up roster space for Lampe and Leon, also to keep roster spaces open for future deals and pickups and also to accumulate draft picks. This is how the knicks can win now and still build for the future.

The blazers need a backup center and backup power forward who was the 9th overall pick. Sweetney may be out of shape, but the Blazers had a player that some considered out of shape and now a star, his name is Zach Randolph.

I want some value in giving up Sweetney, that is why I want a restricted 1st round pick in the deal.

Charlie Ward needs to remain a knick because of his playoff experience and the knicks should show loyalty to a player who has given his all for 10 years. Charlie leads the Knicks in 3pt fg%
which makes him an ideal backup SG to Allan. Besides the impressive back court of Williams and Houston, having Moochie and Ward/Anderson in the backcourt is a very good 2nd unit.

Posted by tkf:

why would portland do this, Sheeds contract is off the books at years end so this move does nothing for then cap wise and then they would be taking a hit talent wise because sheet is better than dice is now and ward is no better than their PG's... I just don't see portland making this trade, even with future picks..

They wouldn't. They want an estabilshed star or a first round pick and an expiring contract. Unless they want Houston, and the Knicks want to move his contract, no deal.

This deal would help Portland this year because they need another Center and Power Forward. They get a young player like Sweetney who has a low salary and who has potential to contibute like Zach Radolph has. They will get cap relief if they let Dice go. Also Portland has been looking to change it's image, so having a good guy like Dyess who can play center for them is a start.