Collison is a lightning quick PG. He put up great numbers w/ CP3 out last year and I think that really solidifies our roster with a legit ball distributor.

NO would cut out $17mm in salary. We could keep Peja as a shooter, trade him at the deadline or just let him expire.

	2010 Under Contract
Amare Stoudamire   16,200,000.00
Eddy Curry	   11,276,863.00
Ronny Turiaf        4,000,000.00
Kelenna Azubuike    3,364,000.00
Danilo Gallinari    3,304,560.00
Wilson Chandler	    2,130,481.00
Anthony Randolph    1,965,720.00
Toney Douglas	    1,071,000.00
Bill Walker	      854,389.00
Landry Fields	      473,604.00
Andy Rautins	      473,604.00
Jerome Jordan	      473,604.00
	
Under Contract	 45,587,825.00
Salary Cap	 58,084,000.00
Cap Space	 12,496,175.00

Eddy Curry and Kelenna Azubuike total 14.64 mil in ending contracts (Within 125% of 18,300,000)

Collison's last 37 games (since becoming a starter)

19ppg 9assists 3.5rebs 1.4steals 49%FGs 42% 3pts FGs.

Only one red flag: 4TOs (but 9assists to 4TOs isnt a disaster)

Screw Peja... but you gotta pay to get sometimes. I would def pay here.

CrushAlot wrote:One poster on RealGm wrote something about the Knicks potentially getting a 6.6 mil exception if they sign and trade Harrington to Orlando. That would probably give the Knicks enough space to take on Peja. I am not sure about Peja as a player at this point. Are his struggle due to injuries/recovery or is he done?

Still need a PG but Pietrus could our Raja Bell. GREAT defender. Streaky shooter but we need defense on the wings. He can Douglas off the bench could be a lock-down combo

I would take Collison in a heartbeat. The kid is at least a semi-star player. Taking over games like he did as as rookie is special. But I would only do it if Peja expires soon.

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Having said that I don't think New Orleans will trade Collison to the Knicks. What can the Knicks offer to make them give up a nice young prospect like Collison? He makes great Chris Paul insurance and he even lets them consider trading Paul in order to beef up the rest of their team or acquire assets and cap space to improve while still building a nice young core. (Like the Knicks should have.)

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nyk4ever wrote:

fishmike wrote:Guys... Peja sucks. He would be a 15-20 minute a night spot up shooter for us. He is nothing more than a $$ vessel to get me my PG of the present and future here.

Collison's last 37 games (since becoming a starter)

19ppg 9assists 3.5rebs 1.4steals 49%FGs 42% 3pts FGs.

Only one red flag: 4TOs (but 9assists to 4TOs isnt a disaster)

Screw Peja... but you gotta pay to get sometimes. I would def pay here.

exactly, plus his contract expires after this year, so it's really a win-win. i would think we would have to send NO a little more then Curry/Azibuke (since it's basically expiring for expiring) I still think we'd have to use Chandler, but I'm fine with that.

Curry/Chandler/Azibuke for Collison/Peja

NY4, this would be a straight salary dump by NO. We can absorb the contract of Peja (which expires in 2011) -- they wouldn't take back Curry, which also expires in 2011. The thought is if we paid for Peja, would they give us Collison.

Numbers wise, we would need to give them Kelenna to make the numbers work, but Kelenna cannot be included in a multiplayer trade because he was just traded. So unless the David Lee trade is still pending with the NBA office and can be restructured as a 3-way with NO, this is not going to happen.

EwingsGlass wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

fishmike wrote:Guys... Peja sucks. He would be a 15-20 minute a night spot up shooter for us. He is nothing more than a $$ vessel to get me my PG of the present and future here.

Collison's last 37 games (since becoming a starter)

19ppg 9assists 3.5rebs 1.4steals 49%FGs 42% 3pts FGs.

Only one red flag: 4TOs (but 9assists to 4TOs isnt a disaster)

Screw Peja... but you gotta pay to get sometimes. I would def pay here.

exactly, plus his contract expires after this year, so it's really a win-win. i would think we would have to send NO a little more then Curry/Azibuke (since it's basically expiring for expiring) I still think we'd have to use Chandler, but I'm fine with that.

Curry/Chandler/Azibuke for Collison/Peja

NY4, this would be a straight salary dump by NO. We can absorb the contract of Peja (which expires in 2011) -- they wouldn't take back Curry, which also expires in 2011. The thought is if we paid for Peja, would they give us Collison.

Numbers wise, we would need to give them Kelenna to make the numbers work, but Kelenna cannot be included in a multiplayer trade because he was just traded. So unless the David Lee trade is still pending with the NBA office and can be restructured as a 3-way with NO, this is not going to happen.

oh.. my bad on misreading fish's post, even though it's in the thread title

in the case, yes, you HAVE to do make this trade. peja expires after this year and we can pay him, while NO probably can't. to get collison, you have to do this.

iSergio wrote:We should be on the phone right now with Raymond Felton. Chris Paul is a pipe dream and we won't have enough room to go after both Tony Parker AND Carmelo Anthony next summer. And obviously Melo is a MUST. So Felton should be signed. I don't think he'll be too expensive. $6M should be enough, right? He's only 26 and has the speed and courtvision and improved shooting to be Mike D'Antoni's QB in SSOL.