Looking at various things that might happen and team needs, here is what I can see happening next season before the AS break:
a) Allan Houston goes down for the year
b) Michael Olowokandi is still backing up while getting paid like a starter
c) Latrell Sprewell is still playing up to par and Wally is coming off the bench while getting paid like a starter
d) Sam Cassel is still hindered by back and hip problems
e) Since Marbury is tired after the Olympics, Frank Williams begins to get serious time as the 6th man and raises his stock.

I think a bunch, if not all of such things could happen. If so, would the Knicks and T'Wolves make a deal, where the Knicks got Szczerbiak and Olowokandi and the TWolves got KT, Frank Williams, and some expiring contracts to create cap space next year.

Wally is essentially a poor man's younger Allan Houston. Not as good of an athlete, but still a great shooter and OK at creating his own shot. He showed a lot of fire in the LA series and lives in NY in the offseason (I've seen him working out at the local gym a few times, lives in Cold Spring Harbor on LI where he grew up). Olowokandi could start at C for the Knicks and put up the 12, 9, and 1 guy he was in LAC when he was starting for them.

For Minnesota, they get a PG for the future in Frank Williams (Hudson was hurt much of this year as well), plus a post player who an offensive game in KT, and cap space after this year. They deal two bad contracts and get some wiggle room in the future.

Wally is a base year player, so I'm not sure how they'd work it out with the CBA, but what would everybody's thoughts be about this? For or against it?

ah... a lot of "if" in your post bigsmoothy !

wally has a good basketball IQ, which can offset the fact is not a so good athlete. Shooters will be a premium as the centers are in the league pretty soon.

olowokandi did not imrpove a bit under mc hale, which is a pretty bad sign, frightens me a little.

I'm pretty sure we could get something more suitable to our needs with this kind of package, especially if frank 's stock rises during the season, many more teams will be interested in getting him.

nice idea, though.

You been talking to Miss Cleo from jail?

Man that's too far ahead of the game.....we don't even know what is gonna happen on draft night let alone next year in Febuary.

My head hurts already

Posted by EnySpree:

You been talking to Miss Cleo from jail?

Man that's too far ahead of the game.....we don't even know what is gonna happen on draft night let alone next year in Febuary.

My head hurts already

exactly; this really silly speculation. It's more like basketball comedy

our priority list should be

1) trying to get reef for k thomas
2) getting dampier for MLE or expiring contracts
3) aquiriing wally which i by the way love to have on the knicks
4) NO WAY KANDI MAN
5) maybe crawford for houston

Posted by TMS:

i agree, i want no part of Olowakandi...he's clearly shown he'll never be anything more than a slightly above average C in this league...i would MUCH rather go after a guy like Mark Blount or Chris Anderson w/the MLE than trade KT for that guy...at least these guys aren't afraid to work & play hard everytime they're on the court.

I agree with Eny,its too early to worry bout that.

BUT Kandi imo played pretty well in the LA series. And since when is slightly ABOVE average a bad thing? Last time I checked, its better than anything we have in the front court, excluding sweets potential.

on a further note, anybody want kandi's authentic autograph (with proof) on a basketball card

I am not a big fan of Dampier, but for equal money, I think I'd take Damp over Kandi-

Wally wouldn't be a bad addition- and McHale does owe us a debt still for essentially sending him Sprewell for nothing (Brandon's retirement contract)- not that that means anything.

i love this trade do it do it. i would love to have wallyworld, and kandi had a bad injured year. No body would have wanted Blout, or Dampier before this year, and no one thought they would play up to the level they are playing, so gave kandi a chance. He is a 7 footer which is almost non-existant like white players on the knicks, and he is still young with potential. I say we do this trade, Min would realli need a pg cuz hudson looks like he's gonna leave.

pound for pound numbers wise i'd give a slight edge to damp.

dollar for dollar i'd give a huge edge to kandi.

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huh? Their salaries are pretty similar. And if Dampier's contribution was worth about $8 mil last season, I'd say Kandi was worth about 10 cents