probably not... would you include Ariza in such a deal?

But I'm with you... getting him or Dalembert (also out of the starting line up) would be paramount to the rebuilding effort.

you need two things; assets the other teams want and can use and an agent involved to push it all through.

there are some candidates out there. we have to wait and see the make-up off the new CBA where *potentially* more player movement is very plausible, where erasing the ability to spend certain$ amounts over the cap is plausible[i.e the ability to go over the MLE]

I believe in the 2 FA 2 draft pick route. Target two FA and 1 or hopefully 2 draft picks[possibly 1 who can come in and play right away and one who would be a develoment type player[who also shows that he will be able to play within a rather quick period of time}



we dont know what we can or cannot do, what we can or cannot spend until we have a new CBA. But I believe that full frontocurt turnover starts ASAP with Sweetney as the only survivor.

there are some nice names out there, young players who have huge huge potential that would fit in well here, but were going to have to wait.
Im just glad we cant trade any picks. I think Sweetney and Ariza show everyone, including the top boss, that develoing exciting YOUNG CHEAP players should be a BIg part in any team.

I have thought about bringing Dalembert to NY too if we could. What we really need to get this puzzle closer to title contention status, I think we need a center like him. Kwame may have a lot of upside and could become a great player but I don't see him as what NY needs as a center.

Next offseason will be big for NY in terms of centers. Next season will be out best chance to get that young center we need to finally be title contenders because many big men will be avaliable. The draft will also include a lot of future starting centers so we have to strike somewhere. I hope Isiah makes a great job finding that future Knicks center.

[Edited by - KnicksFan on 11/02/2004 11:47:57]

Dalembert won't be attainable because he'll command way more than the MLE...

Kwame is intriguing however...it all depends on how much WAS is looking to get in return for him by season's end...by that time, they may be sick of him altogether & you might be able to snatch him away on the cheap.

Curry is another interesting possibility...he might want to play alongside his old teammate JC again, you never know...but the Bulls won't give him up unless the Knicks are offering alot of good young talent back in return...i would guess an offer of Sweetney, Ariza & an expiring contract, like Nazr, would be the minimum they'd be looking for.

For a guy like Dalembert, I think I would give up Jamal, but we would still have to find ourselves another SG, either through the draft or free agency. Ron Rurray would be a good fit, as would kareem rush. I totally doubt Isiah trades Crawford though, after all the work he put into him last Summer. Craw would have to totally plummet, making him untradable, in order for Zeke to want to trade him.

With that being said, I think we should find other trade options to explore, in order to get Dalembert.

Yeah I mean it's always good to bring in talented big men but I believe Kwame is suited for the PF spot much more than he is for the C spot.