Posted by MCfan23:
There have been more negatives than positives publicized since the workout. This could be very good for the Knicks. Even Jerry West said something like "I expect him to be a top 5 or 6 pick". That, and all the other negative stuff, could make a team like Chicago think twice about taking him ahead of a Jason Williams or Dajuan Wagner.
It has been suggested that Ming purposely performed below par with the intention of falling in the draft so that he can come to NY. This sounds good to me! I think he would be a steal with the #6 pick. It's not the #1 pick we're talking about. It's worth the gamble.
I really can't see him trying to "unimpress" scouts and nba personal if thats what we should call it. I still think Chicago will draft him and try to trade him. Ming to Dallas could be a possibility, but i'm not sure if that would happen because they would really have to restructure the deal a lot in order to get it to work under the cap. The same goes with sending Sprewell to Chicago for him and i would much rather prefer and expect a deal that would send Thomas or Camby(likely Camby) because of the smaller contracts than Spree, and our first round pick for Ming and maybe Eddie Robinson. Thats a very fair deal and would work capwise.
C Yao Ming
PF Kurt Thomas
SF Latrell Sprewell
2G Allan Houston
PG Mark Jackson(or maybe someone better)
then we can sign a good free-agent and be a great team now and in the future.