Knicks Throw Up White Flag in Hope for LeBron James

The Knicks have a long term plan and the two word description for that plan is LeBron James. As the day is coming to a close here in New York, the Knicks are shifting their minds towards 2010. The Knicks made two big transactions today that, from a basketball standpoint make no sense, but will help the Knicks erase more than $27 million by 2010. At that time, some of the best players in the league will take their game to the free agent market. The list includes LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and possibly Amare Stoudamire. The first of the Knicks' moves was trading guard Jamal Crawford to Golden State in exchange for Al Harrington, a solid forward. The Knicks made a second move by trading Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to the Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas, who is a former Knick. The Crawford move makes some sense from a basketball standpoint because he does not fit D'Antoni's system well and Harrington is the rebounder that the Knicks have lacked. The ... (link)