Published 11/22/2008
by Matt Martino
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Friday was the brightest day for New York basketball and Madison Square Garden since the Knicks participated in the 2000 NBA Finals.
It wasn’t because the Knicks scored a huge victory verse the Celtics or Lakers. It wasn’t because they improved their roster. No, the trading of their two top scorers, Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford, has definitely left the roster even more diluted.
Nevertheless, by unloading two cumbersome salaries, New York may be the frontrunner in the much-anticipated 2010 LeBron James sweepstakes.
The Knicks have now rid themselves of Crawford and Randolph, two players with contracts that run through 2010-11 in exchange for Golden State’s Al Harrington and Clippers' Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas. All of whom have deals expiring next season.
More importantly, the new Donnie Walsh regime has proven to be patient with a plan for the future. Something that was painfully absent during Isiah’s tenure in which losing was remedy by more spending, resulting ...
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