New Yuck Knicks: Free Up Space for POSSIBLE Signing of LeBron? What About Now?

Yes, LeBron James would give an entire new look to the Knicks. The only thing is, if Donnie Walsh is even able to sign the King, it won't be until 2010. Walsh knew that he needed to free up cap space if he wanted to bring LeBron to New York, so he traded the two best players on his team for players whose contracts will run out prior to the 2010-11 season. On Friday, news broke about rumors of sending Jamal Crawford to Golden State for Al Harrington. The deal was finalized in the early hours of the afternoon, and Walsh was already trying to execute another deal with the Clippers. He later sent Zach Randolph to Los Angeles for Cuttino Mobley and former-Knick Tim Thomas. Even though I knew that Walsh made these trades as an investment towards signing LeBron, I could not comprehend why the Knicks tried so hard to give themselves a new face this for this season. After Isiah Thomas was fired, the Knicks signed Walsh as their general manager and Mike D'Antoni as their coach. This was the "New ... (link)