postingandtoasting.com - 7/8/2009
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Free agency begins today, and Donnie Walsh has his work cut out for him. He's making offers to freebies from around the league, all while trying to retain some of his own. Here's what the beat men are saying on each of the players in question:
- The word on Chris Wilcox , via the Post :
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Donnie Walsh still wants to be a player in 2009
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/3/2009 — Earlier Donnie Walsh indicated he wouldn’t make a big splash by signing a free agent to more than one year. Thursday in an e-mail to the Associated Press Donnie Walsh said:
“I have a little leeway which will leave me in good position for next year,”
“I know what it ...
Knicks May Make Surprise Moves
mysportsrumors.com 6/30/2009 — The New York Knicks may be surprise players in this years free agency and not just because they have trade chips. All season long it was speculated the Knicks would try and do sign-and-trade deals with Nate Robinson and David Lee . That could still happen but its also looking like both players ...
Lee and Robinson still waiting for their payday
lifeofaknicksfan.blogspot.com 7/19/2009 — Knicks players David Lee and Nate Robinson seem to be the odd ones out this Free Agent season, with both still waiting to receive a substantial contract offer from any team in the League (although Greek team Olympiakos has apparently expressed interest in them both). The lack of attention ...
Walsh not worried about next summer?
bucketsoverbroadway.com 7/7/2009 — Well, RealGM is reporting Donnie Walsh still has something up his sleeve and that likely means either Jared Jefferies or Eddy Curry is gone and hopefully Cuttino Mobley’s atrocious contract.
Less talking, MORE action
This might be nice to ...
David Lee looking for $12 M per season?
scoresreport.com 7/10/2009 —
Wondering why David Lee is still on the restricted free agent market? It might be because his asking price is a whopping $12 million per season .
The Knicks have not made a formal offer but are hoping to keep Lee for about $7 million to $8 million per season.
It could take much longer ...
Jason Kidd: Grant Hill Will Sign With Knicks
nyknicksbeat.net 7/10/2009 — Now we have the 1994 co rookies of the year speaking for one another, at least Kidd did so on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday. He said he is confident that Hill will accept the Knicks offer. He also said that he was very close to signing with the Knicks himself, but thought better of it at the ...
Jason Kidd: I Was Very Close To Signing With New York
sportsradiointerviews.com 7/9/2009 — Many will look at Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks signing the 36-year-old Jason Kidd to a three-year contract and laugh. Unless billionaire Cubes can invent a youthful elixir, Kidd isn’t getting any better - he is what he is. He can still ...
Blazers holding off on David Lee for the Moment
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/5/2009 —
The Blazers have interest in Lee, but still are not prepared to sign Lee, a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet, fearful that the Knicks will match a proposal that would start at $9 million a year. That’s great news for Knicks president Donnie Walsh.
The Blazers don’t want ...
Kidd in Play?
weblogs.newsday.com 6/29/2009 — Kidd will be 37 when the season starts and his game is already deteriorating (perimeter defense is a major issue). But Kidd is still one of the best floor generals in the game with uncanny court vision. In D'Antoni's spread offense (as long as he was ...
Scratch Memphis off Lee's list
nydailynews.com 7/4/2009 — David Lee should send his old teammate, Zach Randolph, a thank you note for being traded to Memphis, thus removing Lee from making a difficult decision; leaving the Knicks to sign a huge contract with a bad team and moving to Memphis.
Lee is going ...
KNICKS CROSS FINGERS FOR HILL —
NY Post: Sports 7/8/2009
> Donnie Walsh said he's "hopeful" Grant Hill will select the Knicks today after Monday's nine-hour visit to New York. The Suns small forward, who's enjoying a rebirth to his career, is weighing whether he wants to help a Knicks rebirth. ...
NBA Salary Cap Changes —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/8/2009
The NBA salary cap is estimated to drop between $50.4 million and $53.6 million for the 2010-2011 season. The figures for this upcoming season have the cap at $57.7 million per team. This is down $1 million from $58.7 from the ...
Summer 2010... No Different For The Knicks —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/8/2009
2010 was supposed to be the year that the Knicks would sign Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and make an instant jump back into the elite class on the NBA.
What's the 2011 class looking like?
Every sign the last few weeks are pointing to the fact that ...
