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One trade that is making the rounds would involve the Knicks sending Zach Randolph and the rights to the #6 pick to Philadelphia for a smaller contract, such as Reggie Evans and the rights to the #16 pick—after July 1st (when Philadelphia’s cap space kicks in). New York would move into position to have significant cap space in the summer of 2010 (possibly to make a run at LeBron James) by unloading the 17.3 million dollars owed to Randolph in 2010/11, and would still be able to keep David Lee around.

...My 1st reaction as many others is probably NO. I am really not sure if shedding that much salary is really worth dropping down 10 spots in the draft when we need some young talent and the drop off from Zach Randolph to Reggie Evans.

As some people have suggested we shouldn't wait around for LeBron James and hope he signs cause frankly there are many teams who want to do the same. The one idea that really stood out to me was to not wait for LeBron and pull a Detroit Pistons and get a bunch of guys who are top 10 in there positions.

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If Cheeks stays put, look for him to pester Philly's president to acquire Zach Randolph, who has the goods to provide everything the ahead-of-schedule Sixers are offensively lacking in the low docks. Contrary to common belief, Cheeks and Randolph had great respect for each other in Portland.

...It is good to note that the 76ers are a whopping $15 million dollars under the cap so if they wanted Zach Randolph the Knicks would not have to match up salaries for it to work out. If the Knicks can trade him it would be a good move, something we have not seen in a while.

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"The Milwaukee Bucks had serious discussions about acquiring Zach Randolph before rejecting a proposed deal that would have brought Randolph and guard Fred Jones to Milwaukee in exchange for guard Charlie Bell, forward Bobby Simmons and center Dan Gadzuric, according to a league source."

I am actually kind of glad the Bucks turned this down. None of the players the Knicks were getting are that amazing. I would prefer they trade him on draft day for a pick and what not.

Also Zach Randolph and Nate Robinson got into a heated argument after Tuesday nights win and Randolph threw a cup of water at Robinson who then threw a towel at Randolph. They were then seperated.

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New York Knick's general manager and head coach has some peculiar statements about the trade deadline. The Knicks who have the second highest salary in the league at $89,644,470, behind the Dallas Mavericks who recently acquired Jason Kidd. Well here is what he said when asked if his goal was to get the Knick's under the salary cap.
NY Daily News:

"That's not our goal," Thomas said. "Our goal is to continue to get better, but be mindful of where we are. We've done a good job the last couple years of bringing the number down.
"So we're in a good position. We've got young talent. We've got a cap that's going down or a number that's going down, but you want to turn that into some wins also."

The Knick's sport one of the worst records in the league and have played sloppy ball all year. They have no hope this season even in a terrible league and should try and lose to have a better shot at Beasley. They are pretty much going to get a top 5 pick and most places ar predicting them to take one of my personal favorites O.J. Mayo from USC. They should trade "Starberry"" and Randolph for cap relief, young players, and picks and move on and rebuild. Isiah needs to go and has no idea what to do with this team.

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"Zach Randolph feels that Isiah Thomas should delve into the trade market to shake up the Knicks' roster because "what we're doing now ain't working.

"We need to do something," Randolph said following Boston's 111-103 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night.

When asked if he expects to still be with the team following next week's trading deadline, Randolph said: "I don't know. There has been a lot of talk. I don't know what is going to happen."

I partially agree with Randolph and some what disagree. The Knicks are 7.5 games out of 8th so with a really good run they have an outside chance at making the playoffs as Magic Johnson predicted. I do not trust Isiah Thomas, however, to go into the market and make a good deal. The Knicks would be better suited drafting wisely and rebuilding their terrible team.

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