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Originally Posted by KING x RIECE
I wish we would have signed Tyson Chandler
isnt he a free agent summer of 2011? doesn't really matter anyway knicks are signing melo or will
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Originally Posted by KING x RIECE
I wish we would have signed Tyson Chandler
Originally Posted by you go boy
Originally Posted by KING x RIECE
I wish we would have signed Tyson Chandler
isnt he a free agent summer of 2011? doesn't really matter anyway knicks are signing melo or will
By Alan Hahn
And here come the outcries to keep Wilson Chandler, the desperate mathematics to figure out how the Knicks can sign Carmelo Anthony as a free agent this summer and yet still have room to re-sign Chandler, who will be a restricted free agent. The hopelessly optimistic permutations that do not include Chandler and may still satisfy the Nuggets in a trade for Carmelo.
And this is all good for Chandler. I remember a few weeks ago when I asked him if he was insulted by the notion that the Nuggets didn't want to make a trade with the Knicks because they felt there wasn't any valuable talent on the roster. Wilson looked up, shrugged and said, "No, I don't want to go to Denver."
The Knicks don't want to send him there, either. All along the best-case scenario has been to deal with the Carmelo situation once he's a free agent and those close to the Nuggets star know that would be the best situation for him from a basketball perspective, because he'd be joining a team without the roster losing any significant pieces from the rotation. Imagine a front-court of Carmelo, Wilson and Amar'e Stoudemire. Yes, that does mean the continuation of small-ball, but the Knicks seem to be doing well playing this way (and when you need to run a grind-it-out halfcourt set, Melo is as good a post-up forward as there is in the game).
Originally Posted by Mez 0ne
If we sign Melo, keeping Will would make no sense.
Gallo would compliment Melo and be exactly what we would need over Will.
Robin Lopez – Phoenix Suns: This could be an intriguing option… Lopez is the type of rebounding/ defending/ hustle big that the Knicks could certainly use. Moreover, he has shown he can play effectively alongside Amar'e. Last season, before he got dinged up in the second half of the season, Lopez was playing the best basketball of his short career starting at center next to Stoudemire. Last February (12 games), Lopez averaged 12.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks. In the 31 total games that he started for Phoenix in 2009-2010, Robin averaged 11.3 points (on 59.7% shooting), 6.2 boards, and 1.1 blocks.
It is also important to note that Phoenix just acquired Marcin Gortat from Orlando, who is the Suns' presumptive 'center of the future.' Gortat is set to earn $21.8 million over the next three seasons. Phoenix also inked Channing Frye to a long-term deal this past summer, which will pay him $24.8 million through 2015. (Hakim Warrick is also locked in for three seasons as well.) Moral of the story: The frugal Suns have a lot of money wrapped up in their frontcourt. Lopez's current salary pays him $1.9 million this season, and he'll earn $2.9 million next year. After that, he has a $4 million qualifying offer for the 2012-2013 season. Phoenix owner Robert Sarver would likely be willing to move Lopez for the right price, as they may not view him as a long-term piece of the puzzle. You know Walsh (and Jim Dolan) would also be willing to throw in $3 million in cash to sweeten the pot, which would definitely appeal to Sarver.
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Would not mind at all.
Super Producer J wrote:
Not even half way through his 1st season with us;
Originally Posted by Super Producer J
Not even half way through his 1st season with us;
Originally Posted by Big J 33
Or you're reaching and that isn't that crazy of a coincidence. It isn't like he looked at game logs and advanced stats, it's FG% and FT's.
Originally Posted by pr0phecy718
Looks like he copied my research and analysis on "Wilson Chandler vs. Carmelo" a couple pages back.
Makes perfect sense..Originally Posted by DubA169
my theory is this: What Donnie said regarding Wil was so out of character, he always answers questions with a response generally that all options are open, it leads me to believe that Donnie was trying to inflate Wi's trade value and decrease Melo's trade value. Now the leak today saying that the Nets were close on a Melo deal during the X-mas break is a shot fired by the Denver FO to increase the pressure on Donnie especially when you consider that every outlet said that the Nuggets were going to take a break from trade negotiations due to the death od Melo's sister. Add to this that Hahn wrote today that the Nuggets actually like Wil, previously he has said that the Nuggets dont like anybody on the roster, leads me to believe that the Nuggets want Wilson and know that we are Melo's first choice. Donnie is reluctant to part with Wilson at the same time however.
Just doesnt make sense why Donnie would tip his hand and why theres a random "Nets were about to get Melo" report.