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Monday, January 05, 2004

Knicks get marbury from the suns ...

and give up alot to do it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1700962

THe breakdown looks like this:
Traded Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Maciej Lampe, the rights to Milos Vujanic and two first-round draft picks to Phoenix for Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway and Cezary Trybanski.

We will start with what New York gave up.

McDyess, nice guy was once a player, his salary comes off the books this year.

Eisley and Ward, would be decent backup point guards, but i think they might make too much money (no stats for me to back that up right now).

Maciej Lampe, the 1st pick of the second round after dropping fast from the high first round. Was considered a steal int he 2nd roudn after contract problems scared away many in the first round. Might actually get to play in pheonix!!.

Vujanic: potentially a good point guard who can shoot like Peja.

2 first round picks: as far as I know they are unprotected. even with the knicks in the east these coudl easily be lottery picks for the suns.

Now the Suns.

Marbury, one of the better point guards in the league when he wants to be. He can score, he can pass. Led the Suns to their surprising season last year, can he do with the knicks back in his hometown?

Hardaway, once traded for Chris Webber. Hes an old vet who can still put up some points on a given day. solid back up SG.

Trybanski: NO CLUE!

How it turns out:
It turns out as a good deal for the knicks if marbury leads them to the playoffs the next two years. other wise those draft picks will loom large. Pheonix was going nowhere this year with Amare hurt and the west stacked. They get some cap relief with McDeyss contract coming off the books.

Pheonix is in a win-win situation, Knicks are in a win-lose big situation.

- posted by Doug @ 5:00:00 PM

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