ZEKE trying to get Artest....remember when the f*ckin Knicks didn't pick him...
July 6, 2007 -- Six Knicks prospects will be on display in the Las Vegas summer league beginning Monday, in what could be an audition for Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie.
If the Knicks are to land forward Ron Artest in a trade this summer - one of their remaining summer goals - they will have to package a couple of prospects.
The one young Knick who could seal the deal is David Lee, as Isiah Thomas ponders whether to make him available for the former Defensive Player of the Year who carries lots of baggage. Lee could be packaged with either Jared Jeffries or Malik Rose to make the deal work under collective bargaining agreement mathematics.
The Knicks announced their summer-league roster yesterday. The lone surprise was Nate Robinson, who likely is being showcased. The club opens Monday vs. Kevin Durant's Sonics and begins a mini-camp this morning at Valley High in Vegas.
Artest brushed up on his game for the Kings' summer-league team last July after being suspended most of the season for his role in the Pacers-Pistons brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich. Nov. 19, 2004 as a member of the Pacers. There's speculation the often-suspended Artest could face another 2-to-5 game ban from the NBA to start next season for pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge.
Artest is out of the country and unavailable for comment, his agent, Mark Stevens, said. A source said Artest is headed to Kenya Wednesday with the Players Association as part of a Feed the Children program.
Stevens spoke to Artest yesterday. Asked about Artest's reaction to reports the Knicks have interest in bringing him home, Stevens said: "He's a New Yorker. I'm pretty sure you can fill in the rest."
Robinson will join last season's rookies, Renaldo Balkman, Mardy Collins, and Randolph Morris and this year's picks, first-rounder Wilson Chandler of DePaul and second-round shooting guard Demitris Nichols of Syracuse.
Honestly...I'd rather wait til Artest opts out so the Knicks can keep the talent level. Knicks with Artest AND Lee looks a lot better than the Knicks with just Artest.
2008-2009 Lineup
PG Stephon Marbury
SG Jamal Crawford
SF Ron Artest
PF Zach Randolph
C Eddy Curry
Backups:
Mardy Collins
Nate Robinson
Quentin Richardson
Renaldo Balkman
David Lee
That 10-man rotation is the best outlook the Knicks can come up with in the 2008-2009 season. After that, I'd have Nichols, Chandler, Morris and Jones fighting for the last two spots. Dickau, Rose, Jeffries, and James should leave
The original trade talk was Nate and Jeffries, but I'm assuming it'll become Nate and the expirings. Lee's off the table. Why deal your best young asset and potential 6th man of the year for a player you can sign in a year?
Zeke does need to move Lee before he re-ups, or get the kid to play some damn defense and round out his game with a nice jumper.
I'd rather make a run for Artest now instead of waiting another year, especially now that the Atlantic division is stacked
It's already known that Artest will go to NY regardless so the Kings mine as well take the expiring contracts of Fred Jones and Dickau
Then Zeke can just waive Jeffries and we'll have the right number of players
The original trade talk was Nate and Jeffries, but I'm assuming it'll become Nate and the expirings. Lee's off the table. Why deal your best young asset and potential 6th man of the year for a player you can sign in a year?
Zeke does need to move Lee before he re-ups, or get the kid to play some damn defense and round out his game with a nice jumper.
Jared Jeff + Dickau for Artest sounds like the best trade. That way we can at least give up a small forward and attempt to clean up the clog there.
Giving up Nate Fred and Jones would mean a shortage at the guard position while we'd have four small forwards on the team. No bueno.
no way zeke is waigin jefferies....then it would look like a stupid move that he signed him and you know zeke aint the one to admit mistakes, hence why james is taking up space on the garden floor
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ZEKE trying to get Artest....remember when the f*ckin Knicks didn't pick him...
