SH Blog: Jeremy Lin is headed to Houston

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The day to decide on Jeremy Lin’s future has finally come for the New York Knicks. Fortunately, it appears we won’t have to wait until the very end of the night to have an understanding of what the plan is. In our Tweet of the Day, Jay Williams stated that the Knicks would let Lin walk, based on sources. Howard Beck shared those sentiments in his latest article. Find the latest news on Lin and others around the league below:

  • Howard Beck wrote the first official story of the day signaling the end of Lin in New York: “Linsanity is just about over in New York. The Knicks plan to cut ties with Jeremy Lin on Tuesday night, according to a person briefed on the decision, ending a brief, spectacular and now bittersweet love affair between the 23-year-old point guard and his adoring fan base. Lin will play next season for the Houston Rockets, who signed him to a three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet that the Knicks have elected not to match. The Knicks are not expected to announce their decision until this evening, and there is still a chance — albeit incredibly small — that it could be reversed. But as of 4 p.m. the decision had been made and was considered final by those with knowledge of the deliberations. Indeed, the deliberations were said to be over.”
  • UPDATE: A team spokesperson officially announced that Knicks will not match Houston’s offer for Lin: “Houston, you can have him.That was the message the Knicks sent on Tuesday when they decided not to match Jeremy Lin’s three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet from the Rockets. The team announced its decision on Tuesday night, confirming several reports that surfaced over the weekend stating that the Knicks would not match Lin’s offer. A team source told ESPNNewYork.com earlier this week that the third year of the Rockets’ offer — worth $14.8 million — caused the Knicks to consider letting Lin go. If the Knicks matched the offer, they would have been subject to a luxury tax in the third year, potentially bringing their total out-of-pocket cost for the team’s salary to about $43 million in 2014-15.”
  • Beckley Mason quotes Larry Coon to explain a provision that would soften the blow of Lin’s contract on the third year: “If worse comes to worst, another new rule can help the team out. The “stretch provision” allows a team to waive a player and extend his salary payments over twice the number of remaining seasons, plus one. So if Lin is waived with one season remaining on his contract, he would be paid his salary over three years. Here’s the important part — teams also may elect to stretch a waived player’s salary cap hit over the same number of years. So if Lin proves to be a disaster over the next two seasons, the Knicks can waive him, stretch the payment of his $14.8 million salary over three years, and reduce his salary cap amount to about $4.9 million in each season. This would reduce the team’s tax bill significantly. If they are right at the tax line, a $4.9 million salary would translate to a $7.35 million tax bill. This is much more palatable.”
  • David Aldridge did an extensive breakdown of why the Knicks should keep Lin. Here is reason number six: “Sixth, unless you believe that Felton is going to have a bounce-back year after his disastrous turn with the Blazers last season (to be fair, Felton was great for Mike D’Antoni in New York in his half-season with the Knicks in 2010-11), or that the 39-year-old Kidd is going to be rejuvenated by the bright lights and big city, chances are the Knicks may well be looking for a point guard again in a year or two. Would it not make sense to try and continue to develop a 23-year-old who came on like a freight train when he got one last chance to show what he could do?”
  • After tweeting a Carmelo Anthony quote about “ridiculous contract” that set twitter on fire, Roderick Boone helped clear the air about Anthony’s take on Lin: “I would love to see him back, honestly. I would definitely love to see him back. But knowing the business of basketball, it’s a tough situation, kind of for both of our sides. With Jeremy, I know he definitely wants to be back in New York and Dolan definitely wants him back. So it’s just a matter of figuring it out.” Anthony had taken it from all angles for nearly 36 hours, getting bombarded by people who believed he was out of line Sunday when he termed the offer sheet Houston threw at Jeremy Lin “ridiculous.”
  • The Knicks, unhappy with the Rockets for adjusting Lin’s contract, are giving the Rockets a hard time, from Fred Kerber: “The Rockets maintain the sheet was delivered to the Knicks Saturday night after attempts were made to get it to them on Friday. The Knicks, however, have not confirmed the delivery date. Technically, the sheet is expected to be delivered to the team’s offices, but the Knicks brass was headquartered in a Las Vegas hotel as its team competes in the summer league there. The Rockets also maintain the offer was shipped to the Knicks’ New York offices. The Knicks are upset with the change in the offer sheet’s original details, going from a four-year deal to a hard-to-swallow three-year version that has a killer $14.9 million final year. The Knicks would then owe roughly three times that ($43.4 million) in luxury tax. So they are in no mood to cooperate.”
  • Grant Hill Phoenix SunsGrant Hill has chosen Los Angeles as his new team. It just wasn’t the L.A. team most expected him to choose, from Adrian Wojnarowski: “In a significant blow to its Los Angeles rival, the Los Angeles Clippers are finalizing a two-year contract with free agent Grant Hill, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Clippers have several ways to complete the deal, including through a sign-and-trade with the Phoenix Suns or using its bi-annual exception. The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knickshad recruited Hill heavily to sign with them, but Hill decided on the Clippers and was finalizing terms of a deal on Tuesday, sources said.”
  • O.J. Mayo was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, from Dwain Price: “On Monday, the Mavs added yet another quality piece to their off-season puzzle when they agreed to a contract with Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard O.J. Mayo. The 6-foot-4 Mayo averaged 15.2 points, shot 43.3 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from 3-point range during his four-year career with the Grizzlies, who made him the third overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. It was Mayo who announced to the world, via his Twitter account, that he’s joining the Mavs. Mayo tweeted: “I will be signing with Dallas! #Mavsnation.”
  • Stephen Curry is training hard to be ready for next season, and then some: “Since having ankle surgery in April, NBA star Stephen Curry has spent considerable time working on his game and body. His muscular arms and back are evidence of how much he has worked. He doesn’t much resemble the skinny kid who thrilled fans at Charlotte Christian and Davidson. Still months away from the start of NBA training camp in October, Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ starting point guard, spends many mornings at Accelerate Basketball, a training facility for youth, college and professional athletes.”
  • Phil Jackson may not want to coach the Portland Trailblazers, but he does have interest in joining the organization, according to Jason Quick: “Phil Jackson has interest in joining the Trail Blazers in a non-coaching role, a source close to the legendary coach said, but it is unclear whether owner Paul Allen has interest in Jackson. “Phil would be interested in talking about a possible role in the organization,’’ the source close to Jackson said. “My sense is there is a lot Phil can offer by being there, be it handling players, advising trade scenarios, managing coaching staff … I think he would be a tremendous adviser to the owner.’’
  • Gerald Wallace knows the Brooklyn Nets haven’t proven anything, but still thinks his team should be ranked pretty high, from Tim Bontemps: “I feel like we’ve pretty much put ourselves up there in the top five,” Wallace said. “We haven’t proven anything … the teams that are ahead of us are teams that have already proven themselves, that have already been in the postseason. “On paper … it doesn’t mean anything. We’ve just got to go out there and perform every night and make it happen.”
Just going up online and via SportsCenter: Kris Humprhies is staying with Nets on two-year deal valued at $24 million
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  • The Washington Wizards decided to part ways with underachiever Andray Blatche, according to Michael Lee: “In a move that will solidify the Wizards’ desires to completely separate from an embarrassing period in franchise history, the team has decided to designate Andray Blatche as its amnesty player. The Wizards had until Tuesday to make the decision and gave Blatche the $23 million remaining on his contract to go away, ending a seven-year relationship that began when they drafted him 49th overall in 2005. Blatche is the last remnant of the Wizards’ playoff teams and he also was the only player remaining from the team when Gilbert Arenas brought guns in the locker room three seasons ago.”
  • Barack Obama watched Team USA play against Team Brazil, and had the chance to chime in on current team against Dream Team: “Add President Barack Obama to the list of people who disagree with Kobe Bryant’s boast that this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could beat the Dream Team of 1992. “This is a generational thing,” Obama said during a halftime interview with ESPN2 as it broadcast an exhibition game Monday night with Brazil at Washington’s Verizon Center. “I was around in ’92, I was a Bulls fan, so I’ve got to go with the original Dream Team.”
  • According to this video, Delonte West definitely chose the right sport in basketball. In other words, good thing he stayed away from Baseball.

Kobe Bryant’s extensive interview with Yahoo!

Linsanity and Dwightmare drama


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Kidd reportedly refused Breathalyzer, sang through arrest process

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Jason Kidd Knicks mig shot dwiMore details are emerging from Jason Kidd’s car wreck and subsequent DWI in the Hamptons over the weekend.

The New York Post, which ran Kidd’s mug shot on its front page Monday, has more details from the incident late Saturday night, including his refusal to take a Breathalyzer test, singing through his police processing and a return trip to the hospital after a bad reaction to a sleeping aid.

The Post also said Kidd and his wife, Porschia, got into it at the club when he was asked by a female fan to pose for a photo.

On Sunday, TMZ reported that Kidd was so drunk he had to be carried out of the club (they have a photo, too) he was partying at before he crashed.

The incident came two days after the 10-time All-Star point guard signed a three-year, $9.5 million contract with the Knicks, presumably to be a mentor to Jeremy Lin.

However, the 39-year-old Kidd may find himself with a larger role now that the Knicks appear unwilling to match the offer sheet Lin received from the Houston Rockets. They have until midnight ET on Tuesday to match.

The incident likely means Kidd will spend his anticipated first game with the Knicks watching it on TV. Although the DWI is just a misdemeanor, he almost certainly will plead guilty to the charge to put it past him. The NBA routinely suspends players who plead guilty, no matter what the charge.

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Knicks trading for Felton, possibly ending Linsanity

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Linsanity is over in New York. Or is it?

We’ll know for certain within the next 72 hours.

With Lin signing a backloaded $25 million, three-year offer sheet with the Houston Rockets, the Knicks have gone out and found themselves a replacement — or a sidekick — for Lin, depending on who you want to believe.

That player is Raymond Felton, who will return to New York along with center Kurt Thomas in a sign-and-trade deal with the Portland Trail Blazers for Jared Jeffries, Dan Gadzuric and a second-round draft pick — and possibly more. (Felton was dealt to Denver two years ago as part of the Carmelo Anthony deal.)

Marc Berman of the New York Post said the recent developments “all but end the Jeremy Lin era prematurely and bitterly,” citing a source who insisted the Knicks will not match the offer sheet Lin renegotiated with the Rockets after New York told the point guard/global sensation they would.

Today’s back page of the New York Post

“The Knicks were furious the Rockets changed the offer sheet for Lin and upgraded it to a $25 million guarantee over three years, according to a source,” Berman wrote. “The Knicks were bitter because they told Lin immediately the club would match the original offer and Lin apparently shared the information with the Rockets. Lin and Houston then plotted to redo it. Lin secretly flew into Las Vegas without informing the Knicks to renegotiate the contract and sign it. The Knicks had been set to match Lin’s original offer sheet of four years, $28.9 million that had a $19 million guarantee before the Rockets threw a financial curveball that called for a $15 million third year that would have doomed owner James Dolan’s luxury-tax predicament. So this likely ended the Knicks’ endless blabber across the past two months, swearing they would bring Lin back and that he was a “big part” of “what we’re trying to do,’’ as coach Mike Woodson put it three days ago.”

But hold on a minute.

That sign-and-trade with the Blazers is not yet good to go, according to beat writers Jason Quick and Mike Tokito of the Oregonian, who report  ”the deal is not complete and includes several other components coming to Portland. The details of the deal are expected to be finalized today.”

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Howard Beck and Nate Taylor of the New York Times said Felton will receive a three-year, $10 million contract, and that the Knicks would include the rights to two overseas players: “It has been widely assumed that the Knicks would match Houston’s offer and keep Lin, despite a salary increase to $14.9 million in the third year of the deal. Team officials have said as much for weeks, both before and after the Rockets made the offer. Two reports late Saturday cast doubt on that assumption. The first came via the Twitter account of a South Carolina television reporter, Mark Haggard, who said that Felton had told him that the Knicks planned to let Lin leave for Houston. A short time later, Yahoo Sports reported that Lin “appears close” to joining the Rockets, in light of Felton’s deal. … Coach Mike Woodson said earlier this week the Knicks would not only match Houston’s offer, but that Lin would be the team’s starting point guard. He reiterated that point even after the Knicks signed Jason Kidd, a 10-time All-Star. Woodson said that Kidd would be the backup.

It appears one of those overseas players is recent draftee Kostas Papanikolaou.

 

 

And if the Knicks are adding cash to the deal, it can’t be more than $1.1 million, as they already sent $2 million to the Rockets in the Camby deal, and teams have only $3.1 million to use in trades before next July (Up $100K from last season).

Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported a source familiar with the club’s thinking is confident that the Knicks will not match. Isola also notes that the GeriatKnicks (my word, not Frank’s), with Thomas and Camby, will now have two of the players who were on the roster the last time the team won a playoff series, in 2000 against the Miami Heat in the second round. Isola also tweeted this today:

 

Lin was a close friend of guard Landry Fields, who will be joining the Toronto Raptors after New York declined to match his $20 million offer sheet.

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Report: Howard will be traded to Lakers

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This is not going to come as welcome news to Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets, but there is a report out there today from an Orlando TV station that Dwight Howard is very close to being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

David Pingalore of WKMG-TV in Orlando uses some pretty strong language in his report.

“This past week has been nothing but multiple smoke screens concerning the Dwight Howard drama. According to Pingalore’s sources, this week is all about getting Dwight Howard to Los Angeles and on the Lakers roster. Sources close to the situation believe the “The Lakers will be the end game for the Magic center”.

It has long been known that the Lakers were on Howard’s B-list, and that B-list came into play midway through the week when the Brooklyn Nets abandoned their pursuit of Howard and chose to retain Brook Lopez with a max four-year contract with $60.8 million.

Howard reportedly has lucrative incentives in his deal with adidas if he finds a way to play in one of the nation’s two largest markets — New York or Los Angeles.

More from Pingalore’s report: “Many of the stories about Howard have come from Howard’s camp and not from front office people. It is widely believed with front office people that the end game for Howard is the Lakers. That point was stressed over and over to Pingalore. The sources went as far to say “follow the money,” adding “The Lakers are a big market team that needs a player as global as Dwight Howard. Pingalore’s sources believe that this deal is in place and is set for announcement in the short term. Pingalore reported Thursday night the Houston Rockets were in play but the situation remains fluid and is changing at the moment and it’s about keeping people off base. The sources say Friday night this still is all but done. ”Some crossing of T’s and dotting of I’s is only left”.

It has been widely assumed around the league that the Rockets have a deal in place to acquire Howard, and their waiving of Luis Scola through the amnesty process was a move they needed to make to clear enough room under the cap to not only take on Howard, but several other Orlando players.

Houston has the type of assets Orlando general manager Rob Hennigan would like to acquire, including Toronto’s No. 1 pick (top-3 protected in the 2013 Draft, top-2 protected in 2014 and 2015, top-1 protected in 2016 and 2017 and unprotected in 2018) , and a future No. 1 pick from Dallas (top 20 protected through 2017, unprotected in 2018).

The Rockets also have the rights to three players picked among the top 18 in last month’s draft –  Jeremy Lamb, Royce White and Terrence Jones, along with two young big men acquired from New York in the Marcus Camby trade — Josh Harrellson and Jerome Jordan.

The Lakers have no similar future assets, having surrendered two future No. 1 picks in their sign-and-trade deal for Steve Nash. But they do have the best center in the Western Conference in Andrew Bynum, whose contract (like Howard’s) expires at the conclusion of next season.

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SH Blog: Houston Rockets amnesty Luis Scola, sign Jeremy Lin to offer sheet

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There is one team in the league that has been constantly in the news since the beginning of free agency: The Houston Rockets. That trend continued on Friday, as the team made a number of significant moves to ultimately acquire the prize they seek in Dwight Howard. See what they did today, along with transactions around the league including trades and signings. Also, be sure to scroll to the bottom to watch a number of entertaining videos. It’s what the cool kids do on Friday nights:

  • The Rockets are trying to make an offer to the Magic that is hard to refuse, from Marc Stein and Chad Ford: “The Houston Rockets have reconstructed their trade proposal to the Orlando Magic for superstar center Dwight Howard, vowing to take back even more long-term salary from the Magic in hopes of convincing Orlando to consent to trade Howard directly to Houston, according to sources briefed on the trade talks. Sources told ESPN.com the Rockets, after going ahead Friday with their plans to release starting power forward Luis Scola via the NBA’s amnesty clause, are now able to absorb the contracts of Glen Davis, Jason Richardson and Chris Duhon – in addition to offering Orlando various combinations of future first-round draft picks and players drafted in the first round by Houston last month — to give the Magic an opportunity to wipe their payroll virtually clean for their post-Howard rebuilding effort.”
  • Here is the official news of Luis Scola hitting the waivers, from Jonathan Feigen: “The Rockets’ housecleaning continued with a move that a week ago would have been shocking but by Friday had become entirely expected. The Rockets waived forward Luis Scola through the NBA amnesty provision to clear cap space for trades they hope to make, a person with knowledge of the move said. They faced a Tuesday deadline to make the move, but an individual with knowledge of their thinking said on Wednesday they planned to make the move by Friday to give Scola greater opportunities with other teams.”
  • Jeremy Lin has officially signed with the Rockets and the deal has been adjusted, according to Ian Begley: “Jeremy Lin has signed a three-year offer sheet with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to the talks. The deal is worth a little more than $25 million — $5 million in the first year, $5.225 million in the second year and $14.8 million in the third year. The Knicks have three days to match the Rockets’ offer. Initial reports had the Rockets offering Lin a four-year deal for around $28 million. That deal included salaries of more than $9 million in each of the last two years, which would be a big hit on the Knicks’ cap. Still, the organization seemed intent on matching. ”They will match any offer on Lin up to $1 billion,” a source told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein last week. It’s not clear, however, if the new deal changes that thinking since the third year of the current deal carries an even bigger cap hit.”
  • Adrian Wojnarowski has further details of the Brand pick-up: “Brand joins a remade Mavericks frontcourt with center Chris Kaman, as well as point guard Darren Collison. Brand and Kaman allow the Mavericks to pair Dirk Nowitzki with two solid veteran frontcourt players on one-year deals, while maintaining its salary cap space to pursue major free agents or absorb significant contracts next summer. Philadelphia used the amnesty clause to clear Brand, 33, and the $18.2 million owed him this season off its salary cap. Under the amnesty provision, the Mavericks will pay $2.1 million and Philadelphia will be left to pay the remaining $16.1 million.”
  • Kyle Korver has been traded to the Atlanta Hawks, according to K.C. Johnson: “Pending a passed physical, the Chicago Bulls have traded Kyle Korver to the Atlanta Hawks via the Minnesota Timberwolves in a move that saves them $500,000 and nets what is expected to be either a second-round pick and traded player exception or a player with a small contract from the Timberwolves.”
  • The Raptors are looking to move Jose Calderon for his sake, according to Stein: “The Toronto Raptors and the representative for veteran guard Jose Calderon are working together to try to find a new home for Calderon via trade. After ESPN.com reported Thursday that Calderon would welcome a trade after the arrival of Kyle Lowry to become the Raptors’ new starting point guard, agent Mark Bartelstein confirmed Thursday night that he and Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo are “working together” to try to find a workable trade.”There’s a little bit of a logjam there in the backcourt now,” Bartelstein said. “Bryan and I are talking and we’re putting our heads together to see what we can do to find a solution.”
  • Chauncey Billups has officially re-signed with the Clippers: “The Los Angeles Clippers today re-signed unrestricted free agent and five-time NBA All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced. In 20 games (20 starts) played for the Clippers during the 2011-12 season, Billups averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 30.4 minutes per contest. Billups shot 36.4 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from behind the three-point line and 89.5 percent from the free throw line. Billups 2012 season ended prematurely on February 6th in Orlando when he suffered a torn left Achilles tendon after scoring 18 points (10 in the fourth quarter) in what would eventually be a 107-102 overtime road win for Los Angeles.”
  • The Golden State Warriors are looking for tough-minded players, so Kenyon Martin is on their radar, according to Matt Steinmetz: “According to league sources, the Warriors have made inquiries and are open to the idea of signing Martin, who played last season for the Los Angeles Clippers. Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Bob Myers have made it clear this offseason that the team is looking to add toughness and experience to their roster. The Warriors followed through on that earlier this week when they acquired guard Jarrett Jack in a three-team trade with Philadelphia and New Orleans. Martin, a 12-year veteran, would provide those same kinds of things in the frontcourt.”
  • JaVale McGee has been offered a lot of money from the Nuggets, but isn’t in a rush to get a deal done, according to Benjamin Hochman: “The Nuggets continue to pursue restricted free-agent center JaVale McGee, who has a five-year, $50 million offer on the table, a source said. But McGee’s representatives don’t appear to be in a hurry to get a deal done and will continue to negotiate. The Nuggets can match any offer another NBA team would make to McGee, 24.”
  • Grant Hill Phoenix SunsGrant Hill may be leaning towards joining the Los Angeles Lakers: ”It appears another Suns favorite will be heading to Hollywood. Arizona Sports 620′s John Gambadoro reported Friday that veteran Grant Hill may be the next Sun to head to division rival. Hill has been linked to Los Angeles almost from the moment Steve Nash was traded, as his good relationship with the former Suns point guard as well as sturdy defense and leadership qualities would be a good fit for a Lakers team that believes it is a championship contender.”
  • As Joe Johnson was officially introduced on Friday as a Nets player, he declared that the Brooklyn Nets are the best team in New York now, from Mike Mazzeo: “Joe Johnson thinks the best NBA team in New York City is the one that just traded for him: The Brooklyn Nets. ”The Nets. Definitely, the Nets,” Johnson responded Friday at a news conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall, kicking off what should be a riveting “East River Rivalry” between the Nets and the New York Knicks. ”This is a great day, because it’s a day when we put together the best backcourt in the NBA,” general manager Billy King said, alluding to pairing Johnson (four years, $89 million) with Deron Williams, who signed a max contract worth $98 million over five years.”
  • The Philadelphia 76ers signed Kwame Brown to a two-year contract worth $6 million, and Kelly Dwyer can’t quite figure out what they are thinking: “What’s bad is this comes amidst news that the 76ers have used the amnesty provision on Elton Brand, who was due to make over $18 million in 2012-13 but also due to play some very good basketball that particular year. And, amongst word that coach Doug Collins is looking to find a center to move Spencer Hawes down to power forward, a position he didn’t play a single second at last year while at times even looking too slow for the center position. And, amongst word that Lou Williams has moved on to Atlanta for a reasonable contract the 76ers could have easily come up with. Also, let’s remind you of the word “signed” as in “the 76ers just signed Kwame Brown.”
  • The Timberwolves made some moves as they continued to prepare to sign Nicolas Batum: “The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded center Brad Miller and two second-round picks to New Orleans and waived swingman Martell Webster as they prepare to file a formal offer to Portland restricted free agent Nicolas Batum. The Wolves made the moves on Friday, one day after using the amnesty clause on center Darko Milicic. The Wolves received a conditional second-round pick from the Hornets for Miller, who has said he will retire. Timberwolves president David Kahn says the Wolves will submit the offer sheet, which is for four years and more than $45 million, to the league on Sunday night when Webster clears waivers.”
  • The Knicks may have some interest in Ronnie Brewer as they search for a combo-guard, Jared Zwerling: “A source very close to Ronnie Brewer said the Knicks have expressed “some interest” in the six-year swingman. His team last season, the Bulls, didn’t pick up his team option of $4.37 million, thereby making him an unrestricted free agent. Addressing reporters in Las Vegas, Mike Woodson didn’t specify which players the Knicks were still looking to sign — they have a couple of roster spots remaining — but he said he and Glen Grunwald are looking at a couple of players. It’s likely that with Iman Shumpert out until January — Woodson did say he believes Shump is ahead of schedule — the team could be in the market for a combo/shooting guard to play off the bench, especially someone who’s athletic and can get to the cup.”

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