Just read this piece...I don't like having to take on Golden State's trash...
WILL THOMAS MAKE TOO MANY MOVES?
Golden State and New York have re-opened negotiations to bring Erick Dampier to New York in a sing and trade scenario. According to the New York Post Warriors general manager Chris Mullin has informed Isiah Thomas that he wants Evan Eschmeyer to be included in any sign and trade deal involving Dampier. The problem the Knicks have with taking on Eschmeyer is that he has three years and $10.2 million remaining on his contract. Add the fact that his knees are so bad he may never play again to a bloated contract and Eschmeyer becomes a huge risk for the Knicks to take on. A healthy Eschemeyer wouldn’t be worth that kind of coin, and a hobbled bench player who would be sitting on a suit on the Knicks sidelines for the next three years is something that must scare Thomas. Add to this situation that the Warriors would want Kurts Thomas and Nazr Mohammed in exchange for Dampier and one has to wonder if Thomas is giving up too much this summer. All of the hard work that Thomas put in this past month seems to be coming to fruition, but the question most Knicks fans must be asking is if these deals are worth it. The Knicks have added Crawford to the roster but they are already paying too much to Allan Houston who plays the same position as Crawford. If Houston is healthy it’s possible that the Knicks just payed $55 million to a player who will be the team’s sixth man while giving up future salary cap flexibility to sign free agents. Ouch. If I were Dampier I would take a longer look at signing with the Hawks. A front line of Al Harrington, Antoine Walker and Dampier is an impressive starting core for an Eastern Conference team. Considering that Atlanta is the only team willing to offer Dampier $9 million per season and the Hawks begin to look like the front runners for Dampier’s services. [/b][/color]
WILL THOMAS MAKE TOO MANY MOVES?
Golden State and New York have re-opened negotiations to bring Erick Dampier to New York in a sing and trade scenario. According to the New York Post Warriors general manager Chris Mullin has informed Isiah Thomas that he wants Evan Eschmeyer to be included in any sign and trade deal involving Dampier. The problem the Knicks have with taking on Eschmeyer is that he has three years and $10.2 million remaining on his contract. Add the fact that his knees are so bad he may never play again to a bloated contract and Eschmeyer becomes a huge risk for the Knicks to take on. A healthy Eschemeyer wouldn’t be worth that kind of coin, and a hobbled bench player who would be sitting on a suit on the Knicks sidelines for the next three years is something that must scare Thomas. Add to this situation that the Warriors would want Kurts Thomas and Nazr Mohammed in exchange for Dampier and one has to wonder if Thomas is giving up too much this summer. All of the hard work that Thomas put in this past month seems to be coming to fruition, but the question most Knicks fans must be asking is if these deals are worth it. The Knicks have added Crawford to the roster but they are already paying too much to Allan Houston who plays the same position as Crawford. If Houston is healthy it’s possible that the Knicks just payed $55 million to a player who will be the team’s sixth man while giving up future salary cap flexibility to sign free agents. Ouch. If I were Dampier I would take a longer look at signing with the Hawks. A front line of Al Harrington, Antoine Walker and Dampier is an impressive starting core for an Eastern Conference team. Considering that Atlanta is the only team willing to offer Dampier $9 million per season and the Hawks begin to look like the front runners for Dampier’s services. [/b][/color]