Now that the Timberwolves have officially signed point guard Troy Hudson, don't be surprised if they trade Wally Szczerbiak and the $55 million he has remaining on his contract for the next five years to the New York Knicks for 6-foot-9, 230-pound Kurt Thomas, who is 33.
With Hudson back and healthy, Szczerbiak, 27, is making too much money to justify the relatively limited playing time he would be expected to get alongside Trenton Hassell, Sam Cassell, Fred Hoiberg and Latrell Sprewell. Szczerbiak was raised in New York.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/columnists/charley_walters/9359554.htm
nycefnl said:How about we try to get a 3 team deal working and get rid of Allan Houston or Hardaway for Wally?.
Imiss#33 said:I don't know if this is true but my guess is that Penny, Crawford and Wally would be the most expensive bench in NBA history!
torres said:I say we should trade KT and Moochie for Wally.
Our team could have a LOADED 10-man lineup:
PG:Marbury/Penny
SG:Houston/Crawford
SF:T.Thomas/Szczerbiak
PF:Sweetney/JYD
C: Mohammed/Baker
I would much rather give each frontcourt player around 24 minutes per game rather than have Kurt Thomas take around 34 minutes per game.
KT got exposed in the Nets series, it's time to trade him and move on from him. Sweetney and Baker deserved more minutes.
If Sweetney explodes next season, this team is definitely a contender.
With a lineup like this, no player would ever get tired.
Our backcourt will compliment the frontcourt.
The rebounding and defense will be covered by the frontcourt. The offense could be covered by the backcourt.