The New York Knicks have to make a roster decision at some point this week.
Joakim Noah will return from his 20-game suspension for taking a banned substance on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. New York has 15 players on guaranteed contracts, so the club needs to create a roster spot to make room for Noah. That can happen via trade or the release of a player.
Clearly, the organization can?t waive point guard Jarrett Jack to make room for Noah. The Knicks are 5-1 since Jack was moved into the starting lineup on Oct. 27.
Waiving a player (and eating the guaranteed money) isn?t ideal for New York. Trading two players for one or dealing one player for a draft pick is probably the Knicks? best option.
To that end, the club has contacted teams recently to gauge interest in forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas, opposing executives told ESPN. The interest level in Kuzminskas, who hasn?t been part of the Knicks? rotation this season, is unclear. It?s worth noting that Kuzminskas, 28, was productive when given minutes last season (he averaged 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 15 minutes per game) and that he had a strong showing for Lithuania in the European Championships.
If New York doesn?t find a deal it likes involving Kuzminskas, Ramon Sessions would seem to be a likely candidate to be waived. Sessions, whose contract is fully guaranteed for the veteran?s minimum, hasn?t played since he was replaced by Jack in the fourth game of the season.
http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-k...augas-kuzminskas-to-make-room-for-joakim-noah
I'd really hate to see Kuz go, he was fun to watch last season and for some reason Hornacek hasn't given him any minutes this season