Just to swing by and drop my opinion on the actual topic of this thread... expiring contracts haha...
going into next season..
Expired: Randolph Morris & Fred Jones
Expiring: Stephon Marbury, Malik Rose, David Lee & Nate Robinson
Player option: Jerome James, Eddy Curry, Quentin Richardson, Jamal Crawford
Team option: Renaldo Balkman, Wilson Chandler & Mardy Collins
Theres nothing we can really really do to get under cap before next season. Theo Ratliffs expiring contract is secure. So It's really a matter of getting under the cap before 09. Yes Knicksfans lets think to the future.. all the way.. to the year 2000. haha sorry Conan O'Brien reference. ANYWAY were obviously going to resign David Lee & Nate Robinson to big money. and accept the option on Balkman, Chandler and Collins.
With Jarrett Jack being shopped around we should jump all over it. trade Malik Rose & Jamal Crawford possibly with a 2nd rounder or ChandlerorCollins and get back Jack and LaFrentz.
Portland- Malik Rose, Jamal Crawford & Mardy Collins
Knicks- Jarrett Jack & Raef LaFrentz
Then go to Toronto and trade Eddy Curry there for Rasho Nesterovic and first round pick. If not take a second. who cares.
Toronto- Eddy Curry
Knicks- Rasho Nesterovic & First round pick
Keep going.. trade Zach Randolph to the Lakers. They need a low post scorer and theyll get one. a young one at that.
Lakers- Zach Randolph & Wilson Chandler
Knicks- Kwame Brown, Trevor Ariza & Second round pick.
One step more and send..
Kings- Jared Jeffries, Renaldo Balkman & 2nd round pick
Knicks- Ron Artest
Brown/Nesterovic/Morris
Lee/LaFrentz
Artest/Ariza
Jones/Robinson/Richardson
Marbury/Jack
All these but Richardson, Lee, Robinson, Jack and Ariza will expire before 09. As well as the draft picks we make. Which at this point with look like Green of Syracuse. and if his stock dont rise Dorsey of Memphis in the 2nd round. Thats a good group of talent to start with.