Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?

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Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?
« on: September 08, 2008, 02:04:51 PM »
Source: Walsh under no pressure to move Randolph to Memphis

By Andrew Marchand

September 8, 2008, 12:55 PM ET

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3575539

 Knicks president Donnie Walsh has not been given a deadline to make a decision whether to trade Zach Randolph to Memphis, according to an executive with knowledge of the trade talks.

The Knicks have a trade proposal on the table with the Grizzlies that would see Darko Milicic and Marko Jaric dealt to New York in exchange for Randolph. The offer was proposed nearly two weeks ago. The Grizzlies have agreed to make the trade and, at this point, have no plans to pull their offer.

An executive with knowledge of the talks said Friday that Walsh initiated the Randolph-to-Memphis talks with the Grizzlies recently and it's up to Walsh to sign off on the deal.

A Knicks spokesman declined comment Friday.

Milicic is reportedly owed $14.5 million over the next two seasons, and Jaric will make $21.3 million the next three seasons.

The Knicks want to trade Randolph because his contract runs through 2010-11. He will be paid nearly $48 million over those three seasons. The move would help the Knicks with their salary cap; it has been widely perceived that their goal is to get under the cap before the summer of 2010 so they can make a run at LeBron James and other high-profile free agents who will hit the market that offseason.

This offseason, Milicic hurt his Achilles tendon practicing with the Serbian national team. Dustin Krugel, a Grizzlies spokesman, said that the team expects Milicic to be ready for training camp.


p.s. - What the hell are u waiting for Donnie?... Trade this chubby punk & let's continue to RE-BUILD this team.. ;D ... Is marbury staying or going? Thoughts? I think we need to cut ties with him... but if he could ever get his head screwed on straight. He is exactly what this team needs & what Dantoni wants : a "scoring" point guard that can get up & down the floor... too bad he is just flat-out dumb. Would have loved to seen him succeed in NYC.


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Randomhero423

Re: Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2008, 03:05:58 PM »
NYK are probably holding out for either MEM to include Lowry or for them to replace Jaric with Antione Walker.

Re: Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2008, 04:21:55 PM »
Marbury staying or going?? That is the key to everything with the Knicks!!  Personally I keep him around and hope he plays well hoping to get a new contract.  If we just dump him he's going to end up on a stud team and he'll be getting the last laugh. 

With that, good riddens Zach!!  He'd be miserable in this new offense and I'm sure no one in the locker room will be upset for him to go.  Darko might actually suprise us with this up and down style and the bottom line is we're clearing cap room all over for the future.

Donnie needs to be patient here though and do everythign he can to get one of their young point guards.  Chris Wallace is brain dead and might be dumb enough to give us Lowry or Crittenton.

Re: Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2008, 05:00:48 PM »
i can't believe there are people in the nba still drinking the darko coolaid.

let's see what zach looks like in camp.

Randomhero423

Re: Knicks trade Randolph to Memphis?
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2008, 06:16:01 PM »
two reasons why darko's a good get is because he's 22 and that his contract expires before 2010