Have to wonder, if the Knicks play their cards right, they could actually be quite dangerous this offseason. Imagine this scenario: LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Johnson, Stoudemire, Boozer all end up elsewhere. Now, if Isiah were still running the team, he'd just go throw max money at Ray Allen & Tracy McGrady or something stupid like that; but a sharp GM here might see that, with the kind of cap room they'll have, they can be major trade players--because they'll be able to absorb other teams' contracts without sending as much money back. They could easily turn that into young talent & draft picks, right?
Imagine calling up the Wizards GM right now and saying, "hey, I'll take Arenas off your hands, if you send me Blatche, Young, $3MM cash, and your 2010 and 2012 first round picks. Oh, and you're taking back Eddy Curry." You don't think the Wizards might bite? Sure, they'll quickly find themselves back in Cap Hell...but if they get there the right way, it might work out.
Isiah was stupid because he'd take on somebody's $20MM a year deal and would actually SEND OUT draft picks & young talent; in today's NBA economic landscape, the Knicks could easily stockpile a ton of young talent & draft picks by taking back a few bad deals.
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