The New York Knicks are the drama mill of the NBA. Recently it has been reported that Isiah will be fired, Marbury traded to Portland or Sacramento or even bought out altogether.
As of Friday morning, the Knicks have expressed interest in trading Marbury to the Kings -- who will be without Mike Bibby for up to half the season, as you all know. One possible swap would send Brad Miller to the Knicks, but it was reported that they'd be happy to get a combination of forwards Kenny Thomas and Sharif Abdur-Rahim.
Another option that the Knicks are currently exploring is the possibility of sending Marbury to Portland in exchange for center Raef LaFrentz, whose contract expires in '09, and swingman Darius Miles, who has a contract through 2010. One thing that was reported is that LeBron James wants nothing to do with Marbury. "I couldn't have a guy like that on my team," James said flatly Wednesday.
An article that was written earlier today by Peter Vecsey, a columnist for the New York Post, wrote that Isiah Thomas could be fired as soon as tonight -- saying that his job was "in severe jeopardy." The one thing that could be stopping New York from cutting ties with Thomas is the fact that they need to find a suitable replacement. Apparently the same source that tipped Vecsey off that the Knicks had decided to buy out Larry Brown informed him of the possibility that a firing could go down before the game against the Kings.
In other NBA news, Luke Ridnour's MRI revealed a torn left quadriceps which means the Sonics might seek to replace him. Perhaps they will sign one of the free agent point guards on the market which include, Earl Boykins, Keither McLeod and John Lucas. A rumor has been floating around that the Sonics are interested in returning Gary Payton to the Seattle squad in hope that it will rejuvenate the fan base. Previous reports had Payton and Boykins going out to Scaramento to replace Bibby -- but the Kings are over the salary cap and out of exceptions.
And here we go again with the Jermaine O'Neal trade rumors, slash demands, slash talk. Even though Larry Bird told the media this week that they aren't talking about trading O'Neal, he still said he would have "No hard feelings" if he was traded. O'Neal was quoted by the Boston Globe this week as saying "If that situation presents itself, then that's what it is... I told those guys this summer that if you feel like you need a situation that you can better this team, I'm all for it because they've given me the opportunity to really achieve some of the things that I wanted to achieve and also establish my name. It would be no hard feelings whatsoever." Nice try, O'Neal. We all know you don't want to waste your "prime" playing for an underachieving Pacer team. But thanks for not pulling a Kobe.
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