Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Steve Francis?
ESPN is reporting that the Knicks are in the hunt for Steve Francis. The contours of the deal are:
The reason to consider it? You consider it a good deal if you've given up on JC. Thus, from a roster perspective, it is one of the youngsters for Francis. This may be compelling.
Another reason: we are not giving up any draft picks. But we are unlikely to get any in return as the Magic are packaging picks in an effort to trade for Darko.
The more I think about it, the more I like this deal.
New York was believed to be offering Penny Hardaway, Jamal Crawford and at least one other player, likely Trevor Ariza, David Lee or Nate Robinson, in a deal in which the Knicks would also take back center Kelvin Cato, whose $8.64 million salary comes off the cap at the end of the season.This is not a crazy deal. Francis is troublesome, but certainly a proven young talent.
The reason to consider it? You consider it a good deal if you've given up on JC. Thus, from a roster perspective, it is one of the youngsters for Francis. This may be compelling.
Another reason: we are not giving up any draft picks. But we are unlikely to get any in return as the Magic are packaging picks in an effort to trade for Darko.
The more I think about it, the more I like this deal.
