Knicks preparing to acquire KG
It looks like the Knicks will be making a serious push for Kevin Garnett over this summer. Though its hard to say if the Knicks would be willing to trade Channing Frye as part of the package, it’s likely that newly-acquired Steve Francis would be sent over to the Timberwolves. If the trade ever happens over the summer, it would be the second time that Stephon Marbury and Kevin have played together, and that combination may be strong enough to get the Knicks and their $125,000,000 payroll back to the playoffs.
It looks like either Tony Delk or Howard Eisley willed be signed by the Pistons in the next couple days. Delk seems to be the first option, but he is also considering going to the Wizards.
Several teams are pushing for Tim Thomas, with the Nets looking the front-runner. The Nuggets are also one of the teams hoping to get Thomas.
Fans of Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison should be watching for a grossly rare item coming up before the draft. A piece of gauze which the star used to stop a nosebleed during a game against Pepperdine had reached $60 before the NCAA asked the seller to remove the item from auction. The seller wrote that, “once Adam Morrison is no longer a student-athlete, I will start a new auction for the item.