Knicks Not Rich Enough To Afford Butler

By gdb, Section NBA
Posted on Thu Aug 03 2006 at 9:00 PM EST
More on: Knicks, Jackie Butler, CBA, Spurs (all tags)

This proved to be a double-edged sword, in that the contracted amount is low enough to demonstrate the predicament Thomas is in, as far as "salary cap and luxury tax hell". If the contract was for, what many deem to be the fair market value for a decent or unproven NBA Center, somewhere in the range of $5million for 3 years then the Knicks not matching would be more palatable.

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The Balkman and Bailey Circus

By djcfla1, Section NBA
Posted on Sat Jul 01 2006 at 1:06 AM EST
More on: NBA, Knicks, 2006 NBA Draft, Renaldo Balkman, Isiah Thomas (all tags)

By David J. Cohen

The NBA draft has hit the 2 hour mark. So far the proceedings have been chaotic, with everyone trading picks all over the place. Portland makes a trade every 20 minutes. Villanova G Randy Foye has already been on 3 NBA teams. Shane Battier is a Rocket. And somehow UConn PG Marcus Williams is still on the board. The Kings take Quincy Douby, and as the next coming of Jason Kidd lies in wait with his momma the New York Knicks are on the clock.

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