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NBA Draft Recap

In his second draft at the helm of the New York Knicks, Donnie Walsh addressed needs in the team’s front and backcourt. After being denied the opportunity to select crowd favorite Stephen Curry, Walsh went for the best big man available in Arizona’s PF Jordan Hill. Hill (6-10 / 235lbs) is a product player who averaged double figures in both scoring (18.3) and rebounding (11.0) as a junior for the Wildcats. Hill fills the need for a shot blocker (1.7 per contest) and gives the Knicks an active post player who can contribute on both ends of the floor....FULL ARTICLE

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Formula 50
Yet another 50 loss season for the beleaguered New York Knicks, who find themselves thinking about ping pong balls instead of playoff towels for the 5th consecutive season. In grand fashion, the Knicks gave up a whopping 55 points to the league’s leading scorer in a disappointing 122-105 loss to the Miami Heat. Dwyane Wade - much like fellow MVP candidates LeBron James & Kobe Bryant - relishs playing against Mike D’Antoni’s YMCA brand of defense. D’Antoni is now one of only 10 coaches in league history to go from 50 wins to 50 losses in consecutive seasons. Ironically, the last to accomplish this dubious feat was Larry Brown in his lone season in New York.....FULL ARTICLE

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Closing Cost
Shortly after Mike D’Antoni declared 40 wins as the goal for this season, talk of a playoff run became a hot topic. D’Antoni’s Knicks have already eclipsed Isiah Thomas’ win total for last season, but the question remains: can this team close down the stretch? There’s certainly enough talent in place to make a run for the 8th seed, but Saturday night’s loss in Miami was far too telling. Despite dominating their rivals through three quarters, an inadvertent elbow sparked a 4th quarter collapse that may go down as one of the most crushing this year....FULL ARTICLE

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Team Salaries
Player Option / Team Option / Qualifying Offer / 80% Scale Offer
Player
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
Stephon Marbury
21,937,500
 
Cuttino Mobley
9,100,000
9,800,000
 
Eddy Curry
9,723,983
10,500,423
11,276,863
 
Quentin Richardson
8,825,750
9,352,500
 
Al Harrington
9,226,250
10,026,875
 
Chris Wilcox
6,750,000
 
Larry Hughes
12,827,676
13,655,268
 
Jared Jeffries
6,049,400
6,466,600
6,883,400
 
Chris Duhan
5,585,000
6,031,800
 
Nate Robinson
2,020,178
2,911,077
 
   
 
Wilson Chandler
1,173,480
1,255,440
2,130,481
3,099,850
 
David Lee
1,788,033
2,682,049
 
   
 
Danilo Gallinari
2,873,520
3,089,040
3,304,560
4,190,182
5,589,703
TOTALS:
97,881,770
69,855,799
18,160,263
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2008-2009 NBA Salary Cap: $58,680,000