124 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Al Harrington. Why? Warriors, Knicks agree on Crawford-Harrington deal By Marc Stein ESPN.com The Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have received league approval to complete a trade that will swap disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford. ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher confirmed the league's signoff after reporting early Friday morning that the teams were nearing completion on a deal featuring Harrington and Crawford. Although neither team has commented, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that the deal involves no other players and will be formally announced later Friday. Harrington went public with a trade demand just before the start of the season after privately urging Golden State to move him for months. New York had immediate interest, seeing the versatile and mobile Harrington as an ideal frontcourt fit in new coach Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system. Knicks president Donnie Walsh, furthermore, might be Harrington's biggest fan in the league; he drafted the 28-year-old in 1998 with Indiana, and brought him back to the Pacers in a deal with Atlanta in the summer of 2006. But Harrington's second stint with the Pacers lasted only a half-season before he was dealt to Golden State in January 2007, along with Stephen Jackson. Reuniting with Harrington will come at a cost for Walsh: It will require the Knicks to part with Crawford, their leading scorer and another player they had pegged to flourish under D'Antoni. The Warriors, according to NBA front-office sources, see Crawford as a versatile guard who, although not a pure floor leader, can function well in coach Don Nelson's system while Monta Ellis recovers from ankle surgery -- and in tandem with Ellis once he returns. Yet it's believed that Walsh has multiple motivations for re-acquiring one of his favorites. Another sizable lure is Harrington's contract, which pays him $9.2 million this season, $10 million next season and expires after the 2009-10 campaign. That meshes with New York's intent to slice payroll and get as far under the salary cap as possible for the highly anticipated free-agent summer of 2010 to join the bidding for Cleveland's LeBron James, who could be in that class. Crawford is scoring 19.6 points per game this season after averaging a career-best 20.6 points per game and 5.0 assists last season. Assuming Crawford declines a player option to become a free agent in July 2009, his deal would run through the 2010-11 season, paying $8.6 million this season, $9.4 million in 2009-10 and $10 million in 2010-11. Harrington has played only five games this season, averaging 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds before missing Golden State's past six games with a back injury. Nelson told ESPN.com on the first weekend of the season that the Warriors would "try to accommodate" Harrington, but not when the Knicks were looking to part with center Eddy Curry as opposed to Crawford. Marc Stein is the senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. ESPN The Magazine senior writer Ric Bucher contributed to this report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Craw didnt fit into Dantoni's system. He holds the ball WAY too long. Can we fast forward to 2010? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 guess he wasn't gettng along there he's a great scorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Al Harrington. Why? I don't get it. Simple: salary cap for 2010 season to sign LeBron. That has been Walsh's stated goal, to get under the cap for the 2010 season so the Knicks can sign 1 or more of the big name FAs such as LeBron, Wade, Bosh. Crawford's deal ran into the 2011 season. Walsh has been wanting to get rid of the 3 big 2011 contracts (Crawford, Curry, Randolph), but no one wants Curry and the Knicks are trying to build-up Randolph's trade value. If they could trade Curry, they'd likely keep Randolph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I spoke too soon. According to the Daily News, the Knicks traded Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph as well. They were traded for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/11/21/2008-11-21_knicks_trade_jamal_crawford_for_al_harri.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBrick Wall Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Their whole plan rests on getting LeBron. Not saying I don't like it but if he doesn't sign with them they might be screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Its their plan to get under the cap..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 for LEbron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGASS JETS FAN Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Lebron and possibly Bosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 WTF is that fool Marbury still doing there if they are trying to cut cap space...?? lol Lebron is going to the NETS... why even bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 WTF is that fool Marbury still doing there if they are trying to cut cap space...?? lol Lebron is going to the NETS... why even bother? Lebron is not going to play for the New Jersey Nets... unless they can get the deal done in Brooklyn (which looks more remote by the day), I seriously doubt that he'll go play in the swamp. Marbury's contract is up after this season, so trading him is not an option, as it will only bring back more long-term deals. They're facing either a buyout or having him play out the season, after which his money comes off the books. This team is so dismal that the only turnaround will come by bringing in a bonafide superstar to surround with a supporting cast. I like what Walsh has done thus far, and all we can do is wait until 2010 to see if it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Lebron and possibly Bosh Or Boozer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Lebron is not going to play for the New Jersey Nets... unless they can get the deal done in Brooklyn (which looks more remote by the day), I seriously doubt that he'll go play in the swamp. Marbury's contract is up after this season, so trading him is not an option, as it will only bring back more long-term deals. They're facing either a buyout or having him play out the season, after which his money comes off the books. This team is so dismal that the only turnaround will come by bringing in a bonafide superstar to surround with a supporting cast. I like what Walsh has done thus far, and all we can do is wait until 2010 to see if it works out. They really aren't dismal. They are over 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 WTF is that fool Marbury still doing there if they are trying to cut cap space...?? lol Lebron is going to the NETS... why even bother? Yeah because LeBron is going to become the first billionaire sports star playing in front of 2,000 people every night LMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGASS JETS FAN Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Why would Lebron go to Nets? and Lebron is playing Knicks tonight, could be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 LeBron isn't going anywhere near the Nets. He isn't going to want to play in New Jersey (Nets are not going to Brooklyn) and who cares if Jay Z owns a minimal percent of the Nets. He is going to want to be a Knick and he is going to either be a Knick or Cavalier, nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Lebron is not going to play for the New Jersey Nets... unless they can get the deal done in Brooklyn (which looks more remote by the day), I seriously doubt that he'll go play in the swamp. Marbury's contract is up after this season, so trading him is not an option, as it will only bring back more long-term deals. They're facing either a buyout or having him play out the season, after which his money comes off the books. This team is so dismal that the only turnaround will come by bringing in a bonafide superstar to surround with a supporting cast. I like what Walsh has done thus far, and all we can do is wait until 2010 to see if it works out. As a huge Laker fan, I won't be surprised if he ends up going to the Lakers. Kobe has a chance of opting out of contract after this season and unless the Lakers win it all, Kobe is gone. He said it himself, he wants to play on the big stages. He mentioned the Lakers and Mavs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Al Harrington. Why? Because Al Harrington is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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