Here are the salaries for the players involved in the two deals today:

TRADED

Jamal Crawford

2008-09: $8.64m

2009-10: PLAYER OPTION (which Crawford will absolutely trigger) $9.36m

2010-11: $10.08m

Zach Randolph

2008-09: $14.67m

2009-10: $16m

2010-11: $17.33m

Mardy Collins

2008-09: $997,800

2009-10: $1.8m

2010-11: $2.7m (Qualifying Offer)

IN RETURN

Al Harrington

2008-09: $9.23m

2009-10: $10.02m

Cuttino Mobley

2008-09: $9.1m

2009-10: $9.8m

Tim Thomas

2008-09: $6.04m

2009-10: $6.47m

These are both phenomenal trades that Donnie Walsh just pulled off. First things first, alleviating cap space was the ultimate objective for Walsh when he took the job, and he did that today in one full swoop. Secondly, these trades do not make the Knicks worse off for the next season and 3/4, in fact, they might even make them a better team.

We will obviously have more posts to come, but this team is now officially Mike D’Antoni’s and Donnie Walsh’s. Marbury will not see the court, neither will Curry. The old regime is slowly but surely getting pushed out.