Via Ken Berger:
“…David Lee’s days in New York are effectively over, said a source who believes that agent Mark Bartelstein will find the Knicks‘ choking point and exceed it by a dollar in negotiations with Oklahoma City and/or Memphis. “It’s a tough loss for New York, but they don’t want to screw up their 2010 [...]

I heard several reports earlier in the eason stating that Jamal Crawford was going to opt out from the remaining near $20 million of his giftwrapped deal from Ole St. Zeke. You heard them too:
“Imagine Crawford in D’Antoni’s system, he’ll be an All-Star!”
I didn’t believe them by any stretch of the imagination. I “imagined” Donnie’s [...]

ESPN.com is reporting that Mark Cuban is on his way to meet with Jason Kidd at the stroke of mid-night.  It sounds like Cuban is desperate to keep Kidd in Dallas.  Kidd is expected to meet with Donnie Walsh tomorrow regarding the possibility of playing in NY next season.
If Walsh makes an offer to Kidd, [...]

Howard Beck has yet another strong article in today’s Times and does a great job of putting the market in perspective. There are some interesting things of note in how the market lays out for all 2009 free agents.
“…More than 100 players will become free agents at midnight Tuesday. Negotiations will commence soon after, although [...]

As being reported on ESPN:
“After looking at his options, Carlos Boozer decided not to go anywhere.
“The power forward picked up the option on his contract and will remain with the Utah Jazz next season. He will earn $12.7 million and will join the star-studded free agent class of 2010.”
This doesn’t come as much of a surprise to [...]

Via Alan Hahn:
“…The Knicks have yet to finalize the roster for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, but one name that we did hear to be among the players expected to be there is Patrick Ewing, Jr.
The 6-6 forward was the final cut by the Knicks at the end of training camp and spent [...]

Maybe I have missed something here.  Ric Bucher has Carlos Boozer as the #2 free agent in this year’s class.  There are reports that Boozer would not be the main target of the Detroit Pistons if he decided to opt out of his current deal.  To that effect, Boozer might not opt out of his [...]

So we’re getting close to the pumpkin hour, but I’d expect the off-court courting of free agents David Lee and Nate Robinson to take some time.
We’ll find out soon enough what the market is for both, but you’d think that Nate would be in a rush to leave if the money is right. The [...]

According to Marc Berman:
“If Lee departs or they can trade Jeffries’ pact, Walsh will wield the mid-level exception money at Orlando free agent center Marcin Gortat, whom the Knicks president covets.”
He also goes on tosay that:
“The Knicks will pursue Jason Kidd for the mid-level exception, hoping his yearning to be with his kids in New York will [...]

..when he apparently launched into a profane rant where he trashed the Knicks for passing on him at #8 during last week’s draft.
According to Marc Berman:
“In a profanity-laced video with rapper Joe Budden, Jennings allegedly cursed out Rickey Rubio, among others. Bucks GM John Hammond reportedly has contacted Jennings, who was selected 10th in last [...]