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 [...]

Via Sheridan:
“…In hindsight, the Knicks had some huge regrets Friday. Two weeks ago, they were convinced Rubio would be off the board at No. 5, leading them to turn down a deal that would have sent Larry Hughes and Chandler to Washington for Etan Thomas, Mike James, Oleksiy Pecherov and the No. 5 pick (New [...]

With the reports that the Clips have been unsuccessful in moving Chris “gimme an F’in second ref!”  Kaman along with the Cavs bringing in The Diesel, all signs point to them shipping out ex-Knick Marcus Camby.
With Donnie Walsh opening up Mr. Dolan’s check book, it would seem that he has the okay to really pursue [...]

So as we talked with Donnie Walsh the other day he mentioned plan A, B, C etc… Plan A just may have gone by the waste side wayside.  So if we look at plan B, is it too much to ask for Walsh to call up his protegee Kahn (one has to assume they have [...]

With the rumors with Washington on full speed, the Post’s Peter Vecsey adds some fuel to the fire in saying that the Knicks are angling for 5 so they can trade up to 2 to snag Ricky Rubio.
“…Some of the immoderately mesmerized queued up include the Timberwolves, Kings and Knicks, who are angling to acquire [...]

Donnie Walsh admitted that he has never seen Ricky Rubio in person but has seen him plenty of times on tape and of course in the Olympics where Mike D’Antoni got to see him up close. He knows what type of player he is and he trusts his scouts in Spain.
Walsh also admitted there are [...]

Just finished yapping with Donnie Walsh as he addressed the media at the team’s practice facility in Greenburgh and there were some important points of note.
First and foremost, Walsh is looking for a prospect  who can “play at fast tempo, and a guy who can defend.”
Smokescreen or not Walsh didn’t seem overly optimistic about the [...]

David Lee’s agent, Marc Bartlestein, talked with Andrew Marchand of 1050ESPNradio.  Brandon Tierney talked about the conversation.
Highlights:
Tierney believes that Nate is an absolute goner.
He also is getting the feeling that Lee might be on his way out as well.    Tierney talks about the deficiencies of Lee, including his lack of a jump shot and the fact [...]

The Post’s Brian Lewis did some fine reporting today dispelling reports that both the Post and the Daily News started back in April in regards to the Knicks interest in point guard Carlos Cabezas . In fact, Walsh denied ever seeing the guard play.
“…No, that just came from out of the blue. I never saw [...]