Roster:
Current depth chart, as I see it
PG: Marbury/Robinson/Collins
SG: Crawford
SF: Richardson/Chandler/Balkman
PF: Lee/Jeffries/Rose
C: Randolph/Curry/James
This is a team that is still in big trouble. D'Antoni is going to have his hands full because he's got a roster that includes several players that are making so much cash, that he almost has to give them playing time (Marbury, Randolph, Curry, Richardson).
I'm guessing that the hope is that with some playing time and healthy legs, that some of these guys might muster up some trade value at the deadline.
Expiring contracts:
Marbury ($20.8m)
Rose ($7.6m)
They've actually got a couple to play with, and they could become more valuable if these two perform on the court, but that's a big if. The Knicks really screwed themselves by giving out so many big ticket player options for next year (Curry, QRich, Crawford, James).
Another possibility is to just sit tight with these two contracts and let them expire in an effort to free up cap room for some big name free agents in a few years.
Free agents:
Fred Jones
Randolph Morris (R)
Draft outlook:
The Knicks have only one pick in the entire draft (#6). They might be tempted to look for a PG of the future, someone that D'Antoni thinks can run his offense. They also might wise to consider a defensive big. The Knicks were last in the league in shot blocking and among the worst teams in defensive FG%. They need a good defender to pair with Zach Randolph.
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