Despite what the New York Post believes, there is no way David Lee gets dealt for Artest. Quite frankly, Isiah has already assembled the beast in the East and Ron-Ron would simply fortify that fact.
However, Isiah is not a fool. David Lee is the best sixth man in the league and hardly qualified to be trade bait. He will get plenty of minutes keeping Randolph and Curry fresh for the playoffs.
More likely might be a package of Jeffries, Nate, and Chandler. Jeffries never got untracked here and may come back strong in a different environment. With the maturation of Collins, Nate needs minutes he won't get here, and Chandler is a nice first-rounder who could make the trade very, very attractive on Sacramento's side of the house. The by-product for the Knicks is that the player glut gets resolved and for Sacto - instead of signing more expensive free agents, they staff the team with some relatively cost-effective players.
Nor do I agree that Artest would be a disruptive influence here. For some reason NY beat writers hold NY athletes to higher moral and ethical standards than they do the parade of sleazy NY politicians making the rounds every day.
Knicks fans aren't looking for religious camp counselors. We're looking for a few good men who will restore some glory to the damned franchise. It is ok to like Randolph and Artest for what they are; gifted athletes.
If the Knicks want to rehabilitate the reputation of these fellows then use Marbury as an example. Find a needy city charity, hire a full-time counselor and advocate assigned to Randolph and Artest to point them in the right direction - working to improve the community. In other words, lose the thug hanger-ons and surround these guys with some decent voices.
Derek Fisher - pick up the courtesy phone.
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