I happen to believe the rumors that a Kobe trade is in the works. I also think a Ron-Ron trade is in the works. You might ask, why hasn't anything happened?
The reason is simple. You have to do one or the other and Isiah is waiting it out looking for the better alternative. The question is not that the Knicks are questioning the quality of the player they'd be receiving but rather working out the details of those leaving so as to ensure enough is left to last through the playoffs.
In both deals the Knicks will be saddled with a bad contract or two. Now that the Knicks have pretty much dried up their own legacy of bad contracts, there's good reason to be cautious taking on too much incoming dreck. The Knicks are preparing for a championship run not another spin around the NBA hamster wheel of mediocrity.
And the Knicks have plenty of healthy desirable trade assets IIF(if and only if) the right deal is put into play.
If media reports are correct, Kobe has already psychologically checked out of LA. He's ready for a clean break. The choice is to catch a rising star team to latch onto or to overstay your welcome (see Nowitski) and wind up getting traded to the geriatric All-Star teams of the year and try to win a ring that way (Lots of luck to the Clover Acres team this year).
The vibes I'm sensing are that Artest is a Knick very soon unless the Artest talk is a smokescreen for the deal of the decade.
Stay tuned.
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