Franchise Traded To Knicks

[DAREALDEAL]

WTF IS ISAH THOMAS DOING....? THE KNICKS NEED TO FIRE HIM...HE NEEDS D NOT O

[griffey_mojo]

You can't blame hime for trading Penny and Ariza for Steve. Orlando got the shaft job on that trade.

[griffey_mojo]

Magic Acquire Ariza, Hardaway for Francis





Orlando, FL – The Orlando Magic have acquired forward Trevor Ariza and the expiring contract of guard Anfernee Hardaway from New York in exchange for guard Steve Francis, Assistant General Manager Otis Smith announced today. In addition, the team has waived forward Bo Outlaw.

“As an organization, you always look for ways to improve your team, both presently and in the future,” said Smith. “The moves we have made today and last week (Darko Milicic and Carlos Arroyo from Detroit) continue to build a solid foundation around our core players, such as Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson. In addition, this particular deal has allowed us to gain significant salary cap flexibility in the future.”

Ariza (6’8”, 200, 6/30/85) has played in 36 games this season with the Knicks, averaging 4.6 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 1.3 apg. and 1.19 stlpg. in 19.7 minpg. He has made 10 starts, averaging 5.6 ppg., 4.5 rpg., 2.1 apg. and 1.80 stlpg. in 24.9 minpg. Ariza has scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 13 points on Nov. 13 @ Sacramento. More active on the defensive end, he has recorded at least one steal in 22 games and two-or-more steals 14 times.

Originally selected by New York during the second round (43rd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft, Ariza has played in 116 career NBA regular season games, all with the Knicks, averaging 5.5 ppg., 3.3 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 18.0 minpg.




“The moves we have made during the last few days are geared to grow and improve our team,” said Magic Head Coach Brian Hill. “Trevor (Ariza) is a young, athletic small forward, who will fit in defensively with what we are trying to accomplish. I genuinely like Steve as a person and wish him nothing but the best.”

Hardaway (6’7”, 220, 7/18/71) has appeared in only four games this season for the Knicks, averaging 2.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg. and 2.0 apg. in 18.0 minpg. He has appeared in 688 career NBA regular season games with Orlando, Phoenix and New York, averaging 15.4 ppg., 5.1 apg., 4.5 rpg. and 1.61 stlpg. in 34.0 minpg. Hardaway spent his first six seasons with the Magic, appearing in 369 games and averaging 19.0 ppg., 6.3 apg., 4.7 rpg. and 1.95 stlpg. in 37.2 minpg. from 1993-99.

Francis has played in 46 games (45 starts) this season for Orlando, averaging 16.2 ppg., 5.7 apg., 4.8 rpg. and 1.11 stlpg. in 37.4 minpg. He has appeared in 498 career NBA regular season games with Houston and Orlando, averaging 19.4 ppg., 6.4 apg., 6.0 rpg. and 1.56 stlpg. in 39.3 minpg.

Outlaw has appeared in 14 games this season for the Magic, averaging 1.6 ppg. and 2.4 rpg. in 11.8 minpg.

[SustainDan]

WOW...This trade is not good for the knicks...Well many think francis great athleticism...BUT he yet another ego to add to the knicks...So you have Francis and Marbury, two ego heads with a coach who hates ego players...HMM Isiah must be on crack..He said we are improving this team to win this season...WIN!!!!!!!!!!?:?@@ are you kidding They are the second worst team in the league and have the biggest cap..NOW have the two biggest egos..what a great team haha
GL New Yorkers

[RBG]

who is going to pass the ball?? they need mark jackson back

[10DimeBry]

francis and marbury in the same back court is gonna be hilarious. throw in jalen rose, boy o boy the knicks are gonna be fun to watch.

[MNCapper]

This looks like a good trade for Orlando. Says they will have the most cap room of any team to sign free agents this summer. Francis has 3 more years for a total of $49 million. Unless the Knicks trade Marbury by tomorrow, this is the stupidest trade yet by Isiah. Knicks are so far over the salary cap and have one of the worst record, they are screwed for years now. Make McHale look like a genius!

[ELJUGO]

Lil penny back in Orlando~ @ least there's one good thing about this

[SustainDan]

MN exactly my thoughts...and why sign someone like francis you can put robinson in the 2Guard spot who is improving greatly now nates chance of playing is slim to none unless the garbage time in a game..theyve made some really dumb moves this season...getting rid of davis(who has been teaching frye and helping his development now they start frye putting pressure on him he hasnt been performin as well)..these guys alone will make larry brown have a heart attack on the court im hoping something like that DOES NOT happen but it looks like it very well could

[Three Jack]

You can't blame hime for trading Penny and Ariza for Steve. Orlando got the shaft job on that trade.

Griff, how can you say they got the shaft? They just unloaded a malcontent with a HUGE contract and got back an expiring contract that will put them close to $20 million under the cap at the end of the year. Orlando ain't going anywhere and it gives them a chance to build around Howard. I am a Knick fan and this is just another example of Isiah running yet another business into the ground (see the CBA).... I would rather have Layden back and do nothing and let these contracts expire and know we will suck for 2-3 yrs. This just keeps getting worse...its like a bad nightmare!

[Three Jack]

Well, at least we will have a top pick next year, probably in the top 3...oh, wait, Isiah traded that for a guy with a heart problem.

At first, the thought was that Curry's heart was bad...after his underwhelming performance on the court this year, maybe he just doesn't have one. And Isiah was nice enough to throw in the expiring contract of Tim Thomas, because a top 3 pick wasn't enough!

[Three Jack]

From Bill Simmons, The Sports Guy....

"Did you hear that Anucha Browne Sanders, who is suing Isiah and the Knicks for Sexual Harrassment, wanted to settle with the Knicks for $2 million, but Isiah countered with $50 million over six years?

[BigWeiner]

It's a dump move by Orlando and a dumb move by the Knicks.