TwinkieFoot

Ultimately, none of the aforementioned free agents you mentioned will do much of anything in the way of building a contender. Why bother when there are guys available that can make us into a dynasty (aka LeBron James)?

TwinkieFoot

Is it possible that the interest in Monta Ellis is more at the root of needing an asset for a sign and trade? Like I said earlier, I think it would be difficult for LeBron to leave the Cavs outright in good conscience. If he leaves, I think he'd want it to be in a sign and trade in order for the Cavs to get player back. Is it possible the Knicks are positioning themselves to acquire Ellis in order reroute him to the Cavs for LeBron? They do need a 2 guard and would be in desperate need of a guy capable of putting up 20ppg. Monta certainly isn't LeBron but is young enough and dynamic enough a player for a team to compete with. More importantly, Ellis is locked into a multi-year deal that buys the Cavs time to bring in complimentary pieces.

Hyperion

He'll be more inclined to sign when he sees that he'll be captaining a team that has other players and not just Galinari and Curry.

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TwinkieFoot

Isn't Amar'e a good enough start? LOL.

Hyperion

It's a very good start but they should have half their roster verbally comitted now. Getting James is going to take a big deal, not "come to the knicks cuz we're in new york but you'll be on a team as bad or worse than the cavs without big z or shaq"

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TwinkieFoot

I think we're already light-years ahead of the Cavs. Why? Because Amar'e is the 2nd best player on either team. The key to winning any series is having 2 of the top 3 players in any given series. Take a look at the Finals, which is evidence in and of itself of this trend. LeBron-Amar'e is better than any pairing LeBron has in CLE. If the rumors are true and we could potentially trade for Tony Parker, the Knicks are more than golden with LJ-Amar'e-Parker trio and role players.

JonMatrix

If anything, I hope they are looking to reroute him like the poster above said. Ellis is one of the fastest players in the league, but he isn't a good enough outside shooter to play in D'Antoni's system, he can't carry the load as a #1 or even #2 option (see all the 6-24 shooting games he had this year), and above all he is NOT a point guard (their offense was a mess until Stephon Curry started paying better toward the end of the year), which is what the Knicks really need for D'Antoni's system or any system that is as uptempo (like Nelson's in GS).

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