Knicks Trade Rumors

Chris Duhon easing into Marbury's role with Knicks
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October 6
New York Daily News
 
"To start at point guard for the Knicks these days, there are several basic requirements: The more favorable comparisons you draw to Steve Nash, the better. And if you don't answer to the name Stephon Marbury, you're really ahead of the game. To no one's surprise, Chris Duhon is two-for-two in those categories heading out of training camp and into the Knicks' first preseason game under Mike D'Antoni, on Wednesday against the Raptors in Toronto. The former Bulls backup has been playing with the first team, with Marbury taking his long-expected demotion. "He shoots the ball a little bit better than I thought," D'Antoni said of Duhon, a career 39% shooter. "The toughest thing for a point ..."
Arrivederci, Saratoga
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October 4
New York Post
 
"The Knicks are closing training camp at Skidmore college here today, but team president Donnie Walsh wouldn't commit to return to The Spa next October. That's because, according to NBA sources, the league likely will send the Knicks to Italy for preseason games because of Danilo Gallinari's presence. The Knicks will likely play one of the games in Milan, Gallinari's hometown."
'Poison' Label Sickens Steph
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September 30
New York Post
 
"The Marbury Monologues rage on. Stephon Marbury yesterday sounded willing to be waived, apparently tired of the Knicks' mixed signals and media reports predicting his doom. The point guard said he just wants to play basketball and doesn't care if it's in Madison Square Garden, Miami, Milan or Mars. With his usual flamboyance and defiance, Marbury stole the show at yesterday's media day at the team's Westchester campus. As the session began, Marbury was surrounded by about 20 media members while potential starting point guard Chris Duhon sat alone. Marbury took on a writer who recently stated in an on-line column he was "toxic" and "poison." "I'm just going to pray for you," Marbury told ..."
Dwyane Wade disputes report about interest in Knicks
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September 28
Miami Herald
 
"Dwyane Wade disputed a report in Newsday (N.Y.) that he would love to play for the Knicks and said he has a hunch he will remain with the Heat after he can opt out of his contract in summer 2010. ''That's my goal,'' Wade said, indicating he would love to retire as a Heat player. The Newsday story ''was reported wrong,'' Wade said Friday. ``When they asked me about [Knicks coach] Mike D'Antoni, I said when I played with him in the Olympics, if it was between him and Nate McMillan, I love being on the court with him. Miami is where I want to be. If I say I like a city, people will say I want to be playing in that city. And that doesn't mean that at all.'' Pat Riley consults Wade on personnel ..."
Knicks want Marbury out at discount price
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September 25
Newsday
 
"He's always been known as Starbury. But these days it's more like Persona Non Gratabury. Stephon Marbury made it known to the Knicks that he had no interest in negotiating a buyout of the final year and $21.9 million owed to him on his contract. And while the Knicks would prefer to part ways with the problematic point guard, it is believed that Garden chairman James Dolan does not want to pay Marbury his full salary just to waive him and let him play for another team this season. Marbury, who is reported to have spent $45 million on a private jet recently, was quoted in yesterday's New York Post saying, "There won't be no negotiation . . . They're going to give me all my money." Once that ..."
Knicks' Marbury is off to camp
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September 24
Newsday
 
"Donnie Walsh put the brakes on the anticipated end of Stephon Marbury's tenure with the Knicks when he told ESPN.com last night that the controversial point guard is "coming to training camp." In an attempt to refute a report in yesterday's Newsday, which said the Knicks were planning to waive Marbury by the end of the week, Walsh, through a team spokesman, said, "We have not approached Stephon about a buyout." The Knicks open training camp Tuesday in upstate Saratoga Springs and are looking to begin rebuilding a franchise that had been left in ruins by Walsh's predecessor, Isiah Thomas. It had been speculated since Walsh took over the team in April that Marbury's days as a Knick would ..."
Knicks Say Marbury Will Be Going to Training Camp
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September 24
New York Times
 
"Stephon Marbury's tenure with the Knicks remains shaky at best, but it appears that he will be with the team for at least another week. "He's coming to training camp," Donnie Walsh, the team president, said Tuesday night. It was the most forceful declaration that Walsh has made on the subject, and it came in the wake of a report by Newsday that Marbury would be waived by the end of this week. The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, reported that the Knicks would try to negotiate a buyout of the final year of Marbury's contract. He is due $21.9 million this season. Marbury has been a source of controversy and locker-room tension throughout his four and a half years with the Knicks. There ..."
Knicks' Marbury may be gone in days
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September 23
Newsday
 
"It has been believed since Donnie Walsh took over the Knicks in April that Stephon Marbury's tumultuous days as a Knick were numbered. Now the matter is days from being official, Newsday has learned. Several persons with knowledge of the situation have indicated that the Knicks are planning to part ways with Marbury by the end of the week. One caveat is the approval of Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan, who must sign off on yet another multimillion-dollar payoff for his NBA team. Marbury is in the final year of his contract, which is to pay him $21.9 million. The Knicks will likely place Marbury on waivers and, once he clears, begin negotiating a buyout. Marbury will then be free ..."
Knicks can't unload Randolph
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September 20
Newsday
 
"For the second time in this offseason, trade discussions involving Zach Randolph have failed to come to fruition. Knicks president Donnie Walsh was most recently engaged in talks with the Memphis Grizzlies, but multiple sources told Newsday that the Grizzlies have since reconsidered and decided to pass on Randolph. Walsh is still looking to find ways to shed Randolph's hefty contract, which has three years and $48 million left on it, but for now it appears that the 6-9 forward likely will remain a Knick when training camp opens in 11 days. Last month, Walsh and Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace discussed a deal that would have sent Randolph to Memphis in exchange for center Darko ..."
Marbury Expected To Be Waived Before The Season
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September 18
New York Times
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"Most of the Knicks’ top rotation players from last season have been scrimmaging at the team’s training center. The group has included Jamal Crawford, Eddy Curry, David Lee, Nate Robinson, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler and Zach Randolph, as well as the free-agent pickup Chris Duhon. The most notable absence has been Stephon Marbury, who is expected to be waived before the season."
Darko Sees Deal To Knicks
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September 9
New York Post
 
"Darko Milicic was quoted in a Serbian newspaper as saying he believes it's "99 percent" sure he'll become a Knick by the end of this week. The Grizzles and Knicks have had month-long talks in which Zach Randolph would be part of a deal for Milicic and Marko Jaric. The deal would save the Knicks $10 million off the salary cap in 2010 in their attempt to get under to sign a prominent free agent such as LeBron James. Agent Marc Cornstein told The Post Saturday he thought a deal "could happen," but a source close to Knicks president Donnie Walsh indicated over the weekend talks appeared to be in a lengthy stalemate."
Source: Walsh under no pressure to move Randolph to Memphis
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September 8
ESPN.com
 
"Knicks president Donnie Walsh has not been given a deadline to make a decision whether to trade Zach Randolph to Memphis, according to an executive with knowledge of the trade talks. The Knicks have a trade proposal on the table with the Grizzlies that would see Darko Milicic and Marko Jaric dealt to New York in exchange for Randolph. The offer was proposed nearly two weeks ago. The Grizzlies have agreed to make the trade and, at this point, have no plans to pull their offer. An executive with