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New York Knicks
Incoming Players
Kenny Thomas
Salary: $8,562,500 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 1.2 REB: 2.6 AST: 0.2 PER: 14.19
Brad Miller
Salary: $11,375,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 12.5 REB: 8.5 AST: 3.6 PER: 16.46
Sacramento Kings
Incoming Players
Stephon Marbury
Salary: $20,840,625 Years Remaining: 1
David Lee
Salary: $1,788,033 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 15.3 REB: 11.4 AST: 2.1 PER: 19.04
Wow, this trade does work and it many ways does make sense but is actually really dumb for NY (although that doesn't mean they won't do it). They would save face and not buy out Marbury but they get stuck with an extra $20M next year. If they just cut Marbury this year, they could fill in a couple of players for the minimum and then maybe pick up a few 1 year FA next year and save most of the $20M+Luxury Tax (and they aren't a very good team either way). I don't think they think that way though and they are just going to take the guys with the extra year and claim victory over Marbury, they probably buy out Thomas next year and maybe trade or buy out Miller too.
I guess we little people just don't understand high finance.
If Marbury does get bought out, I am starting to worry he ends up in LA. They have a much more pressing need for a PG type. So do the Celtics take him just so the Lakers can't or are we not worried that he could help the Lakers?