Wally Szczerbiack for Kurt Thomas? (Official Knicks-Wally thread)

<font size="2">According to this we may trade KT40 for Wally World, when I hear more about this I will post my thoughts/comments. When I come backk from California I will have a bunch of trade analysis etc. So be ready to read my stuff in a week or so!</font>
Anyway here's the article:
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Now that the Timberwolves have officially signed point guard Troy Hudson, don't be surprised if they trade Wally Szczerbiak and the $55 million he has remaining on his contract for the next five years to the New York Knicks for 6-foot-9, 230-pound Kurt Thomas, who is 33.

With Hudson back and healthy, Szczerbiak, 27, is making too much money to justify the relatively limited playing time he would be expected to get alongside Trenton Hassell, Sam Cassell, Fred Hoiberg and Latrell Sprewell. Szczerbiak was raised in New York.</div>

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I don't think Isiah Thomas is interest in Wally Szczerbiak..

 

I have read that if Isiah can't find a better deal elsewhere for KT he will pull the trigger on this one. I kind of hope it doesn't happen, I don't want any injury-plagued players in NY.

 

Why would this trade even be considered. We have enough Guards and foward. All we need is a Decent C

 

Becuase KT is 33 and we have a great young PF ready to emerge in Mike Sweetney, thus we may pull this one off and have Sweetney play around 35 minutes a game and acquire an outside threat as well.

 

I don't get this. They sign him to a 4 year contract during the season, now they want to dump him. Doesn't make sense. This happens way to often in the NBA. Isiah must of known the Wally was on the Market, because everybody knows that, thus he could of initiated a sign and trade this offseason for Wally, instead of giving him the extension during the season.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get this. They sign him to a 4 year contract during the season, now they want to dump him. Doesn't make sense. This happens way to often in the NBA. Isiah must of known the Wally was on the Market, because everybody knows that, thus he could of initiated a sign and trade this offseason for Wally, instead of giving him the extension during the season.</div>
The whole point of the extension was to use him for trades THIS off-season, it may seem weird to you, but Knicks fans are used to this stuff.

 

Yea I know, but pulling off a sign and trade in the offseason would of made more sense. What if nobody bites and doesn't want his contract due to the length and age? Then you're stuck to his contract, or you can pull off a worse trade than first thought, that might end up with the Knicks having more Bad contracts on their hands.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">, that might end up with the Knicks having more Bad contracts on their hands.</div>
We're used to that here in NY. We don't ever really get the side of the deal with the relief. Trust me.

 

i think this would be good unloading kt's bloated contract.
and if we do this trade then we will upgrade our sf spot which is needed with the sf we have (tim thomas).
forget about vin baker i say sign dampier for the mid-level then trade for wally and we have:
PG-Marbury
SG-Houston (If healthy, if not Crawford)
SF-Szczerbiack
PF-Sweetney
C-Dampier
Knicks Champions in 2005!!!

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Knicks Analyst:</div><div class="quote_post">We're used to that here in NY. We don't ever really get the side of the deal with the relief. Trust me.</div>

I know that Isiah Thomas would never trade Kurt Thomas for Wally Szczerbiak.. If he did then i will be SHOCK..

 

I kind of like like this deal for NY because Wally's not too old and he's been an allstar in the past, and like someone mentioned he provides an outside threat and if we traded away Kurt Thomas we would get to move Mike Sweetney to the starting lineup which would be a good considering the way he played in the summer league(s?) and last season.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheNextGeneration:</div><div class="quote_post">i think this would be good unloading kt's bloated contract. </div>
Wally's contract is even more bloated. 5 years and 55 million remaining.

 

This trade has to depend on if we get Damp or not....If we get Damp we'll have the flexibility to trade Kurt for Wally. It would provide us with much needed help at the SF position (back up to TT) and above avg outside shooting at the position (which TT does NOT have). If we dont get Damp i dont see how the knicks can make this trade, we'd be even thinner down low then previous years, and any knick fan knows THATS saying something. If we get Damp im all for this trade otherwise fuggetaboutit!

 

this tells me one thing- Houston is more hurt than we think he is to the point where he might not play the whole season and if thats the case i say do it.


Also isiah has a history of doing a trade then turning around and using that player to get another so in60 days we can swing Wally to get Shareef or a player of that caliber as what was talked in the Twolves rumor mill.

 

Bad Trade. All Wally can do is shoot from the outside if left open and try to pick fights with Gary Payton

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting trenchteam:</div><div class="quote_post">Bad Trade. All Wally can do is shoot from the outside if left open and try to pick fights with Gary Payton</div>

True. Thats a very bad trade. They would make a big mistake if boths teams did that.

 

If they make a trade for wally all they are doing is adding another guard to the team. Why do they need that when they just got crawford then they have houston, marbury, and ariza ( the rookie) who also plays a little guard. Getting him would also give them another ball hog player who shoots alot then added with marbury who is a POINT guard who averages 20+ points and crawford a guard who shoots alot of shots and under 40%. Added with houston who will be looking for his shots bad combo.

If they want to get rid of thomas so bad they shouldnt have signed him to a extension last season. Now they are stuck with him and I dont know how bad that is. He is a very good power forward a double double guy. People say they dont want him because of his age yet they are doing everything to get dampier a guy also in his 30's who averages similiar stats and has had only one good year which was a contract year. What is isiah thinking. Alot of teams want thomas because he is a solid player his only down side is he is to agressive and picks up many fouls.

 

This trade will never get real, it will be a rumor, and that's all. Kurt Thomas is a underrated powerforward, who's able to move to center if needed. Stephon and Kurt works great together as teammates. In Wally, Knicks would get a easy-injured and another player filling up the guard spots. So why do it? Wally got a good shot, oh yeah, for sure. But Kurt Thomas' shot is great to be a big man, lets not forget that. And he's a big man, with a good shot. Wally is a guard, with a good shot, but he hasn't the big man skills which is the reason Kurt Thomas is as good as he is, together with the skill they both have, the shot. If Thomas should be traded, get something better for him, he's worth it!