The summer wind came blowin' in from across the sea . . . and swept up Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki, with Joe Johnson in jeopardy of joining the other marquee free-agents-to-be, and Chris Bosh, on vacation. How will the early playoff exits for the Heat, Mavericks, and possibly the Hawks, impact the decisions of those marquee free agents? "It can't hurt the Knicks," said one Eastern Conference executive. "Nobody in that group is making a long playoff run with their team." In other words, it could give any of those players reason to pick up and leave for New York, Chicago or another team with maximum-salary cap space if they see more early exits in their futures. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...anning_summer_garden_party.html#ixzz0n9eIZA9A
