<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">New York Post - While Isiah Thomas continues to shop Penny Hardaway's expiring contract up till the Feb. 23 trade deadline, the Knicks' president continues to protect rookie Channing Frye. A league source who has spoken to Thomas told The Post the Knicks rejected the Lakers' overtures for Frye, even though they were willing to make 6-10 Queens product Lamar Odom available in a larger package. Odom, 26, is averaging 13.9 points and 9.4 rebounds, but the Knicks have fears of him playing in his hometown New York, much the same way they feared Ron Artest. The estranged Hardaway joined the sinking Knicks at Rice University for practice yesterday after a seven-week hiatus. Hardaway has rehabbed his arthritic knees in Houston and is not expected back this season. However, trade partners don't care about Hardaway's health, just his contract. A league source said Thomas has four potential teams interested in Hardaway's expiring $14.8 million expiring pact and subsequently creating more cap space this summer. The four teams are believed to be Seattle, Orlando, Portland and Denver. Using Hardaway as a pawn, Thomas is hopeful of adding a young quality veteran such as Odom to the roster, though he knows he'll have to take on a significant amount of payroll in doing so, just as he did when he dealt Antonio Davis' expiring pact nine days ago for Jalen Rose. Like Denver, the Knicks also have looked to acquire from Steve Francis from Orlando. Seattle's Reggie Evans ? a great rebounder whom Larry Brown loves and would take the load off Curry ? and Ronald Murray have been discussed. If Hardaway goes to Denver in a Earl Watson deal, the Knicks would probably also have to take on Kenyon Martin, a health risk the Knicks don't necessarily want. Theo Ratliff, Ruben Patterson and Darius Miles are names that have come up in Portland.</div> http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...om_prefer_frye/
Isiah Rejects Lamar Odom Deal <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">While Isiah Thomas continues to shop Penny Hardaway's expiring contract up till the Feb. 23 trade deadline, the Knicks' president continues to protect rookie Channing Frye. A league source who has spoken to Thomas told The Post the Knicks rejected the Lakers' overtures for Frye, even though they were willing to make 6-10 Queens product Lamar Odom available in a larger package.</div> <div align="center">New York Post</div> Why would the Lakers bother asking us for Channing Frye, especially for Lamar Odom? He?s not the type of player we would benefit from having. He?s too lazy and inconsistent to be anything more than he is right now. Frye is our future and has the work ethic to become more valuable to us than Odom would be to us. Taking on Odom and his monster salary while packaging a rookie/sophomore would be a huge mistake.
It is a pretty idiotic proposal but I guess when it comes to isaiah, you take your chances with any offer...
LMAO I don't think Lamar wants to come to New York either. He's deep sighing at his home in California, praying "thank you" to God.
