<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Antonio McDyess expressed concern yesterday that he is still experiencing pain and swelling in his surgically repaired left knee. "The doctors keep telling me that it's normal and it's going to get better, but when," McDyess said. "It's frustrating because it doesn't seem to be going away." When asked if he believes his condition will ever improve, McDyess replied: "I've been playing like this for a long time and nothing seems to change." </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">McDyess will be a free agent this summer and his bargaining position is being compromised because of his knee injury. He also is a candidate to be traded because a lot of teams would be interested in trimming McDyess' $13 million salary off their cap this summer. A person close to McDyess said the veteran forward believes he will be traded before the Feb. 20 deadline. Asked about his future, McDyess said, "anything is possible, I guess."</div> New York Daily News
