from the same article: http://www.syracuse.com/articles/sports/in...&thispage=1</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <u>Demetris Nichols</u> hasn't played in his first NBA game yet, but he's already fired one agent and hired another. Nichols, the 53rd player selected in June's NBA Draft, recently hired Bill Neff after ending his brief relationship with Bill Duffy of BDA Associates. According to Neff, Nichols was unhappy with the New York Knicks ' roster situation. The Knicks traded for the 6-foot-8 Nichols in a draft-night deal with Portland. However, the Knicks have 16 players with fully guaranteed contracts, putting them one over the NBA's roster limit before Nichols gets factored in. Neff said Duffy had talked with the Knicks on a plan to send Nichols, who led Syracuse in scoring last year with 18.9 points per game, to Italy for a year - an arrangement that would allow the Knicks to retain his rights. "There was an understanding with the previous agent and the Knicks that he would go overseas," Neff said. "Unfortunately, I don't think Demetris was privy to that. He doesn't want to go overseas. "He hopes to make the Knicks and I think he will," Neff said, "but if he doesn't, after his showing in Las Vegas, I think other teams will be interested in him. But the plan is for him to be a Knick."</div></p> </p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>After an abbreviated first excursion into European basketball, Gerry McNamara is heading back to Greece. McNamara has signed a contract with Panionios of the Greek professional league, his agent said Monday. McNamara started the 2006-07 season with Olympiakos, but left after playing just 30 seconds in the team's first five games. McNamara spent the remainder of the season with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. McNamara's agent, Bill Neff of Saga Sports, said the former Syracuse University star opted to return to Greece when two sprained ankles derailed his attempt to play for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA summer leagues in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. </p> </div></p> </p> i hope for the best for mcnamara. he is the most injury prone player i've seen in a while.</p> </p> and for demetris, i hope he doesn't make the knicks squad. i hope he gets traded to someone cool, like the nets </p>
