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Knicks traded picks for the quick fix. (Insider: NBA).
Pondering the biggest deal of draft night, the one that sent Nuggets power forward Antonio McDyess and rookie point guard Frank Williams to the Knicks for Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and draftee Maybyner "Nene" Hilario, there seemed to be only one reasonable conclusion: Bizarre, yes, but the Knicks did pretty well for themselves. You might even call them draft night winners. Imagine that.
Of course, how the trade rates depends on what the goal is. Is it to get to The Finals or to lift the team out of last season's misery and back into the excitement of mediocrity and the Eastern Conference playoff scrum that comes with it? With McDyess, who is coming off knee ...
- The Philadelphia Inquirer On the NBA column: A little unrest after draft...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) July 1, 2007 700+ words
...couldn't keep up with all the moves the Blazers made on draft night. Is Kevin Pritchard getting paid by the trade? And will...Phoenix, a step behind Utah and Houston and Denver and the Clippers, probably equal with a healthy New Orleans and Golden State...
- Nelson left with injustice on NBA Draft Night.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Smith, Stephen A. June 25, 2004 700+ words
...Connecticut with the No. 3 pick in the draft. No one cared. The Clippers took Shaun Livingston of Peoria (Ill.) Central High with...quietly, were desperate, having even resorted to contacting the Clippers for Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, just to see if they could...
- Nelson left with injustice on NBA Draft Night.
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) June 24, 2004 700+ words
...Connecticut with the No. 3 pick in the draft. No one cared. The Clippers took Shaun Livingston of Peoria (Ill.) Central High with...quietly, were desperate, having even resorted to contacting the Clippers for Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, just to see if they could...
- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Clippers acquired [Derived headline]
- Newspaper article from: Burlington County Times July 16, 2008 700+ words
...flexibility in the future. The Clippers also signed heir second-round...Taylor are both playing with the Clippers' entry in the Las Vegas Summer...assists. He was acquired by the Clippers on draft night from Portland in exchange for...
- BASKETBALL SOURCE: CAVS DEAL MILLER TO CLIPPERS.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) July 30, 2002 700+ words
...Cavaliers to the Los Angeles Clippers for forwards Darius Miles and...26, was nearly traded to the Clippers on draft night last month, but the deal fell...had no announcement planned. Clippers vice president Joe Safety acknowledged...
- Many players never look better than they do on NBA Draft night.(The Providence...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Reynolds, Bill June 20, 2001 700+ words
...futures market. That's the reality of the new NBA. The other reality? Many players never look better than they do on draft night. X X X Visit projo.com, the online service of The Providence Journal at http://www.projo.com Distributed by Knight...
- Draft Night Excites, Disappoints Chicago's Class of '95
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times LACY J. BANKS; TONI GINNETTI June 29, 1995 700+ words
Much was made of the Chicago Class of 1995. For the most part, it was much ado about nothing. Besides high school phenom Kevin Garnett, who was selected fifth by Minnesota, the Chicago Connection waited a lot longer than expected for their names to be called. Wisconsin's Michael Finley and
- Draft night a big letdown for Suns fans.
- Newspaper article from: East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ) June 28, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Scott Bordow That's it? Alando Tucker? Nice player and a good guy, but he's not exactly Kevin Garnett, is he? I haven't been this disappointed in an ending since "The Sopranos" faded to black. To think: Just a couple of weeks ago we were talking about the possibility of Kobe Bryant winding
