Lin Signs Rockets Offer Sheet, Knicks Have Three Days To Match
The Houston Rockets had Jeremy Lin in training camp last December. Now they want him back. Lin has signed an offer sheet with Houston.
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The Houston Rockets had Jeremy Lin in training camp last December. Now they want him back. Lin has signed an offer sheet with Houston.
Jason Kidd said he was comfortable backing up Jeremy Lin - at the start of games. He still wants to be on the court at the end and hinted he and Lin could share the floor then.
Jason Kidd is a 10-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team selection, a four-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and an NBA Champion. But he won't be starting for the Knicks next season.
After an article in the Daily News yesterday, a lot of Jeremy Lin talk has dominated the Knicks' scene. Lin, nothing short of a phenomenon last year, is starting to see the dark side of being the man in the spotlight in New York.
Woodson said Lin will be staying put, in New York and as the Knicks' starting point guard.
The New York Knicks have signed free-agent swingman James White.
By all accounts, the Knicks are expected to match Lin's offer sheet from the Houston Rockets, reportedly worth around $29 million over four years. But they might have some explaining to do.
The New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors will play a preseason game in Montreal as part of the first-ever NBA Canada Series.
In many ways, the Knicks are in a situation reminiscent of the Isiah Thomas days. They aren't very young, are capped out and don't own many of their own draft picks. There's one big difference, however.
With Marcus Camby returning to Madison Square Garden, the present-day New York Knicks are resembling their defensive-strong teams of the late 1990s. Who is to say that New York can't be the third-best team in the East?
Clearly on the downside of his career at age 38, Camby still provides a lot of value for the Knicks off the bench. He averaged nine rebounds in only 23 minutes, good enough for one of the best rates in the NBA.
New York was expected to re-sign the free agent this offseason. When asked by a fan on Monday night to consider Los Angeles, Smith tweeted, "Sorry but im a #KNICK!"
The Rockets would get guard Toney Douglas, forward Josh Harrellson, center Jerome Jordan, second-round picks in 2014 and 2015, along with cash to pay Douglas' salary, according to the report.
Novak's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Monday the deal is a reward for a player who finally got his opportunity and took advantage of it. The Knicks claimed Novak after he was waived by San Antonio and he went on to lead the NBA in 3-point shooting at 47.2 percent.
There's quite a bit of celebrating going on about the Knicks' signing of 39-year-old Jason Kidd to play the point guard slot. He's supposedly going to make the Knicks a smarter team on the court.
