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[cbs sports] Knicks and Bulls are waiting to hear back from Morey.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BetterThanEver, Feb 16, 2010.

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  1. BetterThanEver

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    http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/20097253

    McGrady Update
    Posted on: February 16, 2010 5:57 pm

    The Knicks and Bulls are waiting to hear back from the Rockets on their intentions with regard to Tracy McGrady, a high-level source involved in the process told CBSSports.com Tuesday.

    New York is hopeful its proposal involving Jared Jeffries and his $6.9 million owed in 2010-11 -- along with some combination of first-round picks after 2010 -- will be successful in landing McGrady and his $23 million expiring deal. The combination would dramatically enhance the Knicks' efforts to clear enough cap space to sign two max free agents this summer. Completing a deal with Houston involving Jeffries would get the Knicks within about $1 million of that goal -- an amount that theoretically could be trimmed by buying out Eddy Curry's contract.

    Chicago is believed to remain involved in discussions with the Rockets about McGrady, with the same goal in mind. That's where things get complicated, as the Bulls also are engaged in talks with the aforementioned Knicks, Trail Blazers, Spurs, and to a lesser degree the Nuggets in various trade scenarios involving Tyrus Thomas.

    While sources indicated that the Knicks' chances of landing McGrady had risen to "50-50" over All-Star weekend, two people on the periphery of the negotiations expressed pessimsm Monday that the deal as currently constructed would go through. Houston is driving a hard bargain for McGrady's expiring chip and holds all the cards, with the negotiations expected to go down to the 3 p.m. Thursday deadline, one source said.

    Due to the size of McGrady's contract, sources say a third team may need to be recruited to keep the discussions alive. In addition to the Bulls' involvement, another source said Cleveland, Miami, and Philadelphia -- all engaged on one level or another with the Suns for Amar'e Stoudemire -- were high on the Rockets' list of teams to recruit. Cleveland, it is believed, will be reluctant to participate in any deal helping New York shed Jeffries for obvious reasons; the cap room would boost the Knicks in the race to see which team can overtake Miami in the driver's seat for the 2010 free-agent bonanza.
     
    #1 BetterThanEver, Feb 16, 2010
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  2. ClutchCity3

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    Morey Get r done :rolleyes:
     
    #2 ClutchCity3, Feb 16, 2010
  3. IROC it

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    Coast to Coast LA to Chicago...


    Morey is a smooth operator.
     
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  4. AB423

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    so no more Jordan Hill?
     
    #4 AB423, Feb 16, 2010
  5. Rox225

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    This was already posted in the bigger Y! thread on the Rockets/Knicks deal.
     
    #5 Rox225, Feb 16, 2010
  6. XBLRocketman111

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    keep them on the hook morey, don't let them off til thursday make them sweat!!!
     
    #6 XBLRocketman111, Feb 16, 2010
  7. spaceage808

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    All aboard. Hop on the Morey Pain train. Giving GM's hell, one trade at a time.
     
    #7 spaceage808, Feb 16, 2010
  8. Relativist

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    Looks like Morey's dropped the "We're only willing to take back expiring contracts" demand. I wonder why a Butler/Haywood trade didn't have more traction. I guess the 2010-2011 salaries of Butler plus Stevenson was too much.

    Glad to see media reports indicating Rockets hold all the cards. I'm looking forward to seeing what goes down.
     
    #8 Relativist, Feb 16, 2010
  9. RedRowdy111

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    That was my favorite part of the piece!


    ;)
     
    #9 RedRowdy111, Feb 16, 2010
  10. Al Capone

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    lol, repped
     
    #10 Al Capone, Feb 16, 2010
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    #11 s3ts, Feb 16, 2010
  12. joesr

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    Had to agree with another member in this thread. Your sig is clever!
     
    #12 joesr, Feb 16, 2010
  13. TMac4Life#1

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    How funny is it that both the knicks n bulls play each other tonight... Hmmm I wonder what the chances are that the winner gets mcgrady :grin: ... Oh man i can't wait til this is all said and done and guys can move on.
     
    #13 TMac4Life#1, Feb 16, 2010
  14. larsv8

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    Morey has very cleverly put Chicago and NY in a prisoners dillema. Gut your rosters for our expiring or the other organization instead and all your 2010 plans will flounder. Meanwhile we use all our newly acquired assets in a sign and trade for a max level player.

    He basically has set up a bidding war, which is going to net us HUGE results. Damn I love Morey!!!!!
     
    #14 larsv8, Feb 16, 2010
  15. ryano2009

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    man Morey is great GM, not rushing for the trade, looking at different options, not that's a true GM
     
    #15 ryano2009, Feb 16, 2010
  16. Hayesfan

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    It's going to be a long two days... (I think I posted something similar yesterday!)

    That f4 refresh is going to be worn out before it's all over.
     
    #16 Hayesfan, Feb 16, 2010
  17. WhoMikeJames

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    He holds all the cards...

    [​IMG]
     
    #17 WhoMikeJames, Feb 16, 2010
  18. saleem

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    You're too optimistic. I'm glad DM apparently isn't planning to give them much,however we have to wait and see how it all unfolds in the end.
     
    #18 saleem, Feb 16, 2010
  19. smoothie

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    if he was able to create a bidding war between the knicks and the bulls, chances are the offers will be increasingly favorable up until the deadline.
     
    #19 smoothie, Feb 16, 2010
  20. ROXTXIA

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    But at least all these weeks of bu******ls*****t (drag out the pronunciation of the word in asterisks) will be over.

    Just hopefully we'll all be happy-relieved and not sitting in a dark sulk.
     
    #20 ROXTXIA, Feb 16, 2010
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