http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/p...n=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=6.1.1 DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets have acquired forward Renaldo Balkman from the New York Knicks in exchange for guard Taurean Green, forward Bobby Jones and a second-round draft pick in 2010. The Nuggets also get cash in the deal, announced Monday by Mark Warkentien, Denver's vice president of basketball operations. The 6-foot-8 Balkman averaged 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 65 games for the Knicks last season. He has averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in two seasons with the Knicks, shooting .499 from the field. Green averaged 1.1 points in nine appearances with Denver last season. Jones averaged 3.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in two stints with the Nuggets during the 2007-08 season.
I'm surprised they couldn't even get a future pick for him, Donnie Walsh is a loser. http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nba/blog/2008/07/knicks_discussing_balkman_to_d.html
damn wat was the last time denver had a pick for the draft... they dont seem to wanna draft any youth
I don't understand that move by the Knicks. Balkman seems like a very good fit on a fast-tempo, transition team -- which they no doubt aspire to be under D'Antoni. Sure, he isn't a great offensive player, but defensively he could have done similar things that Shawn Marion used to do in Phoenix. But Donnie Walsh has an established track record, so I'll just trust his judgement.
