Blazers considering Knicks forward Lee
Posted by sportsfan1 on July 5th, 2009
In the wake of losing Hedo Turkoglu, the Portland Trail Blazers have become engaged in serious discussions about making an offer to New York Knicks restricted free agent David Lee, ESPN.com learned Saturday.
The development came a day after Lee’s agent said a dozen NBA teams are trying to find ways to acquire the power forward through sign-and-trade deals.
But like other interested teams, the Blazers are concerned that they would be placed in limbo until July 15 — the date by which the Knicks would have to decide whether they’d match the offer — and could lose out if other free agents take themselves off the market in the interim by rushing to get what they can of the league’s dwindling amount of available dollars.
The upside of the Turkoglu turnaround for Portland was that it left them as one of the strongest remaining players in free agency, with $9 million worth of salary cap space they’re clearly ready to spend.
Click here to read the full article – By Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com
July 5th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Its not a surprise everyone wants to trade for David Lee.. I think the Knicks should do their best to keep him.