DEAL MAY OPEN DOOR FOR ISIAH TO MAKE A RUN AT ARTEST - 紐約尼克 New York Knicks

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Armed with two new trade pawns in the expiring contracts of Dan Dickau and
Fred Jones, the advent of free agency and a new edict that character no
longer matters, Isiah Thomas wants to swing another deal or two this month.

老湯尋求交易。

While free-agent Rashard Lewis is their pipe dream, on-the-block Ron Artest
is more attainable. Thomas had stayed clear of his former player because of
his list of violent transgressions that soured owner James Dolan. With the
acquisitions of troubled Zach Randolph, the character issue is dead.

劉易士已成空想。阿泰被鎖定。

Artest, whose fallen out of favor in Sacramento, makes sense. Small forward
is the hole in the lineup, and Artest would make the Knicks a solid perimeter
defensive team that would cover up their shot-blocking woes. Jared Jeffries
was such a disappointment that Quentin Richardson is slated to start there
next season.

沒有愛的阿泰將會給尼克帶來防守上的幫助。JJ有點失望，因為阿Q下季要先發。

Thomas has 17 players on the roster - two above the max, so another trade is
coming - even if it's lateral. The new players can't be dealt for 30 days, so
Jared Jeffries, Nate Robinson and Randolph Morris are being shopped.

新成員30天內不能被交易。JJ、小跳豆、Morris成為籌碼。

While he promised he wouldn't use his $5 million mid-level exception this
summer, indications are he could back off that stance following the Randolph
trade. He would prefer to add a free agent via a 3-for-1 sign-and-trade.

不動用中產階級條款，老湯可能進行3換1的交易。

"I've been active and we'll continue to be active," said Thomas, who broke a
16-month trade drought with the Randolph deal. "If there's someone we
identify fitting the team we're building, we'll go after them like we went
after others. I don't consider this a finished product by any stretch."

主動。我一直在尋找適合這隻球隊的球員。交易還沒結束。

Thomas confirmed he spoke to free-agent Rashard Lewis when free agency opened
Sunday. Lewis could make a recruiting visit, but the Knicks' chances of doing
a sign-and-trade with the Sonics are small. They'll be competing with a
number of teams, including under-the-cap Orlando. Lewis made a recruiting
visit to Orlando yesterday.

在劉易士的競爭上，魔術是個強大的對手。它們有薪資空間上的優勢。

"He's a person of interest," Thomas said. "Anytime you can get a good player,
you get him."

他是名好球員。

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Thomas went out of his way to make cap throw-ins Dickau and Jones feel as if
they will stick with the team, perhaps trying to pump their trade value.
Thomas presented them with white Knicks jerseys and Isiah told anecdotes
about the two players. Dickau and Jones were stung by the deal as they had
local connections - Jones is a Portland native and Dickau played at Gonzaga.
When Randolph posed with Rangers signees Chris Drury and Scott Gomez, it
should be noted Dickau and Jones were asked to leave the frame. Asked if this
trade made them a playoff team, Thomas said, "I think it should." . . .
Randolph said he will be in Las Vegas to participate in the Knicks' voluntary
big-man camp beginning July 9.

老湯談到灌籃王和Dickau的問題。他們兩個應該會被交易(提高價值然後賣掉....)。在軟
豆腐的交易案中，他們兩個是在地人，但卻被要求離開.....

軟豆腐在7月9號會和球隊在Las Vegas會合。

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