He cannot contribute in anyway to a professional basketball team. The best you can say about him is that he is long. Welcome to the NBA son. Everyone is long.

PC

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The New York Knicks have acquired Patrick Ewing, Jr. in a trade with Houston in exchange for the draft rights to center Frederic Weis.

“Patrick Ewing will have an opportunity here to compete for a spot on our roster,” said Donnie Walsh. “He is a solid defensive player and a very good athlete.”

Ewing, Jr. was originally drafted by Sacramento in the 2008 NBA Draft as the 43rd overall selection. He was traded to the Rockets on Aug. 14 as part of a multi-player deal that included Ron Artest.

“Coming to the Knicks, and hopefully being able to contribute, means a lot to me. It has always been my dream to play for this team,” Ewing, Jr. said. “My goal is to show the coaches that I can play and do all that I can to help the team win some games.”

Weis was New York’s first-round draft choice (15th overall) in 1999 and became controversial because they passed on Artest, who was known locally from playing at St. John’s and growing up in Queensbridge.

While China my have global economic ambitions, be a rigid state at home and not acknowledge it’s record of endorsement or compliance with human rights abusers there and abroad, I don’t see that nation as a supremacist nation. But yes they did appear to act unethically, assuming kids were used in certain events, to rally up their nations medal and gold medal tally.

1936 was the year the Olympics were held in Germany. Hitler planned to use the Olympics as an example to show that superiority of Germans “Arian race”. Jesse Owens’ victories largely served to dispute that theory.

Many felt that the China Olympics were designed to show China’s physical domination.

On the Knicks side of the ledger, this would be all about taking $17 million off of their payroll in time for the 2010 NBA free agency period. Milicic’s deal ends that summer and Walker’s contract has a player option that could take him off the books even a year earlier should he choose to exercise it.

But I thought the Walker portion of the deal was a team option not a player option.

Please clarify.

This morning’s top NBA story, in case you missed it, was a trade rumor that the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies could be close to a deal that would send Antoine Walker and Darko Milicic to the Knicks for the often-rumored Zach Randolph. No doubt Knicks fans are scratching their heads . . .and maybe Grizzlies fans, too.

“First of all, Randolph isn’t as bad as I’ve heard people saying. He’s an incredibly charismatic guy, even crazy funny at times, but he’s really a big kid. He goes with the flow and is very easily influenced. It all comes down to who you want influencing him. In New York he doesn’t have much to choose from, but in Memphis he would have some outstanding guidance from the likes of Mike Conley, Rudy Gay, and now OJ Mayo – all of them outstanding citizens as well as being gifted basketball players. Marc Iavaroni, too, is a strong personality who could guide Zach in the right direction. The Grizzlies’ run-and-gun style of play would most certainly benefit Randolph, who is a great rebounder and scorer but struggles to commit to the defensive end. In this case a great offense could turn out to be his best defense.

On the Knicks side of the ledger, this would be all about taking $17 million off of their payroll in time for the 2010 NBA free agency period. Milicic’s deal ends that summer and Walker’s contract has a player option that could take him off the books even a year earlier should he choose to exercise it. Ultimately, the move would be made in order to set up a courtship of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James.

When you consider that the Grizzlies need another legit seven-footer to play alongside Marc Gasol and the Knicks are all about cap space in 2010, all of a sudden this move makes a lot of sense. As Steve Kyler reported this morning, a source close to the Grizzlies situation is admitting they’re considering it, so stay tuned for more on this possible trade.”

Can we get ONE good player out of the deal,Arthur?Warrick?

How do we get Walker(players option)to opt-out after 2 years?

This is basically telling us 2 years of losing for a HOPE of LBJ?