Rumblings: SA-Philly-NY Trade

[Jimcs50]

I'm with ya TPark, I say Nesto will be a VERY GOOD PLAYER NEXT YEAR AND WILL HAVE HIS PRAISES SUNG BY ALL IN HERE(EXCEPT GHOST)....I have bet SW on that assumption, I'm so sure of it.

[Country Weeds]

I think Keith Van Horn would be a better fit on the Spurs as a SF. Then the Spurs could slide Van Horn to PF and go quick or actually be productive with him at PF and Rose at C if TD and Rasho get in foul troule. Plus he is young and has finals experience.

PG Parker
SG Manu
SF Van Horn
PF Duncan
C Rasho

[kohai]

Keith Van Horn is horrible. If you want that skill set, just bring back ing Danny Ferry at a fraction of the cost. 6'10" Caucasian standstill shooters are a dime a dozen in the NBA.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Keith Van Horn sucks.

Sucked in Jersey, got traded.

Sucked in Philly, 76ers are looking to trade.

Do the math.

AHF

[T Park Num 9]

Thank you Jim.

But of course, were blind total homers that dont know . Oh well.

[ChumpDumper]

If you want Van Horn, just pick up Möttöla from summer league.

Same game and $12.5 million less.

[junglespur]

NYT says that NY and Philly are working a deal w/o the Spurs -- Thomas and Ward for KVH. That would mean that Philly prefers getting Kurt Thomas (and paying Ward $2m to get out of his contract) to getting Malik and Speedy (in a S-and-T). I actually think Malik and Speedy might be a better fit for them, but they might feel that Malik is too similar a player to Kenny Thomas who they just gave $50m...

If this speculation is true, that's too bad -- Spree and Kurt Thomas would have been sweet additions....

NYT Link

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July 18, 2003
Knicks Still Looking to Get Van Horn
By STEVE POPPER


OSTON, July 17 - The Knicks continued discussions with the Philadelphia 76ers today, and might be closing in on a deal to obtain Keith Van Horn.

Knicks General Manager Scott Layden and his Philadelphia counterpart, Billy King, spoke again at the Reebok Pro Summer League today. A league official said the snag might not be any part of a deal that could include sending Kurt Thomas and Charlie Ward to Philadelphia. Rather, it might involve the Knicks' efforts to secure a replacement in the middle for Thomas.
If the Knicks surrendered Thomas, their options at center on the roster would be Clarence Weatherspoon, Ot a Harrington and the little-used Travis Knight, all of whom are better suited for the forward spot, and Mike Sweetney, Maciej Lampe or Slavko Vranes, all rookies who do not offer a viable alternative. The Knicks are believed to have tried to include Latrell Sprewell in a deal with Philadelphia, but the Sixers are believed to have rejected that.

The Knicks have tried other avenues to pursue a center, scouring the remaining free-agent market with Brad Miller of Indiana still the best big man left on the market. But a more likely option could be a player coming in for the veteran minimum or another trade. Among the free agents still available are Elden Campbell, Tyrone Hill and Predrag Drobniak. As for a trade, the Knicks have showed an interest in Shawn Bradley of Dallas.

If the Knicks obtain Van Horn, it may signal a more optimistic view by the team on the return of Antonio McDyess, who has the ability to compensate for a true center with his post-up offense and rebounding ability. Van Horn is 6 feet 10 inches, with the ability to score inside and out, but spent much of his time in Philadelphia planted on the perimeter waiting for defenses to collapse on Allen Iverson.

Van Horn did average 7.1 rebounds a game, not far off Thomas's 7.9, and edged Thomas on the offensive boards, 2.1 to 2.0 a game. Thomas scored 14 points a game last season, his career high, but that was still below Van Horn's 15.9 last season. In Van Horn's best season he averaged 21.8 points a game.

A deal that would bring Van Horn would also provide a viable alternative for Sprewell at small forward if the team is able to find a taker for him. Discussions have been held with San Antonio.

In summer league play, the Knicks lost to the Boston Celtics tonight, 96-78, with Sweetney scoring a team-high 15 points. Lampe had 13 points and shot 6 of 15, and Frank Williams, one day after scoring 35 points, was saddled with foul trouble and missed all five of his shots from the floor.