The Greeks Are Coming … After Nate Robinson
1-liner, NBA July 15th. 2009, 2:30pmNate Robinson: Olympiakos, the team in Greece that lured Atlanta’s Josh Childress last year, has made an offer to slam dunk champ Nate Robinson of the Knicks. Newsday reports the offer is a 2-year deal worth $10 million. In addition to winning the dunk contest last year, Robinson averaged 17 ppg, mostly as a sparkplug off the bench, for the Knicks. if he departs, the Knicks would probably put the full-court press on Andre Miller and make Chris Duhon the backup. If he leaves and they don’t land Miller … they’re looking at another 25-win season and we can commence lottery talk. The 2010 draft doesn’t look to have nearly as much PG talent as last month’s draft.
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July 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I don’t think the Knicks have a first round pick in 2010. Thanks Isiah.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Wasn’t it worth a first round pick to lose him?
July 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
He can’t get more than that here? I bet one phone call from Childress will convince him that Greece is not the answer.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
1). Knicks don’t have a 2010 first rounder, they have to send it to Chicago or Utah I forget.
2). If only there was a Knicks fan who everyday clamored for the Knicks to take Jennings since they have no point guard, and Duhon is not the answer, so they could let Nate walk instead of throwing away money on a 6th man, and to not draft Hill who sucks balls and is too short for center and plays the same position as their (current) best player. Sadly, there’s no fan out there, especially someone who’s writing this.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Please be Chicago…
/crosses fingers
July 15th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
The trade the pick was a part of is from, like, 4-5 years ago. I think it was part of the deal for Curry.
/kills self
July 15th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
He’d have to fight that weightlifter for the right to call himself “Pocket Hercules”
July 15th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Please be Chicago…
Nope, its Utah.
Robinson can do better than this here. Somebody will pay him.
As for the Knicks, they continue to be ass backwards in everything they do. They will be stood up by Lebron and will end up pairing Amare and Nash. They will have put their fans through 3 years of self destruction on top of 7 years of ineptitude to assemble a 40 win team. Fantastic.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I thought Childress was going back. Can’t be that bad.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
If the Knicks sign just Nash and Amare, Walsh should be fired.
A big man who plays no D plus a old PG who also plays no D? Sign me up!
That being said, the Knicks are super screwed if they don’t get LeBron. Wade has said he doesn’t want to come here, Bosh is leaning towards the Mavs and Heat, and the rest of the team is, besides Lee and MAYBE Harrington, a bunch of 6th men or role players.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Forgot about Chandler, sorry.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
He wanted to come back this year (he’s got a yearly opt-out clause), but the trade options were bleak.
July 15th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
that is 10 mil, after taxes and their rent, car, maids and probably whores are included no way he makes more then that in the states.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am
The General is right. Take the money and run now whilst you can Nate.