BY FRANK ISOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
The Knicks may have improved their chances of acquiring Erick Dampier by offering Kurt Thomas in the proposed deal for the Warriors' free-agent center, according to a league source.
The Warriors were considering a sign-and-trade for Dampier that would have included the Knicks sending center Nazr Mohammed and forward/center Othella Harrington to Golden State. However, the Warriors last week acquired Portland center Dale Davis in a trade for Nick Van Exel.
The Atlanta Hawks are also interested in Dampier and they have enough salary-cap room to sign him out-right. The Warriors could still re-sign Dampier or move him in a sign-and-trade to one of several interested teams, including the Knicks, Pacers and Grizzlies.
Thomas has more trade value than any other Knick because he's a starting player with a reasonable contract. Harrington, who is entering the final year of his contract, is still included in the new proposal.
Dikembe Mutombo, who like Harrington is in the final year of his contract, has been included in the Knicks' latest proposal to Chicago for free agent Jamal Crawford. Knicks president Isiah Thomas is trying to acquire Crawford along with Eddie Robinson and Jerome Williams for Mutombo, Shandon Anderson and Moochie Norris.
The Bulls, however, are refusing to take back Norris, even though Thomas has agreed to pay the first year of Norris' contract. The third year of Norris' contract is not guaranteed, meaning Chicago would pay only next year's salary worth approximately $4.2 million.
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DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
The Knicks may have improved their chances of acquiring Erick Dampier by offering Kurt Thomas in the proposed deal for the Warriors' free-agent center, according to a league source.
The Warriors were considering a sign-and-trade for Dampier that would have included the Knicks sending center Nazr Mohammed and forward/center Othella Harrington to Golden State. However, the Warriors last week acquired Portland center Dale Davis in a trade for Nick Van Exel.
The Atlanta Hawks are also interested in Dampier and they have enough salary-cap room to sign him out-right. The Warriors could still re-sign Dampier or move him in a sign-and-trade to one of several interested teams, including the Knicks, Pacers and Grizzlies.
Thomas has more trade value than any other Knick because he's a starting player with a reasonable contract. Harrington, who is entering the final year of his contract, is still included in the new proposal.
Dikembe Mutombo, who like Harrington is in the final year of his contract, has been included in the Knicks' latest proposal to Chicago for free agent Jamal Crawford. Knicks president Isiah Thomas is trying to acquire Crawford along with Eddie Robinson and Jerome Williams for Mutombo, Shandon Anderson and Moochie Norris.
The Bulls, however, are refusing to take back Norris, even though Thomas has agreed to pay the first year of Norris' contract. The third year of Norris' contract is not guaranteed, meaning Chicago would pay only next year's salary worth approximately $4.2 million.
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