Greivis Vasquez to the Big Apple?
Could one of Maryland's all-time great guards, Greivis Vasquez, be headed to the City That Never Sleeps? Apparently the answer is yes.
According to the New York Daily News, the New York Knicks are exploring the idea of trading into the first round of Thursday's NBA draft to select one of three players, including the excitable, over-achieving Vasquez.
For a guy who won the Bob Cousy award last season as the nation's top guard, but who admits to not being very quick and "barely able to dunk" at 6-feet-6, that's getting a whole lot of respect.
But according to the News, the Knicks have narrowed their first pick to Vasquez, Iowa State power forward Craig Backins and New Mexico small forward Darington Hobson.
The Knicks own picks 38 and 39 in the second round, but don't expect any of their top three choices to still be available at that point, according to the News.
Comments
I really hope Greivis ends up on a veteran team with an established head coach...I think it would be bad for his career to play for the Knicks, since it's been a dysfunctional franchise for over a decade
Posted by: steph | June 22, 2010 12:06 PM
We can see the Knicks having real interest in Greivis Vasquez. But do not read into this report by Frank Isola of the Daily News that they will trade up to do so. As a matter of fact, many are predicting Vasquez will be there for the Knicks at 38/39.
More and more it seems like Isola is writing fiction for fear that other beat writers are gaining on him. Unfortunately you need to take much of what he reports with a grain of salt these days. Sad really.
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