6/23/00
And so the trade rumors begin! The latest news is that the Knicks are seriously considering acquiring Grant Hill, and the only way that might happen is if they do a sign-and-trade deal; that would probably include Latrell Sprewell because he is viewed as a better player than Allan Houston throughout the league and because Houston would not consider going back to Detroit.
It is also believed if it is possible the Knicks will try to trade Ewing to the Washington Wizards. That would be the best place for him because it is in the Washington area, near Georgetown (where Ewing played in college) and he is loved there, and when he retires there would be a possibility for him to receive a front office job. Any deal would probably include Ewing for Juwan Howard.
At this point I think leaving New York might be best thing for Ewing, so he can go somewhere he might be treated better and maybe he can end his career in peace. Two years ago if you said lets trade Latrell Sprewell for Grant Hill I would get all excited, but now Latrell has kind of grown on me. This season he has turned into a complete player and I might actually miss him if he left. Now even at the beginning of this season I still couldn’t say something like that because of the disappearance stunt he pulled during training camp last year, but he has really turned in a pearl for the Knicks. I try to always be cautious of big trade rumors because most of the time they don’t happen. It is always a big risk that you are taking and you just hope it all works out for best. That was what it was like when Camby and Latrell first came for Charles Oakley and John Starks. And I was very openly apposed to those trades because Oakley and Starks were my favorite players during that era. But at the end of the season last year the Knicks had advanced to the finals and it seemed like it all worked out for the best. Now that the Knicks did not return to the finals the question must be asked again, and this time I just want to see how the punches roll, and trust that whatever happens will be the best for all parties concerned.
-Sincerely JJRocker3
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