Originally posted by Chad Ford, ESPN (sports.espn.go.com)Agent: Lee heading to Warriors
By Chad Ford ESPN.com
New York Knicks forward David Lee got some good news, once LeBron James announced his intention to join the Miami Heat.
Lee's agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN.com that Lee had agreed to a sign-and-trade worth $80 million dollars over six years with the Golden State Warriors.
The deal will send Lee to the Warriors for Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike among others.
Knicks GM Donnie Walsh has coveted Randolph for years and feels he'd give them another long, athletic forward to pair with Amare Stoudemire and Danilo Gallinari in the front court.
A number of other teams including the Raptors, Suns, Timberwolves and Nets had made pitches to Lee in the past several days.
Chad Ford covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.
I have to say, I didn't really expect the Warriors would get Lee. (Not that I was expecting the T-Wolves to get him, either, but...)
I'll be interested to see just how many players end up involved in this deal.
Anthony Randolph really excites me. He's free from the Don Nelson dog house of horrors and put in an offese where he can run and just be an athletic freak.
I fear for David Lee's future in Golden State unless something changes at the top.
You had to figure Lee wasn't returning to the Knicks after they inexplicably decided Amar'e Stoudemire was worth $100M. Hey, aren't the owners the ones who are going to contend in a year or so that the collective bargaining agreement threatens to drive them into bankruptcy?
In related news, I hadn't realized until this moment that the Warriors had changed their logo. I like the throwback.
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