Knicks Not Shopping Chandler

From Alan Hahn:

There was one rumor that caught some internet buzz but has not emerged anywhere else. The website NBADraft.net suggested the Knicks were pushing Wilson Chandler to the Wizards for the No. 5. I asked around. Heard nothing but crickets. Since neither David Lee nor Nate Robinson can be moved in draft night, reality suggests Chandler may be the lone chance for the Knicks to move up, if that's the plan.

But we're telling you now that the Knicks aren't "shopping" Chandler. If a team asked, they would obviously have to consider, but this is something you only seriously consider it if you can also keep the No. 8 or dump off a big contract. It would be hard to imagine the Knicks -- let me clarify, Donnie Walsh's Knicks -- would castaway a young, relatively inexpensive (not to mention promising) talent such as Chandler just to move up three spots. Walsh and the coaching staff loves the kid too much.


Trading Chandler for a couple of spots is just a stupid move. Unless the deal involved moving Jared Jeffries' or Eddy Curry's contracts, there was really no reason to do it.

I like Chandler as a player. I don't think he'll ever be a Danny Granger-type scorer but he'll be close. As long as he can minimize the number of nights he was transparent, Chandler has a great future. Hell, even if he disappeared every so often, he still had a really nice season. Plus, he's the only person on the team who can go hard to the rim and jam.

He can shoot and drive, he's a great rebounder, he can get blocks and jump in the lanes. Right now, he's too important.


--Max Caster