According to a report by Alan Hahn of Newsday, Raja Bell and/or Boris Diaw could be dealt to New York this season.
The trade sending Bell and Diaw to the Bobcats for Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley was completed early enough that the two can be moved again before the February 19 trade deadline. A person with knowledge of the situation said that the timing was intentional, since the Bobcats may have plans to deal one or both of Bell and Diaw this season.
Another source told Hahn that the Bobcats have continued interest in acquiring Eddy Curry.
Personnel wise, it'd be a great move for the Knicks to make since Curry is out of the rotation and Diaw and Bell are hardly scrubs, though Diaw's contract runs through 2011/2012 at $9 million a year, which doesn't help their plans to clear cap space for the 2010 offseason. Assuming Curry wouldn't opt out of his contract however, his deal (which runs through 2011) is at $11 mil and Bell's deal expires after next year so they would be shaving around $2 mil off the payroll. I could definitely see them pulling the trigger.
From the Bobcats point of view, a motivated Eddy Curry who's in shape and healthy would likely be a better option at centre than anyone else on the roster aside from Emeka Okafor and he'd still be there to average his double-double at power forward alongside Curry. It's a better deal for the Knicks though, simply because of the way Curry has been made expendable.
I want to see Curry play and I want to see the Knicks make the playoffs.
