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Wheeling and Dealing

There are currently three teams who are actively looking to deal. Obviously if there is a trade in the works, it?s a forgone conclusion that the Knicks are involved someway, somehow. Another team that is looking to make a trade is the Nugget?s whose offseason moves (or lack there of) haven?t panned out. It appears that the third team who is rumored to be actively shopping some of its players is the Miami Heat.

The Knicks are rumored to be shopping a package of Penny Hardaway and Jerome James to anyone who wants them, Hardaway?s ending contract is meant to soften the blow of absorbing Jerome?s remain $43 million ? one club mentioned as a possible landing spot is the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks are rumored to covet Al Harrington. In Denver, its obvious there are issue (see below) but they too are said to be waiting for December 15th, where a package deal involving Earl Watson and Voshon Lenard may be in the works with the Heat.

Michael Doleac is one of the players said to be involved, but that?s not enough contract to make a deal, even with the new 25% difference in salary rule. Knicks head coach Larry Brown told media this weekend, that he feels the 15th is when things will open up, and several NBA insiders agree that the deals will start flowing next week.