The Sacramento Kings are still determined to trade center Brad Miller, but it looks more likely they’ll part with efficient and cost-effective scorer John Salmons before the deadline on Thursday.
The Kings would like the Knicks to include Nate Robinson with the expiring contract of Malik Rose, but an Eastern Conference executive said Tuesday, “[Mike] D’Antoni does not want to move Robinson.”
Miller is attractive to the Knicks because the final $12.2 million season left on his contract comes off the cap before the free-agent summer of 2010.
Sources say the Dallas Mavericks have offered Jerry Stackhouse for Salmons, and the San Antonio Spurs are willing to part with Bruce Bowen and Ime Ukoda for him. Both Stackhouse and Bowen have partial guarantees for next season – $2 million each – that are cost prohibitive to Sacramento. League executives say the Kings are looking for a straight expiring deal for Salmons.
Salmons for pure expirings must meanhe is looking at a free agent in the 2009 offseason... as well as the extra cash from E.T.
What do you think this says about his plan?