UPDATE: 4:20 pm – Good analysis of the potential trade on Yahoo.
Not straight up, of course since the salaries don’t match, but that’s the heart of the offer according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!. Woj has been on the money a lot, and I trust if he’s seeing smoke. Here is what he says:
As Thomas has rehabbed a broken forearm, the Bulls have had discussions with several teams, but perhaps none as serious as the ongoing dialogue general manager Gar Forman has had with New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh… Several sources believe the Bulls are agreeable to a package of Thomas and Jerome James for Knicks forward Al Harrington. Thus far, Walsh has resisted parting with Harrington, but discussions are still active and the teams have explored different combinations in recent days that would ultimately deliver Thomas to the Knicks… “Nothing is imminent, but both sides would like to figure out a way to do this,” one league executive briefed on the talks told Yahoo! Sports.
As far as I’m concerned a deal like this couldn’t happen soon enough. The likelihood of a deal like this also seems high, considering they were a trade partner last year. It doesn’t necessarily do anything for us in terms of 2010, but I think Thomas would excel for the Knicks.
