From Frank Isola of the Daily News: According to a team source, Knicks president Donnie Walsh recently rejected a three-team deal that would have sent Anthony Randolph to Indiana, a first-round pick to Portland and Fernandez to New York. Because the Trail Blazers are insisting on receiving a first-round pick in return for Fernandez, the [...]

The darker the tint, the worse a player’s performance in that said area. Amar’e may have the greatest variety of shots within the arc, having added a good midrange jumper in recent years. Ronnie Turiaf, meanwhile, remarkably shot 80 percent at the rim last year, blowing the other seven players out of the water. Like [...]

The Knicks need another impact player, and there’s little doubt about that. Yeah, the team might make the playoffs, but the it don’t have the roster to vanquish the top three team that would surely be faced. The expectations of postseason games at the Garden already have Amar’e, Felton, Gallo, and Randolph shouldering great burdens. [...]

Another “cool” day in store, with a chance of brief storms. Photo: Mike Groll/Associated Press Dime’s Sean Sweeney lists the five best slashing point guards in the league: Tyreke Evans, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose, and Deron Williams. Henry Abbott posts a good video of Amar’e talking about his trip, complete with a yarmulka. [...]

Here are some links to start of a weekend, with a high of 82º? Praise the lord. July may have been the hottest month on record for the city. Photo: limonada It’s been clarified: Amar’e Stoudemire is not Jewish, just curious. “I haven’t checked to see if he’s circumcised, but regardless, it’s a stretch to [...]

The Knicks now have three centers on their roster, and in Ronny Turiaf the team knows what they’re getting. Yesterday I looked at Eddy Curry and his chances of helping the team, and today let’s examine the other mystery, Timofey Mozgov. Earlier this month, Donnie Walsh stealthily snared Mozgov from his Russian team. There is [...]

Photo: Emborg Neil Paine writes on how top players fared against tougher defenses. Of players with over 23% of the team’s possessions, Chris Paul was the most effective against above-average defenses. Amar’e finished tenth, and eighth against below-average defenses. (Basketball-Reference) Mike Kurylo takes a look at Anthony Randolph, trying to project if Randolph will remedy [...]