Al Harrington Traded to Knicks For Jamal Crawford

by Administrator on Nov.21, 2008, under Basketball

Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have received league approval to complete a trade that will swap disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford.
Harrington went public with a trade demand just before the start of the season after privately urging Golden State to move him for months. New York had immediate interest, seeing the versatile and mobile Harrington as an ideal frontcourt fit in new coach Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo system.
Reuniting with Harrington will come at a cost for Walsh: It will require the Knicks to part with Crawford, their leading scorer and another player they had pegged to flourish under D’Antoni. The Warriors, according to NBA front-office sources, see Crawford as a versatile guard who, although not a pure floor leader, can function well in coach Don Nelson’s system while Monta Ellis recovers from ankle surgery — and in tandem with Ellis once he returns.

3 Comments for this entry

lennox
November 21st, 2008 on 6:43 pm
i think the Knicks are the winners in this trade…….they are missing a versatile big man and harrington is just that….he can step out for 3 and bang……crawford though was averaging i think about 19 points a game so it is a little hit to their scoring but this should help out their defense a bit……i think the warriors did this mostly because harrington wanted out but they also got a good scorer who is not super old….just in his late 20’s…..but i think that overall the knicks got the better of this deal even though crawford has more likely more basketball left in him then harrington
Pat 119
November 21st, 2008 on 6:46 pm
Thank God Harrington is gone. Crawford you are welcome to California
Knicks Fan
November 22nd, 2008 on 6:16 pm
2010 and Lebron James here we come.

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