Baron Davis' desire to play in New York outweighed the chance to play with Kobe Bryant or LeBron James.
The veteran point guard signed with the Knicks Monday, passing up a chance to join stronger teams because he said he always saw himself playing at Madison Square Garden.
"I always kind of rise to the occasion when I'm playing against the Knicks and playing in the Garden," Davis said at the Knicks' training facility. "It's just an unbelievable opportunity, and I'm ready to accept the challenge."
Not yet, however. A herniated disc in his back has sidelined Davis all preseason, an injury he's heard could keep him out eight to 10 weeks. But Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni hopes it will be much sooner, and the team is willing to wait for the chance to add a veteran to an inexperienced starting backcourt.
"The first order of business is just get him healthy and make sure that when he is able to play, he's ready to go," D'Antoni said. "If we get to that point, which hopefully we will, we've got one of the better point guards in the league, just adds another weapon to already a pretty good group."
Kings
The Sacramento Kings voided Chuck Hayes' $21.3 million, four-year contract, saying the forward-center failed a team physical that forced his release. Kings general manager Geoff Petrie said in a statement that informing Hayes his deal had been voided was "one of the most heartbreaking moments of my professional or personal life." He said Hayes asked the team to refrain from any further comment. The team announced last week that a heart exam on the new Kings big man showed an abnormality that would require further testing. That came days after the former Houston Rockets forward-center signed a contract with Sacramento.
Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a five-year deal with restricted free agent Arron Afflalo. The Denver Post first reported Monday night the guard had agreed to a contract that could be worth up to $43 million. Nuggets coach George Karl was preaching the importance of bringing back Afflalo, the player he considered the "glue guy" of the team. Afflalo averaged 12.6 points last season and took on a bigger leadership role once Denver dealt Carmelo Anthony to New York.
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First published on December 20, 2011 at 12:00 am
Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11354/1198047-275.stm?cmpid=sportsother.xml
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