The Knicks have moved Marcus Camby and Steve Novak for former Toronto Raptors Center/Power Forward, Andrea Bargnani. This trade is viewed as a bit puzzling to some because Bargnani is supposedly a 7-foot player that cannot really rebound or play defense, skills that the Knicks most certainly could use.
On the brighter side though, Bargnani has logged some impressive stats in the past, including logging over 21 points per game in the 2010-11 season, as well as over 6 rebounds per game in the season prior to that one. People say that his drastic drop off in stats in the past couple of years may be due to the Raptors playing him in the wrong position, but we'll have to see what he can bring to the table I suppose. He could also be a nice pairing with Tyson in the front court if effective.
The Knicks organization seems to be trying to push on in their pursuit of surrounding Carmelo Anthony with the best role players that they can find/develop, so let's hope this wasn't a step backwards in that plan. Smooches.
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