Grant Hill is still undecided as to which team he'll sign his next contract with, but it certainly won't be for a lack of offers. The Suns are interested in having Hill return at the right price, the Celtics are ready to give him the chance to contend for a title, and now the Knicks have reportedly offered a one-year deal to come to New York and reunite with one of his former coaches, Mike D'Antoni.All three teams have something of interest to offer Hill, who will turn 37 before the beginning of next season, but who also played in all 82 games for the first time in his career last year.
If Hill feels good physically, the money for a single season in New York might be more than it would be individually in Boston or Phoenix. The Knicks are said to be offering a portion of the mid-level exception, whereas the Celtics would offer only the biennial exception ($1.9M), but would likely do it for two years.
Phoenix used that same biennial exception last time around, and league rules prevent them from using it on him again. But the team is said to be looking to make an offer in the same financial neighborhood, using a portion of its mid-level to do so.
Hill would be guaranteed starters' minutes on the Suns, which is something that likely will be preferable to backing up Paul Pierce in Boston. It's unclear if the Knicks and D'Antoni would make the same promise.
It's anyone's guess which way Hill is leaning at this point, but I'd have to say that unless he suddenly wants to play backup minutes to try to chase a ring in Boston, a multi-year deal to return to the Suns would seem to be the likely decision.
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7-07-2009 @ 5:14PM
clyogi said...
Why would anyone want to play for D'Antonini or the Knicks? They not only having a losing mentality, but are also totally classless (regardless of what you think of Marbury, the Knicks showed their lack in class in how they handled the situation) Oh wait, I can think of two reasons to play for the Knicks. Number one, the player is a jerk who wants the money without caring whether his team wins. Number two, the player hates to play defense and has to find a coach who has no idea that teams are supposed to play defense.
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7-07-2009 @ 5:36PM
jmaneuv011 said...
A player may also want to play in the biggest market there is. What player could possibly be a bigger hero than the guy who brings a winning team back to New York?
I have to admit, they're pretty awful though
7-07-2009 @ 10:01PM
ptcards said...
if he gos to the knicks that just shows you what kind of a player he is, just collect a pay check, why would anybody play for that team. no chance to win, no chance for a championship. i can never understand why a player would do that
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7-08-2009 @ 2:29PM
Giles said...
I don`t think Hill is at all guaranteed starters minutes anywhere. I think New York and Phoenix would both prefer to sign Shawn Marion and start him at one wing, though if Toronto can trade Parker for future draft picks and cash it won`t have to waive Marion, just move him from wing forward to wing guard to pair with all star should have been, Jose Calderon, by default, best point guard in the east. Helson at Orlando gets about half the assists. If New York clears up its center rotation mess, it`ll still need a quality young wing guard to start ahead of Hughes. Seems the Knicks may lose Nate Robinson, but with so little center quality in the league, isn`t much to play off for little guys on any team, not just in Manhattan. But anyone thinking of playing anywhere in the north better invest in night and day thermal underwear, winters, at least. As for market, if LA county, outside of LA city, were to incorporate as Hollywood City, Hollywood currently only being a subdivision not a city in Cal., it would become a larger city than NY, much less frigid winters, though also infested by narcissis hucksters.
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