Thread: Knicks gauging interest in J.R. Smith

While they realize it may be difficult to pursue, the New York Knicks have begun to explore the potential trade market for guard J.R. Smith in recent days, ESPN.com has learned.

Sources close to the situation said Wednesday that the organization has become increasingly frustrated with Smith's on and off-court transgressions and increasingly feel that a fresh start might be best for all parties.

Smith was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for "recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct" following his shoelace stunts in the New York Knicks' past two games.

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J.R. Smith is a BAD man when he wants to be.

Amid multiple reports that the Knicks are shopping J.R. Smith, the reaction among rival executives is predictable. “Is it April Fool’s Day?” one rival executive asked SNY.tv. The executive added that “everybody” has heard the Knicks want to deal Smith. “Of course [they want to trade him], but only an idiot would take him. Can Steve Mills trade him to himself?” The Knicks Blog

http://theknicksblog.com/knicks/nba-...th-to-himself/

Amid multiple reports that the Knicks are shopping J.R. Smith, the reaction among rival executives is predictable. “Is it April Fool’s Day?” one rival executive asked SNY.tv. The executive added that “everybody” has heard the Knicks want to deal Smith. “Of course [they want to trade him], but only an idiot would take him. Can Steve Mills trade him to himself?” The Knicks Blog

http://theknicksblog.com/knicks/nba-...th-to-himself/