Knicks Acquire Lakers 1st Round Pick

They get $4.5 million and save a total of $6.2 million for selling two selections. General Manager Mitch Kupchak hopes the moves help in re-signing Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. With one eye toward free agency and another toward the bank, the Lakers sold two of their picks in Thursday'...

I didn't know you could just sell picks like that.The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have sold the No. 29 pick in the first round of the NBA draft to the New York Knicks for $3 million, multiple sources told ESPN.com's Andy Katz.Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak followed through on his intention to deal the pick after saying Wednesday the pick had generated...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will likely unload at least one of their three draft picks.

The Knicks paid $3 million for the rights to the Lakers first round pick (#29 overall) in the NBA Draft. The Lakers, who by all reports intend to re-sign Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza this summer, need to clear up as much money possible in order to bring these guys back for another title run. The [...]

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. It's a sunny day and the sky is bright... A little Leaders of the New School to kick-start the day. Some of you may need it coming off the defeat for the No. 5 pick last night. But let's keep the optimism up. Dealer Donnie and his staff still have a full day of work ahead. Here's a collection of the latest involving the Knicks: * - The Racine...

This comes from SLAM Magazine's Lang Whitaker via Twitter: Ricky Rubio to the Knicks for Nate Robinson and Jordan Hill. Rubio would be a perfect fit for Mike D'Antoni's system. Robinson would give the T-Wolves a proven scorer, and Hill would make Minnesota's post trio pretty scary in a couple of years.

In an effort to get a little more coin for the luxury tax that Dr. Buss will have to pay in 2010, Mitch Kupchak has sold the rights to the 29th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft to the New York Knicks. According to reports, the Lakers got a cool $3 million in exchange for [...]

by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Knicks, Timberwolves, NBA Draft, NBA RumorsThe Minnesota Timberwolves used the fourth pick in the NBA Draft to take Ricky Rubio, but now there are serious doubts about whether the Spanish sensation wants to play there. Rubio was non-committal immediately after being selected, saying he was excited to come to the NBA, when answering a question that asked...

Darko Milicic, the 7-footer who was picked second in the 2003 draft, will try to rescuscitate his busted career in New York. The Knicks finalized the Quentin Richardson-for-Milicic swap last night. The Knicks also gave $1.2 million to Memphis...

Former Marshall High School guard Patrick Beverley saved Chicago from an NBA draft shutout Thursday night when he was selected 42nd by the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

The New York Knicks have reportedly purchased the 29th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft from the Los Angeles Lakers.