NBA Rumors: Knicks In Lead For J.R. Smith? Can They Keep Jeremy Lin?

With J.R. Smith’s Chinese basketball team missing the playoffs now, the three-point threat can now return to the NBA on February 15th. Smith has been garnering interest since the NBA lockout ended, with teams like the Clippers and Lakers that would love to have his services. The 6’6′” shooting guard averaged twelve points and four rebounds last season in the NBA and is continuing to improve. But it looks like the New York Knicks could be the ones that could be in the lead for him, as they are badly in need of another shooter and to help out the bench more. Says ESPN’s Marc Stein: “New York is still the closest thing to a consensus favorite to sign Smith to a rest-of-the-season contract worth $2.5 million when the rangy guard returns from China. Lots of teams are interested in Smith, including both the Clippers and Lakers, but the Knicks are starved for shooters and have more money and a bigger role to offer than most Smith suitors, which gives the...