By the end of Wednesday, NBA teams will have had to make decisions on both any 2008 and 2010 draftees currently on their squads. Will they go or will they stay?Wednesday's deadline forces teams to:A) Agree upon contract extensions with any 2008 first round draftees eligible to become Restricted Free Agents this upcoming summer.B) Exercise or decline team options for next season on 2010 first round draftees. Many teams made headlines with some controversial decisions regarding talented and/or popular players, but as far as the Knicks were concerned, they made the seemingly obvious decision to exercise Toney Douglas' team option for next season, putting him on the books with a salary slightly over $2 million. What might have been a no-brainer for the front office is quickly proving to be a frowned upon move by Knicks fans all over the internet. Fans have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure with the move, many citing Douglas' inconsistencies and disappointment thi...
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Baron Davis,
Iman Shumpert,
Chauncey Billups
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers
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Douglas needs to go to the "D" league for a little while.
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