Marc Gasol is having a career year, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 15-4 record while averaging 19.8 ppg and 8.2 rpg.
Gasol will become a free agent after this season, and the New York Knicks have their sights set on him to be a key cog in their Triangle offense. The center had expressed interest in playing in New York before the season started, but that may have changed.
According to the New York Post, The Knicks are realizing that they'll likely miss out on the All-Star, but that won't stop them from trying.
As the Knicks plummet to the bottom of the league, a source told The Post the club doesn’t believe its chances are too good of landing the Grizzlies stud center with their 2015 cap space — not that Knicks president Phil Jackson won’t try like mad….
The Knicks’ lone edge is Gasol is best friends with point guard Jose Calderon, his teammate on Spain’s national team.
While the Knicks, who lost 90-87 to the Cavaliers Thursday night at the Garden, were confident they would land LeBron James entering 2010 free agency, they realize the odds are against them for Gasol. If he leaves Memphis, he likely will choose a title contender, not the woebegone Knicks.
The consensus around the league is that Gasol will stay put in Memphis. He's a guy who will demand a max contract, and the Grizzlies have the cap space and desire to sign him to a big contract.
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