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Reminiscing on the top 3 worst trades in Knicks history

By Desmond Novack

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 25: Andrea Bargnani #77 of the New York Knicks looks on from the bench during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on February 25, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 25: Andrea Bargnani #77 of the New York Knicks looks on from the bench during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on February 25, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, New York Knicks. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, New York Knicks. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Trade #2: Eddy Curry for two future All-NBA players

When I think of the Isiah Thomas era for the Knicks, it’s usually not good, and this trade is a big reason. This move, partnered with the awful contract Thomas handed to Jerome James, made fans’ lives miserable for a while.

This trade saw Michael Sweetney, Tim Thomas, and Jermaine Jackson, alongside two first-round picks leave New York for Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis. While the players the Knicks sent out weren’t anything too crazy, it was the draft picks the team traded that ended up costing them in the long run.

The picks the Knicks sent out were their own 2006 first-round pick and the rights to swap their first-rounder in 2007. These picks ended up becoming Lamarcus Aldridge, a seven-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA member, and Joakim Noah, a defensive player of the year, and two-time All-Star.

Alongside this, the Knicks also obtained Curry’s ridiculous six-year, $60 million contract. Curry wasn’t the worst player during his time in New York, but that doesn’t justify this trade and what the Knicks gave up.

During his five seasons with the Knicks, Curry averaged 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game. So again, not the worst, but when you trade two first-round picks for a player and pay them that much money, they need to be better.

This trade will always define just how bad of a GM Thomas was for the Knicks. He was a heck of a player, but please never let him in a front office ever again.

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