Knicks president Donnie Walsh has explained why the team passed on signing free-agent guard Allen Iverson.
The team opted not to sign Iverson late Thursday night after Walsh, coach Mike D'Antoni and owner James Dolan exhausted the possibility.
"It did get interesting for a while because Allen's a great player and has always been a great player," Walsh said. "You're 1-9 and you're thinking, 'We've got to get some help in here.' But when we rethought it and I talked to Mike and he talked to me, we feel that could hurt our development of the future, and so we want to go the way we're going.
"There will be other things we can do during the year that will be more in line with what our philosophy has been entering into this. And I want to really make it clear that this has nothing to do with Iverson. He's a great player, I've always admired him. I think he'd be a great addition for a team that is in a different position than we're in, and I hope he gets picked up."
Iverson was waived by the Grizzlies on Tuesday and became an unrestricted free agent on Thursday evening.
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Nov 20, 2009 10:19 AM EST
The Knicks have decided not to sign Allen Iverson.
The team had been considering whether to add Iverson to the roster after starting the season 2-9. As of Thursday evening, a deal appeared imminent. One source put the percentage likelihood of the Knicks signing Iverson in the high 90's.
Knick owner James Dolan was reportedly hesitant about signing Iverson for the remainder of the season but said he would not stand in the way if Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni were in favor of the move.
The Knicks pulled back late Thursday, deciding that the risks of adding Iverson outweighed the potential rewards.
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Allen Iverson has cleared waivers and New York is appearing more and more like his eventual landing spot.
A source close to the team told the New York Times that the percent chance Iverson will sign with the Knicks is in "the high 90s" and a deal could be signed as early as Friday.
Iverson was waived by the Grizzlies on Tuesday after just three games with the team. The Knicks are just 2-9 this season.
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Knicks Nov 2009 Archive
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ESPN | Nov 20, 2009
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Newsday | Nov 19, 2009
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Newsday | Nov 19, 2009
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Nov 19, 2009
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New York Times | Nov 18, 2009
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New York Post | Nov 18, 2009
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New York Times | Nov 17, 2009
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New York Daily News | Nov 16, 2009
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The Plain Dealer | Nov 16, 2009
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New York Daily News | Nov 16, 2009
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ESPN | Nov 14, 2009
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ESPN | Nov 13, 2009
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Alan Hahn/Newsday | Nov 13, 2009
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New York Post | Nov 12, 2009
Jamal Crawford believes that the Knicks would have made the playoffs with him and Zach Randolph.
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Orlando Sentinel | Nov 11, 2009
LeBron James has finally grown tired of fielding questions about his free agency.
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Newsday | Nov 10, 2009
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SNY.tv | Nov 10, 2009
Eddy Curry is back at practice.
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New York Times | Nov 10, 2009
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New York Post | Nov 10, 2009
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Los Angeles Times | Nov 8, 2009
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New York Post | Nov 7, 2009
CC Sabathia wants to see LeBron James make the jump from Cleveland to New York.
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New York Times | Nov 7, 2009
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ESPN | Nov 7, 2009
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New York Post | Nov 6, 2009
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New York Daily News | Nov 6, 2009
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Nov 5, 2009
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Twitter (Alan Hahn, Newsday) | Nov 5, 2009
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New York Daily News | Nov 5, 2009
Donnie Walsh had no problem with the comments from Larry Bird about LeBron James.
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New York Daily News | Nov 4, 2009
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Nov 3, 2009
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ESPN | Nov 3, 2009
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Deseret News | Nov 2, 2009
The Jazz will receive a first-round pick from the Knicks after this season, but coach Jerry Sloan isn't keeping tabs on the team.
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Press Release | Nov 1, 2009
Knicks forward Al Harrington has been fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing game officials.
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Twitter (Alan Hahn, Newsday) | Nov 1, 2009
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Newsday | Nov 1, 2009
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