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| Baron Davis |
According to Marc Stein reporters and ESPN.com 's Dave McMenamin and ESPNLosAngeles.com, respectively, the agreement between the Knicks and Davis could be completed on Sunday afternoon.
Davis would be signed as a free agent. It reached that status last Friday when he defeated the period of 'waivers' after being released by the Cavaliers making use of the amnesty clause.
The 32 years and 12 years of experience in the NBA, started last season playing for the Clippers but was traded to Cleveland in the change that brought Mo Williams to Los Angeles.
This last championship averaged 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game in his games with the Clippers and Cavaliers.
For the Clippers, in 43 games, gave average 12.8 points and 7.0 assists per game. For the Cavaliers were the averages of 13.9 and 6.1 passes many points per game.
In New York this cover the gap left vacant when the Knicks also exercised using the amnesty clause to free to Chauncey Billups. In this move the Knicks intended to rid the impact of $ 14.2 million contract they had on Billups in terms of the amount thereof on the team payroll cap and luxury tax calculation.
Billups was claimed off waivers by the Clippers, who because it will have to take over $ 2 million salary canastero.
In the case of Davis, meanwhile, Cleveland will have to pay $ 27 million of his contract were guaranteed for the next two seasons and claimed that this was not of 'waivers'.
The Knicks could sign a contract with Davis except the salary 'mini-mid-level'. The availability of the game, however, there could be another two months. Davis is currently rehabilitating a back injury has been reported could keep him out of play for a period of eight to 10 weeks.
