Friday, August 25, 2000 Houston, Texas Volume 66, Issue 5 Regents approve softball stadium budget increase Soccer season begins today Sports Opinion Blockbuster trade falls through, helps Rockets NBA Basketball Jake McKim What could have been the biggest trade in NBA history fizzled late Wednesday, temporarily ending two teams' hopes of drastically improving overnight. The New York Knicks, Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons had orchestrated a blockbuster trade that would have sent superstar center Patrick Ewing from the Knicks to the Sonics in exchange for power forward Vin Baker. In addition, Glen Rice would have joined Baker in New York, Christian Laettner would have found a new home in Los Angeles and the Pistons would have received several low-income players. Detroit would have been helped by clearing cap space needed to pursue key free agents next year. However, the trade fell through when the Knicks refused to throw in Allan Houston in the trade and the Pistons wanted a sweetened deal. Repercussions would have been enormous for a team like the Knicks, who would have instantly become the biggest threat to the Lakers' bid for a repeat of last year's championship season. | |
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