Blazers swingman the Knicks failed to recover to sign Spurs Qi Jiang added lineup change
DENVER Aug. 6, according to "New York Daily News," said the New York Knicks has been the official and free agent Roger - Mei Senda into a period of one year, worth about 140 million contractual agreements.
big star in this summer full of free agent market situation, some practical second-tier players union also acclaimed. One former Spurs Houweiluojie - Mason is one of the typical, after becoming a free agent, Mason has received as many as 14 teams bid contract, including the Bulls, Heat, Clippers and the Knicks and other teams. However, what surprised that Mason did not immediately determine their ultimate fate, and he still hoped that staying in San Antonio.
But from now appears that Mason is not on the list of candidates for the Spurs, coach Gregg Popovich in the tactical system, once the bench Jones and Mason difficult to find their foothold. Therefore, the switch to join the New York Knicks have become a thing makes sense.
While the Spurs stayed only two short seasons, but Mason's overall performance was commendable. 2008-09 season, Mason first came to the Spurs, they rapid integration into the team, averaging 11.8 points can be scored, three hit rate of 42.1%, both career highs, and finished that season five incredible lore . In the end of the season, Mason has even been a number of U.S. media as "the best summer signings." But then the 2009-10 season, suffered a wrist injury since the troubled state of rapid decline in Mason, averages 6.3 points and fell to an embarrassing 1.7 assists. Coupled with the team backcourt star George - Hill's rise, causing the team management will shift the focus to the latter body training, which is this summer not hesitate to refuse to renew their contract with the team one of the reasons.
According to reports, the Knicks are chasing Spaniard Rudy - Fernandez failed, decided to sign Mason. In the next few weeks, the Portland people will continue to sell Fernandez, the Blazers traded chips and did not make too much concession area, they need to remain a first-round draft pick.
(Kobayashi)
