Were fans bemoaning While Lin's possible departure on Twitter and on blogs, no one Associated With the Knicks Or With Lin would confirm anything late Saturday night. Speculation and anxiety ruled the evening.
Lin, a restricted free agent, signed a three-year, $ 25 million offer sheet with the Rockets on Friday. The paperwork was delivered to the Knicks on Saturday, starting a three-day clock for the Knicks to match the offer or Either let Lin go.
The deal to reacquire Felton - who played 54 games for the Knicks in 2010-11 - was taken by many as an indication That the Knicks would let Lin depart, DESPITE his wild success on the court last season and his overall marketability.
Felton will receive a three-year, $ 10 million contract in a sign-and-trade Deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, According to a person briefed on the details. The Knicks will receive Also Kurt Thomas, another former Knick, in the deal. In exchange, Portland will receive Jared Jeffries (in a sign-and-trade arrangement), plus the nonguaranteed contract of Dan Gadzuric, the Knicks' second-round draft pick in 2016 and the rights to two overseas players.
Two reports cast doubt on late Saturday That assumption. The first came via the Twitter account of a South Carolina television reporter, Mark Haggard, Who Said That Told him That Felton had planned to let the Knicks Lin leave for Houston. A short time later, Yahoo Sports Reported That Lin "Appears close" to joining the Rockets, in light of Felton's deal.
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