I'm pissed at Vince!!
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?id=93688
Report: Carter seeking Knicks trade
8/5/2004
The agent for Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter says he met with team management two weeks ago and asked them to look into trade possibilities.
"We did meet and asked them to look into trades," Mark Steinberg tells the New York Daily News. "They know where we stand."
The newspaper quotes a source close to Carter who says the all-star would prefer a deal involving the New York Knicks, but Steinberg would not confirm nor deny that claim.
There has been much speculation in the New York papers regarding a Carter trade, but Knicks spokesman Joe Favorito denied the Knicks' involvement.
``He's not a free agent. We're not allowed to talk to other teams' players. I'm not even aware of anything with the Raptors,'' Favorito told the Canadian Press.
General manager Rob Babcock told the Toronto Sun last week that he was confident about Carter's intentions to remain in Toronto.
"We're on the same page. As far as him playing on our basketball team, I feel very comfortable about that and I see him coming to camp."
Carter has three years plus an option for a fourth left on his contract, which will pay him approximately $12.6 million US this coming season and a potential deal with the Knicks would not be easy from a salary cap standpoint.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith reported Thursday that he spoke to the Raptors front office and that they laughed at the assertion that Carter would be traded to the Knicks.
Carter's future with the Raptors has been the subject of intense speculation this summer following revelations that the all-star was not consulted about the hiring of a new GM and coach despite those promises made by team executives.
Whatever he can leave. He's just going to get hurt and play 1/3 of the season anyways. he's a waste of talent pussy! :dg: