Almost a week ago, after the Man Who Would Be King announced he was heading to Miami to party…sorry, play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the New York Knicks completed a sign-and-trade deal with my beloved Golden State Warriors which netted us David Lee in exchange for Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf, and Kelenna Azubuike.
I’ve already written about the deal from the Warriors point of view (basically, I love it) but I felt it was my civic duty as a basketball fan, and someone who’s watched all three of these guys grow, to give Knicks fans a heads-up on what they can expect from their new acquisitions.
Ronny Turiaf
OK, let’s get one thing straight. You are gonna love Turiaf.
He’s an excellent character guy, a great locker room presence, a terrific community outreach bloke…in short, he’s the kind of guy every team needs at least one of. It’s impossible not to love him. In fact, the only part of this deal that saddens me is that we let him go.
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Article written by Ashwath Krishna