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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">James Dolan did his best to defend the impending loss of yet another lottery pick this season to the Chicago Bulls, but when it came down to it, even the Madison Square Garden chairman admits Isiah Thomas might have paid too much for Eddy Curry.
Dolan would not speak to the newspaper reporters after Monday's Garden finale, but as an in-studio guest Tuesday on WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog" show, Dolan said there would be no ramifications if the Bulls wind up with a very high pick in the draft -- which has the potential to be a great year -- and said he feels "Isiah made the right decision."
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"I think first off what you're talking about is an 'if', a gambling situation," Dolan said. "We had Eddy Curry, not a gambling situation. I think Isiah made the right decision. He found a player that he could build around in Eddy Curry, versus a which is a six out of 100 chance, and we didn't know, by the way, back when we made the trade whether this draft was going to be . We're still in it, but not at the top."
A major part of the Curry trade, which Thomas made on Oct. 4, 2005, was the Bulls option to swap draft picks with the Knicks in 2006 and 2007. They did it last season and, after another trade, wound up with the second-overall pick in the draft, which they later dealt for forward Tyrus Thomas.
This year, with the Knicks holding the sixth-worst record in the NBA with one game remaining, the playoff-bound Bulls are certain to flip again. The May 22 draft lottery will determine how high their pick will be. But considering the potential of the college talent available -- Texas swingman Kevin Durant right now leads a class that could also include Ohio State big man Greg Oden -- it seems any top 10 pick could produce an impact player.
And that's what has Dolan now second-guessing Thomas.
"If we knew then what we know now, and if we could have said, 'Look, we're going to have lottery picks the next two years,' if you knew that, yeah, you could have made a better deal," Dolan said. "But you didn't know that."</div>
Source: Newsday
Dolan would not speak to the newspaper reporters after Monday's Garden finale, but as an in-studio guest Tuesday on WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog" show, Dolan said there would be no ramifications if the Bulls wind up with a very high pick in the draft -- which has the potential to be a great year -- and said he feels "Isiah made the right decision."
Click here to find out more!
"I think first off what you're talking about is an 'if', a gambling situation," Dolan said. "We had Eddy Curry, not a gambling situation. I think Isiah made the right decision. He found a player that he could build around in Eddy Curry, versus a which is a six out of 100 chance, and we didn't know, by the way, back when we made the trade whether this draft was going to be . We're still in it, but not at the top."
A major part of the Curry trade, which Thomas made on Oct. 4, 2005, was the Bulls option to swap draft picks with the Knicks in 2006 and 2007. They did it last season and, after another trade, wound up with the second-overall pick in the draft, which they later dealt for forward Tyrus Thomas.
This year, with the Knicks holding the sixth-worst record in the NBA with one game remaining, the playoff-bound Bulls are certain to flip again. The May 22 draft lottery will determine how high their pick will be. But considering the potential of the college talent available -- Texas swingman Kevin Durant right now leads a class that could also include Ohio State big man Greg Oden -- it seems any top 10 pick could produce an impact player.
And that's what has Dolan now second-guessing Thomas.
"If we knew then what we know now, and if we could have said, 'Look, we're going to have lottery picks the next two years,' if you knew that, yeah, you could have made a better deal," Dolan said. "But you didn't know that."</div>
Source: Newsday
