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New York Knicks: The Stephon Marbury trade that welcomed a star

Trades constantly changed the look of the New York Knicks in the mid-2000s, often acquiring high-salary players. This struggled to succeed, as losing records followed, year by year, and sunk this team to the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

The biggest splash was Stephon Marbury, who arrived in a 2004 trade from the Phoenix Suns. It was New York’s biggest acquisition of the 2000s at that point, with an eye on having a dynamic player at point guard.

How did this trade result for the Knicks?

What the Knicks traded

It took a pool of players for the Knicks to make this trade, featuring Howard Eisley, Maciej Lampe, Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward and Milos Vujanic.