The mid-2000s New York Knicks spent time trying to make roster upgrades under the president of basketball operations, Isiah Thomas, who targeted some young talents, but traded long-term assets and handed out lucrative contracts. Most of them did not work out.
One of those less glorified transactions was the acquisition of Steve Francis in 2006, the same player who once played like a star with the Houston Rockets, before a swap with the Orlando Magic for Tracy McGrady.
What happened with this Francis deal? Let’s look back 13 years ago:
What the Knicks traded
Acquiring Francis was not a break-the-bank deal at the time.