NEW YORK -- On a day it might have been easier for the NBA to relocate franchises rather than move the multitude of traded players, Isiah Thomas almost did exactly the opposite of what he's been saying over the last couple weeks he wouldn't do.

There's nothing more damning than giving conflicting testimony or spewing irreconcilable philosophy.

Once again the Knicks have exchanged two bad players with undesirable contracts, plus their one and only pro center, for a pair of fringe starters with longer and higher salaries.