Where have we heard this one before? Nate Robinson is said to be close to a deal with the Knicks. FanHouse spoke to his agent, Aaron Goodwin, and learned that he really doesn’t have any other options. Goodwin says he hasn’t talked to any teams since June and he expects Nate to sign a deal by next week. We’ll believe it when we see it.
Via FanHouse:
Tags: aaron goodwin, basketball, Nate Robinson, NBA, new york knicksThis much is said to be certain: Nate Robinson will play for the New York Knicks this season.
“Yes, I’m 100 percent sure of that,” his agent, Aaron Goodwin, said Tuesday in an interview with FanHouse. “Where else is he going to go?”
Well, the 5-foot-9 guard is a restricted free agent. And, while it’s highly unlikely a team would put an offer down on him at this late stage and in this economy, isn’t that still a possibility?
“No,” Goodwin said. “Nate has made it clear from the start that he only wants to play for New York. After July 1, we didn’t talk to any other teams.”
That includes other countries.
“That was never a consideration,” Goodwin said of Robinson possibly going overseas after reports surfaced over the summer he was pondering signing with the Greek team Olympiakos.
Goodwin expects Robinson to return to New York on a one-year deal, which would make him an unrestricted free agent next summer. Goodwin expects a deal will be finalized by next week.
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