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It’s all but a certainty that any deal related to the Cavs, Knicks, or Nets will be tied to “luring Lebron in 2010″.  Well the recent rumors of Zach Randolph being shopped to Memphis for Darko Milicic and Antoine Walker’s bloated expiring deal have done just that.  From Hoopsworld:

This morning’s top NBA story was a trade rumor that the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies could be close to a deal that would send Antoine Walker and Darko Milicic to the Knicks for the often-rumored Zach Randolph. No doubt Knicks fans are scratching their heads . . .and maybe Grizzlies fans, too.

On the Knicks side of the ledger, this would be all about taking $17 million off of their payroll in time for the 2010 NBA free agency period. Milicic’s deal ends that summer and Walker’s contract has a player option that could take him off the books even a year earlier should he choose to exercise it. Ultimately, the move would be made in order to set up a courtship of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James.