Just moments after Antonio Davis reflected thoughtfully Monday on the sign-and-trade deal that will send Eddy Curry to the Knicks, Davis had to stomach some unsettling news.
He’s being shipped to New York with Curry in exchange for power forward Michael Sweetney, small forward Tim Thomas, guard Jermaine Jackson, a first-round and two second-round draft picks.
Davis found out about his own departure shortly after the Bulls’ media-day gathering–less than 24 hours before the start of training-camp workouts.
“I don’t know what to say about it right now,” Davis said when reached on his cellular phone. “I’m talking to my agent right now.”
Davis may not be gone long. The teams apparently have an agreement that the Knicks will release Davis and he will return to the Bulls later this month. Davis, who stands to make $13.9 million this season, is in the last year of his deal.
Earlier, Davis was asked if he was considering retirement. He turns 37 later this month.
“I’ve asked myself that a couple of times,” he said. “I’m excited about being around this group. I think it’s the one thing I look forward to coming back to. . . . I don’t know if I’d be willing to go somewhere else. I love it here.”
Posturing
In 1993, during the White Sox-Blue Jays playoff series, Michael Jordan retired–his first of three retirements from basketball–and upstaged the Sox. Curry’s departure from the Bulls on the eve of the White Sox’s playoff opener against the Red Sox doesn’t have the same impact but could lead to conspiracy theories.
