The list of potential suitors for soon-to-be free agent center Mark Gasol is dwindling by the day, and that probably has to do with the common belief that he will re-sign with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The New York Knicks, who were once interested in Gasol, have apparently moved on. According to Fred Kerber of the New York Post, the Knicks “long ago gave up any hope” of being able to sign the 30-year-old.
Gasol posted a career-high 17.4 points per game last season for a Grizzlies team that advanced to the second round of the playoffs this year (pushing the eventual champion Golden State Warriors to six games) and appears to be headed in the right direction. In all likelihood, Gasol will sign a max contract with Memphis and earn more money than he could anywhere else.
Now that they have seemingly given up on Gasol, the Knicks are turning their attention to DeAndre Jordan and LaMarcus Aldridge. Chris Broussard of ESPN.com reports that the Knicks are considered “long shots” to land either player, but both Jordan and Aldridge reportedly have New York in their top five.
When Gasol’s brother Pau indicated several months ago that Marc was interested in what the Knicks had to offer, there apparently wasn’t much truth to it.
