Knicks Trade Cheeks to the Hawks for McCormick
Maurice Cheeks was traded by the New York Knicks to the Atlanta Hawks for Tim McCormick on Wednesday in an NBA deal that filled both teams’ need for backup players.
Cheeks, a 13-year veteran who is the NBA career leader in steals and is fifth in assists, became expendable when the Knicks drafted Greg Anthony No. 1 and Coach Pat Riley said Mark Jackson would be the starting point guard.
Cheeks, 35, is expected to back up Rumeal Robinson for Atlanta, which traded Doc Rivers to the Clippers in the off-season.
The Knicks needed McCormick as a backup center after they declined to re-sign Eddie Lee Wilkins.
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