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New York Knickerbockers Executive Vice President and General Manager Glen Grunwald announced today that the team has waived guard Oscar Bellfield, forwards John Shurna and Mychel Thompson and center Henry Sims. Journal-News

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Sounds like Chris Copeland is in good shape to make the #Knicks final roster. Mike Woodson said he will talk to GM Glen Grunwald tomorrow. Twitter

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Nate Taylor: Glen Grunwald on Rasheed Wallace: "We think be probably will sign, but nothing has been done yet." Twitter @ByNateTaylor

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Rasheed Wallace, Glen Grunwald 

Amundson's agent, Mark Bartelstein, says Amundson is in no rush to make a decision. "Glen (Grunwald) and I have talked," Bartelstein said. "(Amundson) is the best big man on the market, so there's no reason to be impatient." ESPN.com

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The call was from New York general manager Glen Grunwald and the conversation lasted no more than 30 seconds. Grunwald's message, Lin told SI.com, was simple and direct: "We wanted to keep you, but it couldn't work out. Tell your family I say hello, and good luck the rest of the way." SI.com

Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

That was it. One of the more intriguing and publicly debated personnel decisions in NBA history ended in half a minute. No questions were asked, no pointed comments were uttered and no animated feelings were expressed. Lin, the undrafted 23-year-old who rose to global stardom in his first 25 starts after being cut twice, politely told Grunwald, "I just want to thank you. Best of luck in the future." SI.com

Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

"Honestly, I preferred New York," Lin says. "But my main goal in free agency was to go to a team that had plans for me and wanted me. I wanted to have fun playing basketball. ... Now I'm definitely relieved." SI.com

Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

The Rockets sent representatives to the Knicks practice on Friday and to the game on Saturday but could not find Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald. The offer sheet was FedExed to the Knicks’ New York office and will have the receipt forwarded to the league office, but league officials said that until it can be shown that the Knicks have the offer sheet in hand, the clock on the Knicks’ three-day period to match would not begin. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Free Agency, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

Jeremy Lin hasn't signed his offer sheet with the Houston Rockets yet. When he does -- perhaps Friday -- the Knicks will have three days to match it, and general manager Glen Grunwald reiterated that they "likely" will bring back Lin. It wasn't as strong as Mike Woodson's "absolutely" one day earlier, but the Knicks aren't going to let Lin walk away. Newsday

Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Mike Woodson, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

From the moment Fields and Toronto agreed to that amount, it seemed unlikely that the Knicks would match it. But if they do, it will be because they were unable to get another swingman. "We haven't reached any decision at this time," Grunwald said. "We're still looking at that offer sheet and what other alternatives might be available to us." Newsday

New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Free Agency, Landry Fields, Glen Grunwald 

Mike Woodson was asked today whether the Knicks would match the offer sheet the Raptors gave Landry Fields and it didn't sound like they would at this point. "That’s a Glen Grunwald question in terms of where we’re going to go with that," Woodson said. "But as it stands right now it’s all about the guys that we’ve already made the commitment to in terms of getting them where they need to be." The Knicks have until Saturday to match it. #Knicks Sulia

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“I’ve been talking to [Knicks general manager Glen] Grunwald about four, five years about him,’’ Bass said. “This is the year it got done. He’s been very persistent checking in about Pablo. He’s a very big fan. He’ll bring leadership and will be there to help Jeremy a little bit.’’ New York Post

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The Lin offer sheet should be a priority because no other move they will make has the ability to spur season-ticket sales than signing “17.’’ The Knicks also will officially sign Jason Kidd, Steve Novak, J.R. Smith, James White and formally execute the sign-and-trade for Marcus Camby. It’s a busy day for general manager Glen Grunwald, who probably won’t match Landry Fields’ three-year, $18.5 million offer sheet from the Raptors, with Smith now aboard. New York Post

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Nate Taylor: More of the source close to Camby: “Glen Grunwald & Allan Houston played a big role. He has a tremendous amount of respect for both." Twitter

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Allan Houston, Marcus Camby, Glen Grunwald 

Marc Berman: Gadzuric $1.4M contract is in all sign and trade proposals because non-guaranteed. Grunwald did it that way purposely as trade chip in S&T. Twitter

New York Knicks, Trade, Dan Gadzuric, Glen Grunwald 

Knicks GM Glen Grunwald said on the night of the NBA draft that his priority is re-signing not only Smith, but Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak and Landry Fields. "We want to keep both (Lin and Novak) and keep Landry and J.R.," Grunwald said on Thursday night. "They're all valuable players and we're going to try to keep all four of them. We have some (recruiting) plans. We've been in contact with our own free agents and they've expressed their desire to come back. They know we love them and want them. We'll do the negotiating and hopefully it all works out." ESPN.com

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Draft, Landry Fields, Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak, Glen Grunwald 

What is the market value for point guard Jeremy Lin? Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald can’t wait to find out now that Lin officially has his early Bird rights after the NBA dropped its appeal last night. According to people familiar with the Knicks’ strategy, Grunwald will be patient in the Lin negotiations and allow the market to set Lin’s price tag. Because Grunwald can match any offer, he can sit back and wait. Lin becomes a free agent tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. and Grunwald can offer him a maximum four-year deal starting at $5.5 million with 7 percent raises — a package worth $24.5 million. New York Post

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

According to people familiar with the Knicks’ strategy, Grunwald will be patient in the Lin negotiations and allow the market to set Lin’s price tag. Because Grunwald can match any offer, he can sit back and wait. New York Post

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Jeremy Lin, Glen Grunwald 

Howard Beck: Grunwald (via @ByNateTaylor): "It’s likely that we’ll be a taxpayer ... So that’s why we would be operating under the 3 million number" Twitter

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Glen Grunwald 

Free agency starts at 12:01 a.m. Sunday and with seven players under contract and Thursday night's second-round pick Kostas Papanikolaou stashed in Greece for another year, Grunwald has plenty of roster spots to fill, particularly in the backcourt. Grunwald's first call probably will be to Steve Nash. After that, Ray Allen, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Raymond Felton, Andre Miller, Dahntay Jones and Randy Foye could hear from Knicks officials. Newsday

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Randy Foye, Raymond Felton, Andre Miller, Jason Terry, Dahntay Jones, Glen Grunwald