First Jason Kidd. Now Grant Hill. The Knicks are now 0 for 2 in signing potential free agents.
According to Yahoo Sports, Hill is closing in on a contract extension to stay with the Suns. Terms have the contract have not been announced yet. A huge reason why Hill decided to stay was that it is believed Phoenix is close to locking up Steve Nash to a three year, $33 million dollar deal. It was believed that the Knicks offered Hill two deals on the table: a one year deal for $5 million or a three year, $10 million dollar deal. Former Knick Channing Frye is also expected to sign with the Suns for two years, $3.8 million.
I'm pretty surprised Hill decided to turn down the Knicks offer. It was rumored that his wife was pushing him towards signing with the Knicks since it would help her acting career, but I guess Steve Nash re-upping in Phoenix was enough to make him stay. New York still is not ready to compete, but the lure of playing for Mike D'Antoni, who Hill played for in Phoenix during the '07-08 season, was a lot to pass up. He must really believe in the Suns ability to turn it around because he also turned down an offer from the Boston Celtics.
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