The 10-man rotation, starring the return of Kenyon Martin

A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: Yahoo! Sports. Our own Marc J. Spears breaks the news that the New York Knicks, fresh off clearing a roster spot in a deal pre-trade deadline deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, have reached an agreement on a 10-day contract with power forward Kenyon Martin, a former No. 1 overall pick and 12-year veteran who split last year between the Chinese Basketball Association and the Los Angeles Clippers, but hadn't played in the NBA yet this season. He's 35 and used to play for theDenver Nuggets, so he'll fit right in with the Knicks, I guess.

PF: The Basketball Jones. Toronto Raptors play-by-play man Matt Devlin (or a certain Canadian podcaster/ex-BDL editor, anyway) takes up the pen, the pad and the mic in a diss track aimed at"local" rapper Wale.

SF: Sports Illustrated. Lee Jenkins, one of the best basketball writers alive, on why trading Kevin Garnett today would have meant the Boston Celtics forfeiting their identity. An awful lot of awesome in a pretty small package, this story is.

SG: USA TODAY. Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star responds to an ESPN Radio personality's irresponsible suggestion that racism in Indiana is the reason why the Indiana Pacers don't draw fans. Bob Kravitz is way kinder than a lot of us might be in his response.

Grading NY Knicks' Trade Deadline Performance

The New York Knicks weren't the most active team at this year's trading deadline, but their moves certainly stand out from the rest—and not in a good way.
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Just before the deadline struck, the team announced they shipped outcast swingman Ronnie Brewer to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2014 second-round pick.

The minor move paved the way for a more high-profile deal, as New York-inked veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract, general manager Glen Grunwald announced (via ESPN New York).



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For a player that began the season as a starter on a conference-leading team, Ronnie Brewer suffered as dramatic a downfall as you could imagine. Through his first 17 games as a Knick, Brewer exceeded all expectations. He miraculously developed a three-point shot—he posted a 42-percent mark from downtown in that span—and averaged over a steal per contest. cheap jerseys from china

But as soon as the hot shooting cooled off, and the defense tailed off with it, Brewer was nowhere to be found. In his last 10 games in New York, he averaged 2.4 minutes per game.