February 19, 2004 -- Penny Hardaway's inspired play since joining the Knicks on Jan. 5 has been a relevation to fans - and other league GMs. Suns GM Bryan Colangelo spent two seasons trying to trade Hardaway and his contract and found mild interest. Yesterday, according to sources, Isiah Thomas was actually fielding inquiries about Hardaway before today's 3 p.m. trading deadline. Isiah won't give him up now, but it's a possibility the Knicks could lose him in the mid-June expansion draft to the Charlotte Bobcats if he continues to play well. The Knicks can protect eight players and likely will gamble the Bobcats - who have talked about not taking on big contracts - will pass. But Charlotte could do worse than take on a name player such as Hardaway, considering the expensive junk available. Hardaway will only have two years left on his pact. "I'd love to stay here and win a championship, but you never know what's going to happen," Hardaway told The Post. "You can't get comfortable, not with the expansion draft." -- ＨＥＬＬＯ？ --

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