August 13, 2005 -- Allan Houston appears safe, The Post has learned. The Knicks are expected to let Monday's amnesty deadline pass without waiving Houston, a league official said. The Knicks are talking about waiving one of four other players in order to take advantage of the NBA's one-time provision and reduce their luxury tax liability. Power forwards Malik Rose, Maurice Taylor and, to a lesser extent, Jerome Williams are in danger. Perhaps the best option being reviewed is waiving the contract of Shandon Anderson, bought out last October. Yesterday, Knicks president Isiah Thomas and newly hired coach Larry Brown huddled at their Westchester practice campus, partly to discuss their amnesty decision. Cutting Houston would save the club $39.8 million in luxury tax; when the league included the provision in its new collective bargaining agreement, some even referred to the clause as "The Allan Houston Rule." The club now believes that Houston, once reluctant to retire, will hang them up if he's not close to being ready by the end of October's training camp. Houston has told Knicks officials he doesn't want to go through the same ordeal of the past two seasons, missing 92 games, and would consider retirement if he's still not healthy after camp. Houston's sentiment changed the Knicks' position on how best to proceed. A faction within the organization believes the veteran shooting guard's arthritic knees will not heal enough to allow him to play close to an entire season. The Knicks would prefer that Houston agree to a medical retirement, which would save them much more than just the luxury tax reduction of the amnesty rule. Houston would get every penny but insurance — not the Knicks — would pay 75 percent of Houston's $39.8M in salary, minus a 20 percent deductible. Owner James Dolan is fond of Houston and would like to see him go out on his own terms. Brown, too, has had major input. Sources close to Houston told The Post that Houston had not yet been informed of the Knicks' decision. The Knicks can save $18 million if they waive Anderson's pact on Monday. The Knicks would save $18.8 million waiving Taylor, but his contract becomes a big asset next summer when it enters its final year. Rose, in contrast, has three years remaining and the Knicks could be relieved of $19.5 million in luxury tax. 內容大概是說…所謂的"THE ALLEN HOUSTON RULE" 可能不會發生在houston的身上… 如果houston在季前訓練營不能打的話…就會選擇退休 至於有危險的人應該是以下四人： Maurice Taylor Malik Rose Jerome Williams Shandon Anderson 不過taylor的合約只剩兩年… 所以在明年應該會有很大的交易價值… 此外…尼克今天測試了前騎士的自由球員中鋒 7-foot, 280-pound free-agent center DeSagana Diop 他的防守不錯…身材很好…其他就沒什麼好提的了 --

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