New York President Donnie Walsh has somehow managed to undo much of the damage Isaiah Thomas inflicted on the once proud franchise by pulling off two quality cost-cutting deals on the same day.

Here is the sum total of the moves made the Knicks on Friday:

Out:
F  Zach Randolph (LAC)
G Mardy Collins (LAC)
G Jamal Crawford (GS)
3 years

Baron Davis will not, in all likelihood, be taking his hometown team to the playoffs anytime soon.  It was assumed he was signing with the Clippers with the tacit assumption that Elton Brand would be there too.  Together they were supposed to form a new L.A. inside-outside power duo.  Instead, whether it was the lure of the East, a rising team, the money, or his agent David Falk, Brand has signed with Philadelphia for a 5-year $82 million contract.

For this the presumed Brand-Davis plan to even work, the Clippers had to renounce the rights to Corey Maggette.  Now he

What a way to start the NBA free agency period.  Baron Davis unexpectedly opted out of his contract and quickly signed with the Clippers.  Elton Brand also surprised some by opting out, and now is mulling over whether to rejoin the Clips with Davis or travel up north to Golden State.  The offer from the Warriors is actually bigger than the Clippers one for Brand, but his original intention was to give L.A. more flexibility under the cap to go after another star player.  GM Elgin Baylor has done that

FIRST TEAM
Al Horford, ATL
Kevin Durant, SEA
Luis Scola, HOU
Al Thornton, LAC
Jeff Green, SEA 

SECOND TEAM
Jamario Moon, TOR
J.C. Navarro, MEM
Thaddeus Young, PHI
Rodney Stuckey, DET
Carl Landry, HOU 

Interestingly, Horford was the only unanimous selection despite Durant having won the Rookie