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Still shopping season in the Association

By John Hollinger
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

So much for the "Allan Houston rule." Several new names came on the free-agent market Monday as a result of the new collective bargaining agreement's tax-amnesty provision. Surprisingly, Knicks guard Allan Houston wasn't one of them. Maybe we'll call it the Vin Baker rule instead, based on the titillating prospect of Baker's getting waived by two different teams on the same day (ultimately, only the Celtics waived Baker's contract). The Knicks cut loose forward Jerome Williams instead of Houst ...

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