NYKReceived
New York Knicks
PStephon Marbury
PPenny Hardaway
PCezary Trybański
Hometown star trade · January 5, 2004
The trade that brought Stephon Marbury home to New York
New York acquired Stephon Marbury and Penny Hardaway in an eight-player deal with Phoenix.
See where this happened in the 2004 trade deadline →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To NYK
To PHXDraft1STround assetPHXReceived
Phoenix Suns
PAntonio McDyess
PHoward Eisley
PCharlie Ward
PMaciej Lampe
#Two future first-round picks
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move changed the NBA roster map during an active transaction window.
Why history remembers it
Marbury immediately became New York's lead guard. Phoenix cleared future flexibility before signing Steve Nash. The first-round compensation outlasted several of the players in the deal.
What changed
The consequences
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