Marcus Camby is meeting with New York Knick team officials this weekend to discuss a possible move back to the Big Apple. The free agent center played four seasons for the New York Knicks from the 98-99 season through the 01-02 season.
Marcus Camby split time with the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets last year. Camby averaged 3.8 points and 8.9 rebound in 22 minutes per contest with the Trail Blazers. The defensive minded player saw 24 minutes a game with the Houston Rockets, where he averaged 7.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest.
The former number two pick overall brings a huge defensive presence to the Knicks if picked up. His addition would allow the New York Knicks to rest Tyson Chandler during games and place Camby at the 4 or 5 position to defend the paint. Marcus Camby won the Defensive Player of the Year for his efforst in the 2006-2007 season. Camby led the league in blocked shots during that season with a then career high 231 and 3.3 per contest. The following season Camby would swat away 285 shots. Camby has been named to the NBA's All Defensive Team four times.
