With 7’2 Russian center Timofey Mosgov getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday we take a look back to Mosgov’s first season in the NBA when he was a member of the New York Knicks and dropped 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a late January game versus the Detroit Pistons.  This was a game that also featured the return of Tracy McGrady to Madison Garden who was traded to the Knicks at the trading deadline the previous season in 2010, the trade helped the Knicks dump further salary cap for the big summer Lebron James sweepstakes later that summer.  McGrady only played 20 something games for the Knicks but his first game as a Knick was memorable as he faced off against Kevin Durant and the OKC Thunder.  But on January 31st 2011 I spoke with him as he made his return back and I also spoke with Timofey Mosgov after he went crazy in the game, earning MSGOV MOSGOV cheers in the Garden.  Take A Listen…

Timofey Mosgov as a Knick getting into it with Robin Lopez

There was once a time when Tracy McGrady was a New York Knick.