"The Knicks were in the final stages of sending Ronny Turiaf's $4.2 million contract to Washington and it was expected to be completed late last night, according to sources.

That would complete the Tyson Chandler bonanza, as the Knicks would have enough room to move under the salary cap after waiving Chauncey Billups via the amnesty clause. The Turiaf trade was the holdup to the Chandler deal becoming official.

It does not appear the Knicks would receive anything from the Wizards in return and will likely have to send Washington cash to pay for part of Turiaf's pact. The new CBA states a team can add a total of $3 million in trades over a full year. Turiaf played in France during part of the lockout but was injury-prone last season and has chronic knee trouble."