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Add in Derrick Rose, Noahs former Chicago teammate who was acquired via trade last month, and the Knicks believe they can turn a 50-loss team into a playoff one.We like this team, Knicks President Phil Jackson said.The Knicks missed the postseason during Jacksons first two full seasons in charge, but have been busy this summer in hopes of a turnaround. Jeff Hornacek was hired as coach, and a number of what Jackson called forceful players were brought in after a postseason conversation with All-Star Carmelo Anthony, who was eager to speed up the process after sitting out the playoffs for the first three times in his career.We decided to activate ourselves a little bit quicker, Jackson said.The Knicks made a number of moves last summer, but after a decent start tumbled to a 32-50 finish. General manager Steve Mills said the team felt it needed more starting-caliber NBA players to surround Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis, who was runner-up for Rookie of the Year.They started with Noah, the former Defensive Player of the Year whose leadership skills Jackson has long admired. The versatile center got a four-year contract, as did Lee, the shooting guard who helped Charlotte win 48 games last season and said he had other teams interested.I just felt like the team was moving in the right direction because you already have Melo and you already have KP here, so thats a strong core group right there, and I just felt joining this team would only increase my chances of competing in the Eastern Conference and trying to win a ring, Lee said.Jennings got a one-year deal and is the only one of the three veterans introduced Friday who isnt expected to start.When I talked to Phil, he said he expected me to be Sixth Man of the Year, Jennings said. So Im definitely going to embrace that role. I dont see why I cant be in that conversation.Jackson acknowledged the risks in relying on players who have battled injuries. Roses knee troubles have been well-documented, and Noah made it through just 29 games last season because of a left shoulder injury. Jennings said hes 100 percent now after returning in the middle of last season from an Achilles tendon injury that cost him a season.Its a risk-reward situation. Were aware of this, Jackson said. We think the reward is going to be great.So does Noah, who was born in New York and attended high school there. His mother, former Miss Sweden Cecilia Rodhe, still lives in Brooklyn after her divorce from French tennis star Yannick Noah. His sister lives in the city, too, so this feels like a homecoming in some ways.He said it was hard to leave after nine years in Chicago, where Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said his impact cant be measured.He is loved by all in our organization and he will always be a Bull, Reinsdorf said.Now hes a Knick.Sometimes its just time to move on, Noah said. When this situation opened up, I knew right away that this was where I wanted to be.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Captain Munnerlyn Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Scott Simonson Jersey . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . http://www.cheapcarolinapanthersjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-trai-turner-jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks.Reigning World T20 champions Sri Lanka coped with the absence of injured Lasith Malinga as Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired the side to a six-wicket win over qualifiers Afghanistan in Kolkata. Rangana Herath (2-24) took up the mantle with the ball after Malinga, afflicted by a knee strain in recent months, missed out on selection, with Afghanistan posting 153-7 thanks largely to captain Asghar Stanikzais career-best 62 off 47 balls.Dilshan (83no from 56) then collected his 13th fifty in T20I cricket - a record he shares with Chris Gayle (West Indies), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) and Virat Kohli (India) - and mowed three sixes as Sri Lanka eased home with seven balls to spare following the openers pull for four.Afghanistans innings hinged on Stanikzai after beefy opener Mohammad Shahzad, fresh from totals of 61, 41, and 40 in the qualification stage, holed out for eight and Mohammad Nabi, who hit 52 last time out against Zimbabwe, went lbw for three to leave the score on 51-4.Stanikzai clobbered back-to-back sixes off slow left-armer Milinda Siriwardana in the 13th over and four maximums in total, the 29-year-old sharing a stand of 61 from 31 balls with Samiullah Shenwari (31 from 14) for the fifth wicket while amassing his highest score in T20I cricket. Asghar Stanikzai hit four sixes in his career-best 62 Stanikzai perished attempting a ramp shot - becoming one of Thisara Pereras (3-33) scalps - but helped his side biff 104 runs from the final 10 overs, with Najibullah Zadran (12no from three) adding gloss at the death with a monstrous six over cover and a meaty four through the same region. Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal (18) , though, unleashed some lavish strokes of their own - the former nailing a six over fine leg with his famed Dil-scoop - as Sri Lanka put on 41 for the first wicket before Nabi had Chandimal pouched at midwicket from his second delivery. 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