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Updated Jan 5, 2004 12:46 PM ET
     
 
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York have acquired point guard Stephon

Marbury,

shooting guard

and center from Phoenix. In exchange, the received forwards and , guards and , the draft rights to former second-round pick Milos Vujanic, an unconditional first- round draft choice in 2004, a conditional future first-round draft pick and an undisclosed amount of cash. Marbury, who is in his eighth NBA season, was the ' leading scorer this season. In 34 games, he averaged 20.8 points to go along with 8.3 assists per contest.

The 6-2 guard was acquired by Phoenix on July 18, 2001, along with forward Johnny Newman and center Soumaila Samake from New Jersey in exchange for guard and center Chris Dudley.

The 26-year-old Marbury began his career with Minnesota after his draft rights were traded by the to the on June 26, 1996 for the draft rights to and a first-round draft choice.

In 536 career games, Marbury has posted averages of 20.5 points and 8.2 assists per outing.

Hardaway, in his 11th NBA campaign, was averaging 8.7 points in 34 contests for Phoenix this season. He was limited to just 58 games last season after undergoing surgery on his right thumb in January. He originally hurt the thumb during practice on November 21 and played with the ailing digit until a specialist told him the injury could possibly be career-threatening if not treated.

Hardaway spent the first six years of his career with Orlando. He was then traded by the to the in August of 1999 for , Danny Manning and two future first-round draft picks.

In 605 career games, the 32-year-old Hardaway has averaged 16.4 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 boards per contest.

The 7-2 Trybanski had appeared in four games for a total of 10 minutes with the this season.

"Our ultimate goal is to win an NBA Championship, and with the addition of all three players, we feel we have taken a major step towards achieving that goal," president of basketball operations Isiah Thomas said. "All three players are young seasoned veterans that can help us win now and, combined with our existing players, give us a solid foundation for the future."

The 29-year-old McDyess played 18 games, including six starts, for New York this season and was averaging 8.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per outing.

The obtained McDyess in a 2002 draft day trade with Denver. In addition, New York received the draft rights to and a 2003 second-round draft pick in exchange for , Mark Jackson and the draft rights to .

However, the deal backfired when McDyess suffered his second major knee injury in as many years, causing him to miss the entire season.

McDyess played for the during the 1997-98 campaign. In 460 career games, he has averaged 17.2 points and 8.6 boards per contest.

Eisley was in his third season with New York after being acquired by the from Dallas in a three-team trade on August 10, 2001. The 31-year-old Eisley has also had stints with Minnesota, San Antonio and Utah during his career and has averaged 6.7 points and 3.6 assists over 646 contests.

Ward had spent his entire career with the after the team selected him with the 26th overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. He has averaged 6.5 points and 4.2 assists over 580 contests.

Lampe had missed New York's first 35 games of the season due to shin splints. The rookie was selected in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

Vujanic was selected by the in the second round (36th pick overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft and has been playing in Spain with Unicaja Malaga over the last two seasons.

"This was a difficult but necessary move to make. Stephon and Penny (Hardaway) are great players and deserve our gratitude for their contributions to the Phoenix ," president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said. "This move stabilizes our franchise, creating bright prospects for the future of our basketball team."

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