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Good-bye, Sweet Nate

According to Alan Hahn of Newsday, the Knicks’ trade of Nate Robinson to the Celtics has gone through. Their terms aren’t nailed down yet, but Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com has a smart theory: The Knicks might take back a first-round pick, even as far away as 2011, to blunt all the picks they’d be sending to Houston to make the Tracy McGrady trade happen. That makes a lot of sense. But for now, see ya, Nate. It was fun having you around, we suppose, and we’ll really miss the Natrix. A lot more than Mike D’Antoni will, we suspect. UPDATE: That first-round pick was awfully wishful: Looks like Eddie House and four random fellows named Hank.

Good-bye, Sweet Nate