New York Times is looking for a new team for its Knicks writer

The New York Times posted an unconventional wanted ad in its sports section today, searching for a better basketball team for beat writer Scott Cacciola to cover.

This is fantastic. (If only they'd shown me such mercy in 2005. And 2006, 2007...) pic.twitter.com/w2UCZu9Foe
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) January 6, 2015

The plea says that the 5-32 Knicks would struggle to compete against a D-League team following Monday night's trade of J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, and asks for suggestions of better teams at any level that Cacciola could spend time on.

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The writer is hoping his editors take mercy on him during the city's recent cold snap.

@HowardBeck somewhere warm, please.
— Scott Cacciola (@ScottCacciola) January 6, 2015

WHAT JEFF SAID. RT @Jeff_Caplan @RobMahoney @ScottCacciola I'd suggest a tour through the Spanish and Italian leagues.
— Scott Cacciola (@ScottCacciola) January 6, 2015

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