nypost: Two sources said Murphy, the senior VP of Basketball Operations who managed the team's salary cap and structured contracts, agreed to a "retirement settlement" late in preseason only after a "wild argument" with Thomas.
"It's been a well-kept secret in the organization what the argument was over," one source said. "Even the top executives like Anucha didn't know."
A Knick official said Murphy actually was the liason between Sanders and Thomas. Hence, Sanders and Thomas did not speak often, the Knick official said.
The Knicks say several different people have inherited Murphy's job. Murphy, 64, had worked for the Knicks since 1990.
"I have no comment," Murphy said. "I'm just enjoying retirement."
Meanwhile, according to a Garden employee, Sanders' ego was so huge that she demanded her full page in the media guide, even if she was just in marketing.
Knicks staffers, according to Garden sources, also found it unusual she used to sit next to former GM Scott Layden in the "war room" on draft night. Sanders periodically would travel with the club, but Thomas put a stop to it when he came aboard.
