Knicks looking for another PG

Knicks look to add PG; Nate unlikely


With Iman Shumpert out 2-4 weeks with a sprained MCL and Baron Davis out indefinitely with a back injury, the Knicks may be looking to add a point guard.

"I think [interim GM] Glen Grunwald's looking at it right now. He'll look to see what's available," Mike D'Antoni said about adding a player to the roster.

D'Antoni was asked about the possibility of signing ex-Knick Nate Robinson.

After an awkward smile, D'Antoni referred the question to Grunwald. He later said that the Knicks would look into the possibility of adding Robinson, who was waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday and is now a free agent.

Robinson played a year-and-a-half under D'Antoni, who reportedly clashed with the diminutive guard. D?Antoni didn't play Robinson for 14 straight games in 2009-10. Robinson was dealt to Boston in a trade involving Bill Walker and others in February 2010.

So the Knicks are unlikely to bring him back.

The Knicks have 14 players on the roster. Only 11 are healthy. One of those healthy players, Mike Bibby, is hoping to return from a back injury on Wednesday when the Knicks take on the Golden State Warriors.

So there is certainly a need for a point guard to back up starter Toney Douglas.

"You have three point guards and two of them are questionable," D'Antoni said of Shumpert and Bibby. "You start thinking, 'Oh, maybe we have to do something there.'"

One possible free-agent option for the Knicks is Gilbert Arenas. He was cut by the Magic under the amnesty clause and has yet to sign with a team.

According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein, the Knicks are on Arenas' wish list. But there has been no indication that the Knicks are interested in Arenas, who was suspended in 2010 for a gun-possession incident in Washington.

There are a few other free-agent point guards available. Among them are Marcus Banks, Antonio Daniels, Zabian Dowdell and Earl Boykins.

Whomever the Knicks sign, they are likely to do so using the veteran's minimum. They still have the $2.5 million "room" exception at their disposal.

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Sprewell-Houston said:

I'm not supporting the idea to bring in another PG.

We have Baron Davis, Toney Douglas, Mike Bibby and Iman Shumpert = 4 guys who can play PG.

What we need is a shooting guard!

One of:

Marcus Thornton
O.J. Mayo
Nick Young
Anthony Parker
Tony Allen

next to Baron in the backcourt and we'll win a championship this year, I'll promise!

Management needs to make the right move now, we're only 1 player away from wining it all....trading away good assets like Billy Walker or Renaldo Balkman now for a 5th PG would definitely HURT our chances!

We need to engineer a package of Fields, Walker, Douglas and second round picks to get O.J. Mayo or Nick Young.

Or go the cheap route and trade Balkman and Fields for Anthony Parker or Tony Allen.

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CA7 said:

I think we should go after Nick Young since he got the QO from Washington and they like their Wall/Crawford back court. We could grab him with his bird rights and sign him as our scoring 2 guard off the bench or as our starter if he plays well off of Melo and STAT.

Fields and Walker + maybe a 1st in 2016 or 2 2nds for Nick Young

Fields can play the 3 for Washington and Walker will score and defend off the bench for them

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portega1968 said:

Maybe Luke Ridnour is available, cause the only explanation for Him starting for the Wolves is to showcase him for a trade... Rubio and Barea will eat up the quality minutes

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RunningJumper said:

I watched him tonight, haven't watched a lot of him, I like his game. His tempo reminded me of Jason Williams (not the fanciness). He also has a sweet looking shot.

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