The New York Knicks have paused negotiating a Carmelo Anthony trade with the Houston Rockets to talk about him returning to the team, but they have been discussing a possible deal with the Phoenix Suns centered around Brandon Knight, according to ESPN's Ian Begley.
As the Knicks continue to look for a point guard this offseason, Brandon Knight is one name that came up in conversation with Phoenix recently, per league sources. The Knicks also talked to Phoenix about Eric Bledsoe, league sources confirmed. The Knicks' level of interest in Knight is unclear but it's reasonable to assume his name came up in talks surrounding Carmelo Anthony since his salary (roughly $44 million over the next three seasons) would be useful in such a transaction. The Knicks are searching for a veteran point guard to play in front of Frank Ntilikina and, outside of Anthony, the Knicks have also received interest in trade talks on Courtney Lee and Kyle O'Quinn, per sources.
New York was previously targeting Eric Bledsoe. Knicks head coach Hornacek still holds Bledsoe in high regard from his time with Phoenix, and the Suns have been toying with the idea of trading him for over a year. However, the Suns prefer to move Knight and have steered conversations in that direction.
The Knicks aren't actively looking to trade Lee or O'Quinn, but with limited assets, those are the two pieces they are most likely to move if they do make a trade.
Knight averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game off the bench last season.
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