GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 8 and the hot stove is reasonably warm in the Knicks’ universe. It’s no secret that the team wouldn’t mind getting more athletic, and if general manager Scott Perry can find someone to take on part of Joakim Noah’s hefty contract (he is in the second year of a four-year, $72 million contract), it’s very likely the besieged big man will never wear a Knicks jersey again.
But with all the hubbub around a team that still thinks it has a chance to sneak into the playoffs, there’s at least one player who wouldn’t mind things to stay exactly the same.