Raptors and Knicks are talking trade

[pwaldo]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10...ng-trade-again

The Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks are talking trade again.

The Raptors, fresh off the weekend deal that dispatched Rudy Gay to Sacramento, are trying to construct a trade that routes point guard Kyle Lowry to the Knicks, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions.

Toronto and New York combined on a deal in the offseason that sent former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani to the Knicks. ESPN.com reported Sunday that the Raptors' next move, after finding a taker for Gay, would be finding a new home for Lowry, who is in the final year of his contract at a palatable $6.2 million.

Yet it remains to be seen if the Raptors and Knicks can reach a consensus on deal terms this time, with Toronto said to be seeking two of the Knicks' three best trade assets -- Iman Shumpert, rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. and a future first-round pick -- in addition to Raymond Felton in exchange for Lowry.

Sources told ESPN.com's Chris Broussard on Thursday afternoon that the Knicks' reluctance to include a first-round pick in the deal was among the factors holding things up.

The Knicks, sources say, appear willing to package one asset from the trio of Shumpert, Hardaway and a first-round pick to the Raptors along with Felton. But giving up two might prove too high a price for Lowry, who becomes an unrestricted free agent in July and can walk away for nothing at season's end.

But the Knicks don't possess a first-round pick they can offer Toronto, based on league rules, before 2018.

[bdoody42]

I feel like the Knicks know they need to do something but they're not sure what.

[pwaldo]

I feel like the Knicks know they need to do something but they're not sure what.

Fire their head coach?