One of the teams that continue to appear in trade rumors before Thursday's NBA trade deadline is the New York Knicks. A major part of the reason is that the Knicks desperately need to upgrade the point guard position, and several players who are potentially on the market would represent an improvement.
The Knicks reportedly are interested in Atlanta's Jeff Teague, according to a report from Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com, though rounding up the assets to acquire him will be easier said than done for New York.
"They just didn’t have the pieces to make it happen," a league source told Ian Begley of ESPN.com. And multiple executives around the league reportedly believe the team's lack of assets will prevent them from acquiring an elite point guard, per Begley.
The team has been linked to a few big names at the position. Begley also reported that New York has been "monitoring Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings in recent weeks" while adding that the Knicks also inquired about Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder, though nothing came of those talks.
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