The New York Knicks' front office has spoken to the Portland Trail Blazers in recent days about a trade for one of Portland's three first-round picks, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Portland owns the 15th, 20th and 26th overall picks in the current draft. New York has the No. 8 overall pick, and members of the organization have been exploring the possibility of acquiring an additional pick later in the first round, per sources. The trade discussions between the Knicks and Blazers were first reported by the Sporting News. read more http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...trade-portland-trail-blazers-first-round-pick