Free agency is still more than two months away, so it’s very early to discuss the Knicks’ potential targets with any certainty. But we know that the club will be looking to upgrade the backcourt this summer. New York projects to have at least $18 million in cap space to use in free agency. That number could climb to around $30 million if Arron Afflaloand Derrick Williams decline the player options on their contracts (worth $8 million and $4.6 million respectively). Some available targets include Mike Conley, Rajon Rondo, Brandon Jennings, Nic Batum and DeMar DeRozan. (It’s worth noting here that Memphis is confident that it can retain Conley.) The trade route is an option that had been discussed among members of the front office late in the season, per sources with knowledge of the talks; one player some in the organization are fond of is Darren Collison, who backed up Rondo in Sacramento this year, sources say. Do the Knicks have the pieces to deal for Collison, scheduled to make $5.2 million next season? That’s unclear. But if they can, such a transaction would probably leave the club with enough money to spend on another starting-caliber free agent. Read more http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/kn...e-market-this-summer-darren-collison-a-target
