The Knicks have waived Kelenna Azubuike.

Azubuike was acquired in an offseason trade where Golden State acquired David Lee.

Azubuike has been injured throughout the entire season and never played for the Knicks.

The Knicks have decided to buyout Corey Brewer, who was acquired last week from Minnesota.

The Celtics, Spurs, Mavericks and Thunder are all interested in Brewer.

A team official tells Frank Isola that Jared Jeffries will sign with the Knicks once he clears waivers on Tuesday.

Jeffries will not be eligible to play until Wednesday.

Among the candidates to be released by New York to open up a roster spot are Roger Mason Jr., Shelden Williams and Renaldo Balkman.

Jeffries is a defensive forward whom Mike D'Antoni utilized abundantly in his first stint with the Knicks.

Carmelo Anthony improved to 10-4 against LeBron James teams during his career with New York's 91-86 victory over the Heat.

Anthony scored 29 points on 22 shots and had nine rebounds.

Troy Murphy has reached an agreement on a buyout with the Warriors, which is expected to be finalized on Monday.

Murphy is expected to choose between the Celtics and Heat after clearing waivers, according to Marc Stein. The Lakers and Knicks have not inquired about Murphy.

Portland also expressed interest, but the Celtics appear to be the favorite.

The Knicks will start Shawne Williams at power forward and Amar'e Stoudemire against the Heat in Sunday night's game.

Ronny Turiaf had been starting at center since their acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, but New York wants to spread the floor against Miami.

With Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups joining Amar'e Stoudemire with the Knicks, the team should have a developing rivalry with the Miami Heat over the next few seasons.

“It is going to be battles for many years with Amar'e and Melo,” Dwyane Wade said. “They’re guys around the same age as we are. We’re not going anywhere, they’re not going anywhere. It is going to be some battles for a while. As competitors, I’m sure they look forward to it and we look forward to it with open arms. We look forward to this game and many more.”

“We felt the intensity [against Miami] before we brought in Carmelo,” Stoudemire said. “Now it is more magnified with Carmelo and Chauncey [Billups] joining us.”

“Regardless if it my third game or not, it should be a statement for us to want to beat this team,” Anthony said. “I think the East has become more powerful now and you’re going to see a lot more competitive games in the East.”

LeBron James believes it is premature to call it a rivalry.

“Rivalries don’t start until you have a playoff series or two,” James said. “But we’ll welcome it back. We’ll make it fun like it has been in the past.”

Carmelo Anthony was limited in practice on Saturday but says he'll "absolutely" play against the Heat on Sunday night.

Anthony doesn't expect to be back to full strength for a couple weeks after aggravating an elbow injury against the Cavaliers on Friday night.

The exact nature of Anthony's elbow problem remains unclear.

The Knicks lost 115-109 to Cleveland in Carmelo Anthony's second game with the franchise.

Anthony also aggravated a right elbow injury in the fourth quarter. Anthony scored 27 points on 22 shots from the field, while Amar'e Stoudemire had 31.

Anthony does not expect to miss time with the injury.

J.J. Hickson had 24 points, 15 boards and five blocks to lead the Cavaliers.

Kelenna Azubuike, who has been out all season recovering from knee surgery, could make his return to action soon.

Azubuike told the media he could have played in Wednesday's game against the Bucks.