Negotiations between the Knicks and David Lee are "nowhere new," the power forward's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Monday.

The Knicks are "open minded" and "willing to listen," said Bartelstein, when the topic of sign-and-trades have been broached.

Bartelstein and Donnie Walsh have begun talking in general terms about a one-year deal that would make Lee an unrestricted free agent next summer, when at least half the league's teams will have significant salary cap room.

"There's a possibility a one-year deal could happen," Bartelstein said. "We're not ruling anything out. If it?s a one-year deal, we?ll try to get a one-year deal that compensates him for who he is."