A league official who has had recent conversations with Isiah Thomas said the Knicks are considering trading any player on their roster except Eddy Curry.
The Knicks were chatting with the Magic and Nuggets about a trade involving Steve Francis, who would go to Denver while the Knicks would have gotten Earl Watson to play the point. It's not clear whom the Knicks would have had to surrender.
More intriguing is the possibility that Francis could end up with the Knicks (as suggested early last week by RealGM), either in a deal that would include Marbury or possibly to play alongside him. Nothing can be ruled out.
Thomas said last year he would trade his mother to improve the team. However, Marbury has more than $57 million remaining on his contract, which lasts through 2009, and a gimpy shoulder.