His numbers may not be any better than that of Kurt Thomas, but he is certainly taller and longer.  For this reason the New York Knicks are going to make a push at free agent to be Michael Olowonkandi when he becomes available on July 1, Marc Berman of the New York Post is reporting.

With Olowonkandi expected to balk at any offer worth $4.5M or below the Knicks only chance would be via a sign and trade.

The Knicks made an attempt at acquiring Olowonkandi before the draft but their offer of Marcus Camby and draft picks were rejected.