"The Knicks have intensified their search to add a scorer after the Chicago Bulls rejected a deal earlier in the week that would have brought Jamal Crawford to New York, according to an Eastern Conference official."

Knicks President Scott Layden also been in talks with Toronto about dealing Othella Harrington for Morris Peterson.

It is also speculated that Milwaukee forward Toni Kukoc as a possibility for the Knicks.

Layden wants to trim down his roster from 16 to 15 players and wants to get a two-for-one deal to get it done.