The New York Knicks are expected to pursue a trade of Amar'e Stoudemire in the offseason before he enters the final season of his contract.

The Knicks hope they could exchange Stoudemire for the contract of an impact player on a bad contract, such as Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Expiring contracts have seemingly become less valuable under the NBA's current CBA.

Trading Stoudemire for a contract longer in length would also compromise the Knicks' plans for cap space in 2015.