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Knicks want Ridnour

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The Knicks have plenty of guards on the roster, but none of them can get the job done. Chris Duhon is shooting 35.2% on the season. Nate Robinson dropped an F-bomb on his coach during the game. Toney Douglas is a rookie. Larry Hughes is shooting 36%, and he’s Larry Hughes.

Luke Ridnour would be an upgrade. And according to Alan Hahn of Newsday, the Knicks are very interested.

Ridnour has had a good year in Milwaukee, something going unnoticed in the Brandon Jennings hype. Ridnour is averaging 11 points a game on 48% shooting (most of those shots from 16 feet and out), and is hitting 40% from three. He is averaging nearly three assists to every turnover.

He’s not only an on-the-court upgrade in NYC, he fits the long-term plans for the Kicks to save cap space -- he is an expiring deal. He is owed the remainder of his $6.5 million this year, then is a free agent.

This might be a smart pickup for the Knicks, but what is on the New York roster the Bucks would want? Jared Jeffries is owed $6.8 million next year if he picks up his player option, meaning the Bucks are taking on salary long term. Duhon? Why? The Knicks are going to have to throw in a young player or a pick to make this make sense in Milwaukee. And those are things the rebuilding Knicks are loathe to give up.