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New York Knicks: Five Point Guard Targets For Trade Deadline

By Kenneth Teape

Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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New York Knicks: Five Point Guard Targets For Trade Deadline
Dec 19, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Jordan Farmar (1) during the game against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 109-106. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

Jordan Farmar, Free Agent

Phil Jackson has had a penchant for bringing people and players he has a relationship with to the Knicks with him. The coaching staff has plenty of Jackson disciples, while the roster also has some players with ties to Jackson from his time as the head coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. Well, why not add another one of his former players?

Point guard Jordan Farmar was playing in Europe this season, but a little more than a month ago was let go by Maccabi Tel Aviv, who signed Gal Mekel in his place. Without a job, David Pick said that Farmar wants back into the NBA; could he find a place back in the NBA with the Knicks?

Farmar has experience with Jackson, spending the first four season of his NBA career with the Lakers, coming off the bench for the title teams in 2009 and 2010. He obviously has experience running the offense that Jackson wants the Knicks to run, which would give him a leg up on other free agents or possible trade targets for the Knicks.

Farmar is a career 37.4 percent shooter from deep, which would greatly help the Knicks. His experience in the offense would also help immensely, as he could help teach his teammates the nuances of a complicated system, much like why Sasha Vujacic was signed. Farmar may bring more to the court for the Knicks though, as Vujacic has not impressed while on the court this season.

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Farmar is probably a long shot to sign with the Knicks, but if Jackson is going to dip into the free agent pool to fill the last roster spot, he would probably give consideration to a player that he is familiar with and knows well.

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