The Knicks acquired small forward Demetris Nichols from the Blazers for a 2nd round pick in 2009.  Nichols played his college ball at Syracuse so he’s played a lot of games at Madison Square Garden already.  Nichols led the Orange in scoring last season and he’s gotten better every season at Syracuse so the Knicks might have stole him from Portland.  Nichols played in 123 games at Syracuse and he averaged 10.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocks per game.  He also is a decent shooter despite what the numbers said in college as he shot 42.3% from the floor, 35.8% from the three point line and 75.2% from the free throw line.