Rookie shooting guard Toney Douglas should get more of a look for the Knicks the rest of the way. The rookie has played in 32 games (2 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 13.4 minutes, 6.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Douglas was a first round pick for the Knicks and they have to reason to give him a few minutes the rest of the year seeing how this year is going down the tubes.

The New York Knicks have not been shy about playing the new guys and they have benefitted from it despite being 0-2 with them. Tracy McGrady is really playing well for the Knicks so far. He has played in 2 games (both starts) for the Knicks so far and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. McGrady still needs to get his legs under him so look for the Knicks to limit his minutes to about 30 per night. Eddie House has really been solid for the Knicks in his first couple of games. House has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Knicks so far and he is averaging 33.5 minutes, 17.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Sergio Rodriguez has already bumped Chris Duhon from the starting lineup but the Knicks need him to pick up his offense. Rodriguez has played in 2 games (1 start) for the Knicks so far and he is averaging 27.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.5 steals per game. But, Spanish Chocolate is only hitting 25% of his shots from the floor and that just isn’t anywhere near good enough. J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker have not appeared in a game for the Knicks yet.

23-year old point guard Sergio Rodriguez was more than a throw in for the Knicks as they see him maybe bumping Chris Duhon from the starting point guard job. Rodriguez played in 39 games (0 starts) for the Kings this season and he was averaging 13.3 minutes, 6.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He has now played in 258 games (14 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 12.5 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Rodriguez even has a cool nickname “Spanish Chocolate” so he’s made for Broadway.

The Knicks wanted 30-year old SG/SF Tracy McGrady for his expiring contract but he will also get a chance to prove that he still has something left as a player. T-Mac has only played in 6 games (0 starts) this season and he is averaging 7.7 minutes, 3.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. McGrady has now played in 790 games (640 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 34.8 minutes, 21.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. If McGrady shows the Knicks that he still has some game left they might re-sign him this summer. If not they let him walk.

The Knicks have traded 25-year old SG/PG Nate Robinson and 24-year old forward Marcus Landry to the Celtics for 31-year old shooting guard Eddie House, 25-year old shooting guard J.R. Giddens and 22-year old SG/SF Bill Walker. Robinson played in 30 games (2 starts) for the Knicks this season and he averaged 24.4 minutes, 13.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He finishes his career with the Knicks having played in 312 games (61 starts) in his career and he averaged 24.8 minutes, 12.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Robinson will be missed whether the Knicks want to admit it or not. Marcus Landry has played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this season and he has averaged 6.4 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. He is in his rookie year.

Eddie House played for Mike D’Antoni in Phoenix one year so he will likely get to gun the ball a lot for the Knicks the rest of the season. House played in 50 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 16.9 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. J.R. Giddens has played in 21 games (1 start) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 4.7 minutes, 1.1 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game. He has now played in 27 games (1 start) in his NBA career and he is averaging 4.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Bill Walker has played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 3.6 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Walker has played in 37 games (0 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 6.6 minutes, 2.6 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Knicks really must have wanted to rid themselves of Robinson as they didn’t get much from the Celtics for him.

The New York Knicks have acquired Tracy McGrady in a three team deal that also involved the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets.  The Knicks also get Sergio Rodriguez from the Kings, while the Rockets get Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from the Knicks, as well as Kevin Martin and Hilton Armstrong from the Kings.  The Kings get Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey from the Rockets, and Larry Hughes from the Knicks.  There were also some agreements made about future draft picks in this deal, with Rockets getting the Knicks first round draft pick in 2012 along with having the option of swapping their first round pick with the Knicks in the 2011 NBA draft.

These were some great moves by the Knicks, as it freed up even more salary cap space for the big 2010 free agent class coming up this summer.  The only problem is if a lot of the big-time free agents decide to re-sign with their teams, then the Knicks are stuck with no big draft picks the next two seasons.  McGrady could help the Knicks some this year, even though he has been a disgruntled player battling knee problems and has played in only 6 games this season.  It was his expiring contract that was the biggest thing to lure the Knicksthough, as his $23 million contract expires July 1st.  Another $16 million will also come of the books with both Al Harrington’s contract and Chris Duhon’s contract expiring. That means the Knicks will have over $30 million to go after LeBron James and possibly another big free agent like Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, or Joe Johnson.  If LeBron doesn’t stay in Cleveland, the Knicks are pretty much a lock to land him this offseason.

The Knicks have acquired 32-year old forward Brian Cardinals from the Timberwolves for 24-year old power forward Darko Milicic. Cardinal has played in 27 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves this season and he was averaging 9.0 minutes, 1.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 354 games (32 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 15.7 minutes, 5.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Cardinal has also nailed 36.9% of his shots from three point range which is pretty good for a forward. Darko Milicic was a bust in his only year with the Knicks. He played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this season and he was averaging 8.9 minutes, 2.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. At least Coach D’Antoni won’t be scared to give Cardinal a few minutes per game off the bench the rest of the season so for that reason I consider this a small win for the Knicks.

UPDATE: The Knicks have released Brian Cardinal without him even playing in a game for them. They must have really wanted to ditch Darko Milicic.

The Knicks are looking to move veteran forward Al Harrington before the trading deadline this Thursday. Coach Mike D’Antoni wants to get a better look at the younger forwards on the Knicks like rookie Jordan Hill. Still, he can’t justify cutting Harrington’s minutes because he is playing pretty well for the Knicks this year. Harrington has played in 47 games (8 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 17.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. It’s doubtful that the Knicks get a huge return for Harrington but it might be smart to trade him with them facing a uphill battle trying to make the playoffs this season.

The fact that power forward Darko Milicic can’t get onto the floor for the New York Knicks speaks volumes about him as a player. He has played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 8.9 minutes, 2.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. A lot of experts thought that Milicic would find himself in the wide open offensive attack of head coach Mike D’Antoni but it just hasn’t happened.

Finally the Knicks have come to their senses as Nate Robinson will be the new starting point guard starting tomorrow night. He has played in 27 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this season and he is averaging 23.6 minutes, 12.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Robinson is shooing 46.7% from the floor this season and 36.9% from three point range. He is easily the best point guard on the Knicks’ roster so it’s great that they have finally decided to start him.