There had been talk that the New York Knicks were exploring deals involving second-year guard Iman Shumpert. However, Knicks sources say Carmelo Anthony chimed in with ownership urging them to look at other options. Enter Ronnie Brewer.

The Knicks have been shopping both Brewer and sharp shooter Steve Novak hoping to add one more piece to the roster for a stretch run in the postseason.

As you can imagine there isn’t much of a market for either player, so the odds the Knicks can pull something off that matters is looking pretty slim.

The Knicks would like to make a deal, especially for a veteran point guard, however it just does not seems like they have the chips to play this close to the deadline.

– Steve Kyler