- Despite their cries to the contrary, the Knicks appear to have no choice but to try to trade for a front-line center or top-flight power forward.

Right now, the group is trading at 17.8 times forward four-quarters earnings, which is just about a market multiple.

The Nets have also spoken with Charles Oakley, the former Knicks forward traded to Toronto last season, about joining the team for $1 million.

On June 23, 1988, the Heat traded forward Fred Roberts to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 1989 second-round draft pick.

Exchange traded forward contracts are called futures contracts.

The Predators traded forward Michael Santorelli to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a draft pick.

The Timberwolves then traded forward Bobby Jones to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2007 second-round pick and cash.

And the Philadelphia 76ers traded forward Alan Henderson to the Utah Jazz for draft considerations.

On December 20, they traded forward Mike York to the Flyers for forward Randy Robitaille and a fifth round pick in 2008.

He traded forward Brian Savage to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Sergei Berezin.