"Yes, the Knicks need a defensive center, but if they can't lure a good one with their restrictive one-year offers, they may finally make Grant Hill a Knick.

Yes, the Knicks are chasing Hill again. Two years ago, they made a bid for Hill, offering a one-year deal, and lost out to Phoenix. The same scenario can play out again, since the Suns want him back.

Yesterday was the first day agents were allowed to talk to teams about free agents and the Knicks spoke with Hill's rep. Hill made a recruiting visit to the Knicks two years ago but turned down their one-year offer for the full mid-level exception, $5.8 million, and accepted Phoenix's two-year, $6.4 million offer."