"Chauncey Billups was yanked from his hometown and dropped into New York in February because of a superstar's discontent. Now another superstar's wanderlust could send him packing again.

Ten months ago, it was Carmelo Anthony who spurred the relocation by forcing the Denver Nuggets into a blockbuster deal that sent Anthony and Billups to the Knicks. Now it is Chris Paul, the disenchanted New Orleans Hornets star, who is reportedly agitating for a trade to New York, at Billups's expense.

Although a deal is only a remote possibility, it would surely involve Billups, who plays the same position (point guard) and who is one of the Knicks' few valued assets.

"It wouldn't make me happy," Billups said Friday in a phone interview from his Denver home. "Because for me, at this juncture in my career, I just want to win." "