Sources: Knicks eye Jeff Teague

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff - Teague has become an attractive trade target for the New York Knicks , sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com.

Sources told ESPN.com, Knicks,2014 winter classic jerseys leading to Thursday 15:00 ET trade deadline , are trying to upgrade at point guard around the league requirements .

Teague 's name has surfaced increasingly worried about the Knicks given their long-term preferred primary goal - Toronto 's Kyle - Lori - is not provided before the deadline , according to sources .

The Knicks have been chasing Lori entire season , as ESPN.com first reported in November. However,winter classic jerseys 2014 sources pointed out that Lori and his advisers are expected to finish the season with playoff -bound Toronto Raptors before he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1 .

Teague 's name has thus emerged as the first choice , provided that the Hawks are willing to part with it.Toronto Maple Leafs winter classic jerseys 2014

Hawks will have to be interested Iman - Shumpert - and the desire to get rid of Teague 's long-term contracts - to land in New York 's point guard assembly kit hope.

But there are other potential complications of a lack of draft assets beyond the Knicks .Detroit Red Wings winter classic jerseys 2014 Teague has been left in a four-year 32 million contract in 2015 would be expected to cut the Knicks' cap space for three seasons .

Teague also had mid-July to approve or block any deal because he signed a quotation sheet with the Milwaukee Bucks last summer as the Hawks match the restricted free agent rights .

The Knicks , however , apparently determined to attempt to import the field before the trade deadline leader . Sources said that the Denver Nuggets Andre - Miller is another goal, but New York is to say like a young guard like Kyle Lowry or Teague .cheap nhl jerseys