Allan Houston retired in 2005 after spending 12 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. He was a two-time All Star and won a gold medal on the 2000 Olympic basketball team in Sydney. In 2007 he had microfracture surgery to repair the knees that forced him to retire. Houston is now 37 years old and his agent, Bill Strickland has been in early discussions about a training camp tryout with different teams. The Knicks open camp September 30^th and there is speculation that head of player personnel, Donnie Walsh may be interested. Houston tried to make a comeback for the Knicks last fall and saw six minutes of time against the Boston Celtics in a preseason game. After the game, Houston ended his comeback try saying he was not prepared enough. 

Houston first signed with the Knicks in 1996 after spending his first three seasons with the Pistons. The Kentucky native averaged a career best 22.5 points per game during the 02-03 season. However, he is best known for hitting the series clinching runner against the number one seeded Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 1999 playoffs. The franchise would make the Finals that season but eventually lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2001, Houston signed a six-year, $100 million dollar extension, which turned out to be one of the worst moves in team history. He became untradeable due to his eminent injuries and limited the team to make any moves because of the pressure he put on the salary cap. He was the second highest paid player in the 2006-2007 earning $20.7 million despite being out of the league.  The last two years of his contract counted for a total of $40 million against the luxury tax.

Houston finished his Knick career as the 4^th leading scorer in team history and ranks 10th all time with 1305 3-point field goals made. Head Coach Mike D’Antoni would favor his outside shooting and Walsh would welcome his experience, but Houston is not the same player he once was. He was never a good defender, and his limited mobility would not be a good fit in the up-tempo offense. The Knicks are currently at 15 players, which is the regulated limit right now. If he is really set on playing, he might be better suited trying for a team like the Philadelphia 76ers that needs outside shooting or exploring options overseas.