Raptors, Knicks talking trade

— -- The Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks are talking trade again.

The Raptors, fresh off the weekend deal that dispatched Rudy Gay to Sacramento, are trying to construct a trade that routes point guard Kyle Lowry to the Knicks, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions.

Toronto and New York combined on a deal in the offseason that sent former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani to the Knicks. ESPN.com reported Sunday that the Raptors' next move, after finding a taker for Gay, would be finding a new home for Lowry, who is in the final year of his contract at a palatable $6.2 million.

Yet it remains to be seen if the Raptors and Knicks can reach a consensus on deal terms this time, with Toronto said to be seeking two of the Knicks' three best trade assets -- Iman Shumpert, rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. and a future first-round pick -- in addition to Raymond Felton in exchange for Lowry.

Sources told ESPN.com's Chris Broussard on Thursday afternoon that the Knicks' reluctance to include a first-round pick in the deal was among the factors holding things up.

The New York Daily News, citing a source, reported in Friday's editions that Dolan is having second thoughts about the trade and was not happy to see details of the proposed deal leaked in ESPN.com's initial report.

The Daily News' report also asserts that Dolan has some hesitation to make another deal with Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri because of the widespread perception that Ujuri outfoxed the Knicks in past dealings. Ujiri was Denver's GM at the time of the Knicks' trade for Carmelo Anthony in February 2011 and also constructed the deal that sent Bargnani to New York last summer.