The Knicks went into free agency seeing if they could get some value out of David Lee.
Now, if LeBron James does not take their second maximum contact today, the Knicks have agreed with Golden State to ship Lee to the Warriors in exchange for young athletic forward Anthony Randolph and rugged big man Rony Turiaf, in a sign-and-trade, two sources told The Post.
Both Randolph and Turiaf had injury-plagued seasons.
The Knicks passed on Randolph in the draft two years ago, picking Danilo Gallinari. They loved Randolph, but were concerned he would never be strong enough.
In the minds of the Knicks scouts, Randolph has answered those questions. However, Randolph had health woes this season, with multiple ankle injuries — torn ligaments and a fracture. Randolph played 33 games.
Both Randolph and Turiaf are 6-10 and can block shots — a notable Knicks weakness.
Turiaf also had various knee problems and was limited to 42 games.
Randolph averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.55 blocks. Turiaf averaged 1.29 blocks per game.
Turiaf and Randolph combine to make about $6 million, which would still give the Knicks $10M to spend.
By doing a sign-and-trade, Lee could get an extra sixth year, receive higher raises.
The post-LeBron contingency plan also would be nabbing Milwaukee point guard Luke Ridnour and possibly sharpshooter Mike Miller.