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Fields all for Knicks drafting Thompson

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Even though it could mean the end to Landry Fields’ starting role, he is all for the Knicks adding another Pac-10, 6-foot-7 shooting guard hailing from Southern California.

Fields has known Washington State’s Klay Thompson for several years and attended his workout with the Knicks.

If Thompson falls to the 17 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, the Knicks will snap up the Reggie Miller clone.

But they may have to trade up to get him.

Fields, out of Stanford, faced Thompson in the Pac-10 for three years. Both are from Orange County, Calif., and have worked out together a lot during summers.

“He’s a great scorer, a real big guard,” Fields told The Post at a NBA Hoop Troop event in Manhattan.

“He could be a great player in the league. He’s absolutely a knockdown shooter [who] would run well in Mike D’Antoni’s system. I’d be happy to have him.”

If Thompson is not scooped up by Golden State at 11, he could fall. He has a marijuana-possession arrest last March on his record.

Outgoing Knicks president Donnie Walsh hit the jackpot last draft with Fields, selecting him 39th. Fields, from Long Beach, Calif., was first team All-Rookie, becoming the steal of the draft.

However, his late-season swoon caused concern. He didn’t mesh well with Carmelo Anthony, and his playoff series against Boston was a disaster, as he averaged 1.8 points on 20 percent shooting in the four-game Celtics sweep.

“There were a multitude of things, getting used to the new players on the team,” Fields said.

“It’s a long season physically, but I felt fine. It was more a mental thing of being tired. If you want to call that a rookie wall, whatever. No one can prepare for what I went through until you get through it, and I’ll come back strong.”

Fields said he hung out with Anthony at a Manhattan club earlier this week, and plans to move from White Plains to Manhattan this summer.

“Training camp will be big for us to get that camaraderie,” Fields said.

At his exit meeting, D’Antoni told Fields to expect a bigger role in the offense.

“They want to put the ball more in my hands next year and give me more freedom,” Fields said.

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As reported yesterday, the Knicks, if the right guys don’t fall, have considered trading No. 17 if they can get a veteran guard, with Cleveland point guard Ramon Sessions a possibility.

Meanwhile, Knicks officials said Kansas point guard Josh Selby and USC’s 6-foot-10 forward Nikola Vucevic are being brought in today for a second workout, as they are heavy on the radar.

Also returning are Michigan point guard Darius Morris, Providence shooting guard Marshon Brooks and center Jeremy Tyler, who professionally played last season in Japan.

It is believed they would be considered if the Knicks can get a late first-rounder or early second-round pick. Walsh is looking to add at least one more pick.

marc.berman@nypost.com