GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Seven players, none of them named Tyson Chandler, worked out Friday as the Knicks officially opened training camp.

But Chandler, a 7-foot-1 center, could arrive as soon as Saturday, once all the dominoes fall that have to precede his official acquisition: using the amnesty clause to release Chauncey Billups and trading Ronny Turiaf. Both moves need to occur to create the salary-cap space the Knicks need to sign Chandler, who played for Dallas last season.

His imminent arrival, though, was the talk of Day 1, the latest first day of the latest new era for a team that seems to produce one annually, sometimes even during the season.

“The good thing about it is, now, we’re shaking things up, but it’s getting better,” Coach Mike D’Antoni said as he began the final season of his original four-year contract. “I can handle that.