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The New York Knicks don't grade out particularly well in the team-success facet, but they're appealing for the three other categories, plus one notable wild card: home.

Green was born and raised in New York, and he heads back East every summer to host a skills camp. The Knicks should try to keep him from leaving.

According to HoopsHype, the Knicks have $36 million to work with this offseason in an attempt to build around Carmelo Anthony. Plus, no matter which prospect New York selects at No. 4 in the 2015 NBA draft, that shouldn't change Green's expected value to the roster.

Langston Galloway emerged as the starting point guard—even if only in the short term—but he's not a long-distance threat. Theoretically, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s biggest contribution is his shooting range, but he posted a meager 34.2 percent clip.

The Knicks don't need to merely bolster their three-point arsenal. No, they have to find the first functional weapon, and Green would immediately bring spacing to a team that failed to understand that concept last year.

New York scored a league-worst 91.9 points per game last season. The Knicks desperately need Green to come home, and the franchise has the money to reward him handsomely for his efforts.