The New York Knicks are preparing to reach out to several free agents, including Grant Hill, according to multiple reports.

Newsday, which reported the Knicks’ interest in Hill last Wednesday, said free agents Caron Butler and Shawne Williams were also discussed, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

While Butler and Williams are both notable players, Hill is a living NBA legend, making him the highlight of the rumors.

Hill strongly considered but turned down an offer from the Knicks in 2009, opting to stay with the Phoenix Suns instead. At age 39, the gracefully aging star has still proven himself a valuable role player, making $3.2 million last season while averaging 13.2 points per game, 30.1 minutes per game and starting 80 of the Suns’ 82 games.

The NBA, fresh out of a grueling lockout that delayed and shaved games off the upcoming season, has prohibited agreements of any kind until training camps open Dec. 9.

Suns president Lon Babby told The Arizona Republic that re-signing Hill “is an absolute first order of business and top priority.”

“But Phoenix is on the decline and Hill’s closest friend on the team, Steve Nash, is in the final year of his contract and may be traded,” Newsday reported, adding that Nash could possibly land with the Knicks and reunite with Hill next year.

Hill – if he were to sign with New York – would also be reunited with his former coach, current Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni.

The Phoenix Suns claim that Grant Hill is their top free agent priority, but according to Newsday, they’ll have to fight off the Knicks’ advances: “On the first day the NBA permitted team executives to contact agents about players, the Knicks prepared to reach out to several free agents, including one who turned them down two years ago. Although Caron Butler and Shawne Williams were discussed Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation said the Knicks are also interested in Grant Hill. Hill strongly considered an offer by the Knicks in 2009 but decided to stay with the Suns. The Lakers reportedly also have Hill on the radar. Though 39, Hill showed no signs of slowing down last season as a reliable role player and defensive specialist with the Suns. He made $3.2 million and started 80 games, averaging 13.2 points and 30.1 minutes. Although the free-agent moratorium ended Wednesday, agreements of any kind are prohibited until Dec. 9, when training camps are to open. Suns president Lon Babby told The Arizona Republic that re-signing Hill ‘is an absolute first order of business and top priority.’ But Phoenix is on the decline and Hill’s closest friend on the team, Steve Nash, is in the final year of his contract and may be traded. If the Knicks’ plans for Chris Paul don’t come to fruition, Nash could wind up in New York as a free agent next summer to reunite with Hill, Amar’e Stoudemire and Mike D’Antoni.”

Ethan Hawke reacts with his son as the Phoenix Suns play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City o… Read Moren January 17, 2011. The Suns defeated the Knicks 129-121. UPI/John Angelillo

Ethan Hawke became a father to his fourth child, baby girl Indiana.  According to New York Daily News, the 40-year-old actor and his wife Ryan Shawhughes were seen walking around New York City with their baby over the weekend.

This is Hawke’s and Shawhughes’s second child together. They are also parents to 3-year-old daughter, Clementine.

The 40-year-old actor also has two children with former wife Uma Thurman: 12-year-old daughter Maya, and 9-year-old son Levon.

According to New York Daily News, Shawhughes was the former nanny to Hawke’s two older children. The couple wed in 2008. This is the actor’s second marriage.

People magazine had quoted Hawke has saying in 2006 that parenting was his greatest joy and was “the only role that, if I fail, I will consider my life a failure.”