BY JULIAN GARCIA DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Friday, September 14th 2007, 4:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Houston always will be remembered as a Knick. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't like to wear the uniform of one of the Knicks' biggest rivals - the Nets - someday soon. Though Houston has received invitations from several teams to attend training camp, he is seriously weighing the Nets' offer. "There is a possibility with the Nets," Houston's agent, Bill Strickland, said yesterday. "The Nets are a real consideration." Houston was forced into retirement nearly two years ago because of arthritis in his left knee. Earlier this summer, he told the Daily News he was going to attempt a comeback, and on Tuesday he held a private workout in Manhattan for several NBA teams, including the Nets. Though Nets president Rod Thorn said several days prior to the workout that he had little interest in Houston since the team has several shooting guards set to attend camp, the former Knick impressed Lawrence Frank, who apparently convinced Thorn to invite Houston to camp. However, a league source said the Nets are merely "curious" to see what Houston can do at the age of 36 and nursing a not-so-healthy knee. That could be a sticking point since the Nets are not ready to offer a guaranteed deal to an older player who hasn't been in the league in two years. If Houston were to make the team, he likely would receive the veteran's minimum salary of just over $1 million. Strickland said he's gotten positive feedback from each of the other teams that watched Houston work out on Tuesday - the Spurs, Cavaliers, Mavericks, Heat and Knicks. The Nets and the Cavs supposedly are two of the teams prepared to bring Houston into their gyms for private workouts prior to camp but Strickland suggested yesterday that a player with Houston's reputation shouldn't have to do that. "I'm inclined to not having him running all over to work out for different teams like he's a rookie trying to break into the league," Strickland said. "I'd like to think we could do something more consolidated than that." The Nets begin training camp on Oct.2. Strickland said Houston will take as much time as he can before making a decision. http://0rz.tw/b231n --

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