It appears that the Knicks are getting closer to trading Cam Reddish, the talented, out-of-rotation wing who had a significant role for them early in the season.

Talks involving Reddish, who hasn’t appeared in a game since Dec. 3, are intensifying, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein.

The Mavericks, Bucks and Lakers are said to be possibilities for the free-agent-to-be. The Knicks, according to the report, are looking for a second-round pick in return. If they do trade Reddish to Dallas, the Knicks reportedly are interested in getting back Reggie Bullock, a favorite of coach Tom Thibodeau whom the team opted not to bring back after he played a pivotal role in their 41-31 season in 2020-21.

In 43 games (30 starts), the defense-minded Bullock is averaging 5.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 29.3 minutes for the Mavericks. He would provide needed wing depth for the Knicks, who could use another quality perimeter defender with size after Quentin Grimes and RJ Barrett.

Reddish, the 23-year-old former lottery pick out of Duke, had a role early in the season with the Knicks, starting eight games, but has since been planted on the bench after Grimes got over early season injury problems. Reddish scored in double figures in four straight games and was playing well on defense before suffering a groin injury in a Nov. 18 loss to the Warriors. He lost his starting spot while out, and was taken out of the rotation once Thibodeau opted to play just nine guys, starting on Dec. 4.

“My role, all that stuff, isn’t necessarily up to me. I’m just coming in and doing what I’m told to do,” the 6-foot-8 Reddish said a few weeks back. “I’ll roll with what Coach says, and that’s that.”

The trade last January with the Hawks, when the Knicks sent Atlanta Kevin Knox and a protected 2022 first-round pick for Reddish, clearly has not worked out. They opted against picking up Reddish’s fourth-year extension before this season, making him a restricted free agent this summer. He wasn’t used much last year after coming to the Knicks, and hasn’t seen that role change much this year. In 20 games, he is averaging 8.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 21.9 minutes.

“Just stay ready. He’s done a good job in practice,” Thibodeau said, when asked why Reddish has remained on the bench for so long. “No decision is ever permanent. You always have the right to change your mind. So, just stay ready. And they’re not easy decisions. Evan [Fournier] has done a great job of staying ready and I respect him for the way he’s handled it there, same thing could be said [for] Cam. The same thing. Put the team first and everyone has to make sacrifices for the team.”

Ultimately, it seems Reddish won’t be making any contributions for the Knicks other than what they can get in return for the tantalizing, but enigmatic, wing.