Kurt Thomas News: Thomas will start Monday against Philadelphia, the New York Post reports.

Thomas will start Monday against Philadelphia, the New York Post reports.

With Amar'e Stoudemire (knee) expected to miss two-to-three weeks, Thomas will get the first crack at being the team's starting power forward. The Knicks could choose to play small and shift Carmelo Anthony to power forward at times, but Thomas will likely start until Stoudemire returns. Thomas is not much of an offensive threat, but he could provide solid rebounding numbers if he gets consistent minutes.