The Knicks‘ path toward acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota began on draft night, Fred Katz of The Athletic explains in an outline of all the particulars involved in the deal. New York needed to prioritize every dollar because it had just completed a trade with Brooklyn for Mikal Bridges, leaving the team hard-capped at the second apron of $188.9MM. The Knicks reached … [Read more...] about Knicks Notes: Towns Trade, Dadiet, Washington, Shamet, Bridges, Hart, DiVincenzo
Atlantic Notes: Yabusele, Knicks’ Starters, Shamet, Nets
Guerschon Yabusele scored 15 points for the Sixers in their exhibition game against the New Zealand Breakers on Monday and it was a special night for him, Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes. “I’m not going to lie, it felt amazing,” Yabusele said. “It’s been a long road, but happy to be here.” Yabusele signed a one-year contract with the Sixers in late August. He … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Yabusele, Knicks’ Starters, Shamet, Nets
New York Notes: Achiuwa, Simmons, Williams, Anunoby
Precious Achiuwa had to wait until the end of July to re-sign with the Knicks as a free agent due to the team’s salary cap issues. Achiuwa will hit the free agent market once again next summer after signing a one-year, $6MM deal but he could pump up his value in a reserve role this season, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. Achiuwa projects as the main frontcourt … [Read more...] about New York Notes: Achiuwa, Simmons, Williams, Anunoby
Nets Sign Mark Armstrong
Former Villanova guard Mark Armstrong has officially signed with the Nets, the team announced today (Twitter link via Erik Slater of ClutchPoints). While the Nets didn’t specify the details of Armstrong’s deal, reporting all the way back in June indicated that he had agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the club. He’ll likely be waived before the regular season begins and … [Read more...] about Nets Sign Mark Armstrong
Knicks Waive Damion Baugh, Alex O’Connell
After cutting Boo Buie earlier today in order to sign Moses Brown to an Exhibit 10 contract, the Knicks have parted with two more players, announcing (via Twitter) that Damion Baugh and Alex O’Connell have been placed on waivers. New York initially signed Baugh and O’Connell to Exhibit 10 deals a week ago. They spent training camp with the Knicks, though neither saw any action … [Read more...] about Knicks Waive Damion Baugh, Alex O’Connell