Rose and company are still playing the salary-cap game. The Knicks employ 12 players on guaranteed contracts and, by league rule, will have to keep at least two more into the regular season. Training camp invitee Landry Shamet will likely remain, league sources said. The other spot, because the team is up against the hard cap, will have to go to a rookie on a minimum salary.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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So when the opportunity arose to join the Knicks, even on a partially guaranteed, one-year deal, he jumped at the chance. “I want to win, I want to compete, we all do. Anybody in the NBA that says otherwise is lying,” the 6-foot-4 guard told The Post. “We all want to compete at the highest level. It’s exciting to be here. Last year was last year. It was what it was. I’m excited to be here and move forward and build with this group.” -via New York Post / October 9, 2024
“I don’t make the final decision on that, but I’m basing it on what [Shamet’s] done on the floor. He’s really done well,” Thibodeau said. “The second unit, as I said, I’m anxious to see him as well because I’ve seen what they’ve done in practice and they’ve really done well together as a unit. So I want to see that in a game situation. But he’s done a really good job. “He has really good chemistry with Cam [Payne], and then when you put Deuce [McBride] into that, they’re very fast. You can play with a lot of speed.” -via New York Post / October 5, 2024
Fred Katz: Landry Shamet’s contract with the Knicks is for one year and is non-guaranteed for the minimum, league source says. Contract fully guarantees in January. No exhibit 10. -via Twitter @FredKatz / September 14, 2024