NBA Market: The New York Knicks Announce 7 Players and Await 2 More

After several weeks with just 12 players on the roster since July, the Knicks officially began filling their preseason roster this Tuesday with moves that had already been anticipated. The franchise announced the signings of Dink Pate and Bryson Warren through Exhibit 10 contracts, in addition to confirming five previously reported agreements: Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet inked Exhibit 9 contracts, while Mohamed Diawara, Garrison Mathews, and Tosan Evbuomwan signed Exhibit 10 deals. The information had already circulated in the past few days. Shamet, Brogdon, and Mathews had been linked to non-guaranteed contracts with the Knicks, Evbuomwan was previewed on Monday, and James L. Edwards III of The Athletic revealed this morning that Diawara would receive an Exhibit 10 deal. But the moves don't end there. According to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post, the team also reached a training camp agreement with veteran center Alex Len, who trained with the group this week. Len, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, has played 12 seasons in the NBA mainly as a backup. Last season, he had sporadic appearances with the Kings and Lakers, averaging 1.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.3 minutes over 46 games. More players are still expected to arrive There is no official announcement yet regarding Len or Matt Ryan, a forward who is also expected to return to the Knicks on a non-guaranteed deal. Additionally, the club has a two-way offer on the table for Kevin McCullar Jr. With 19 players already under contract, the franchise cannot add Len, Ryan, and McCullar without making some cuts first, so more moves are anticipated in the coming days. Pate and Warren seem likely to be the first cuts, with the aim of ending up in the G League with the Westchester Knicks. Brogdon, Shamet, and Mathews, on the other hand, will compete directly for a spot on the final roster, a battle in which Len and Ryan could also enter, although with lesser chances. Diawara, due to the team's hard cap situation, is favored to take a standard roster spot: if New York doesn't move salary via trade, they need to have a rookie on a minimum salary. Evbuomwan, on the other hand, seems like a candidate for his Exhibit 10 to be converted into a two-way contract.

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