New York Knicks · 18 updates
Bruce Brown signed a training camp deal with New York after a quiet free agent market, telling the New York Post's Stefan Bondy that teams repeatedly cited the second apron as their reason for passing.
James Wiseman has emerged as the frontrunner for New York's 14th and likely final roster spot, New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy reports. Bondy says witnesses have praised Wiseman's camp performance, though he cautioned preseason games still have to play out.
The Knicks are expected to sign only one additional veteran and hold their standard roster at 14 players, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
James Wiseman is one of five veterans on Exhibit 9 training camp deals fighting for a likely open roster spot in New York, competing with Drew Eubanks for center minutes behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond.
Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji and James Wiseman are competing for what looks like one open Knicks roster spot after all three signed non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 deals, New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro writes.
A hypothetical trade would send Pacôme Dadiet to Brooklyn along with a protected 2033 second-round pick swap and roughly $2 million in cash.
Knicks Centric writer Tommy Beer says Pacome Dadiet's hold on a roster spot is tenuous, with New York exploring trades in case it prefers to keep veterans.
New York signed Bruce Brown, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji, Drew Eubanks and James Wiseman to non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 deals. With 13 guaranteed contracts and only $3.27M below the second apron per Yossi Gozlan of CapSheets, keeping two of the five would push the Knicks over that line.
New York has signed Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji and James Wiseman to non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 training camp contracts, the team announced, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. They'll compete with John Konchar and Drew Eubanks for the roster's final open spots.
With two roster spots open, Toronto could look at free agent Bruce Brown for depth, Raptors reporter Jeremy Brenner said. Brown spent last season in Denver, averaging 7.9 points and 3.9 rebounds after prior stints with Indiana, Toronto and New Orleans.
