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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.
New York signed Tony Bradley to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract, the team announced. The move came shortly after the Knicks waived John Konchar and N'Faly Dante.
New York waived John Konchar and N'Faly Dante, both on non-guaranteed camp deals. The Knicks signed Jaden Akins to a two-way contract after signing and waiving him twice earlier this offseason. They also added veteran center Tony Bradley on a training camp deal.
New York waived guard John Konchar and center N'Faly Dante following the first day of training camp, without explaining either move.
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.
Miami will likely keep its final standard roster spot vacant after John Konchar signed an Exhibit 9 deal with the Knicks, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports. That keeps flexibility for in-season buyout targets.
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.
SNY's Ian Begley reports the Knicks have been in touch with free agents Gabe Vincent, Duop Reath and James Wiseman as camp nears, and are working Vincent out directly. New York already beat Miami to John Konchar, signing him to a one-year deal despite the Heat having discussed an offer with his representatives.
