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Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Cam Payne in... Evan Fournier out? UPDATE: The San Antonio Spurs have traded for Cam Payne, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Sunday, July 16. According to Charania’s sources, “Phoenix is trading G Cam Payne, a second-round pick, and cash to San Antonio.” Phoenix is trading G Cam Payne, a second-round pick and cash to San...
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Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images This guy can hoop! Considering how it began — with two rather pathetic defeats and virtually zero buzz — the Knicks ’ 2023 Summer League is ending on a surprisingly high note. They notched their first win in an overtime thriller on Jaylen Martin’s tough floater, and on Friday night they climbed back to .500 with a convincing 97-89 win over...
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Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Some exciting stuff from the Philadelphia native The last few years, the Knicks were able to put together Summer League rosters that gave fans some reasons to get really excited. With a nice combination of potential role players, highly touted prospects and returning players expected to showcase their improvement, Summer League had become...
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Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Could it be Jones? Could it be Dieng? Questions, questions! The New York Knicks are not into big-time business with the first wave of free agency gone, but they keep scouting the market in the event opportunities emerge out of nowhere. Yesterday, a report from Jake Fisher of Yahoo talked about the interest of the Knicks in facilitating a larger...
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Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The 27-year-old big man is still available on the open market One name still available on the NBA free agent market is big man Christian Wood. Wood has played for seven teams and been in the league for seven seasons. He’s a player that’s been on the move and hasn't found a consistent fit. Without a big market after him, Wood is...
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Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images The hallowed hooper gets his flowers. On Wednesday, at L.A.’s Dolby Theater, stars of sport and entertainment came together for the 2023 ESPYS. The event, which celebrated the past year of sports, included a special recognition of former New York Knick , Carmelo Anthony . The legendary bucket-getter officially retired in May, after...
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Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images New York is slow cooking once more. Will the Knicks get burned again? We hadn’t reached the halfway point of May when we first heard from Evan Fournier discussing his future (or lack of) as a member of the New York Knicks organization. Nearly two months later, Jake Fisher of Yahoo Sports is reporting the interest of the Knicks in...
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Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images We’ll always have the Jaylen Martin Summer League game-winner! Listen, this Knicks 2023 Summer League campaign hasn’t exactly been one for the history books. The team lacks big-time NBA prospects, and the results over the first two games were putrid. But these are young men vying for a chance to continue their dreams of playing pro ball. They’re...
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Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Can’t see it meaning much The Knicks, as they usually have been under Leon Rose, are doing their due diligence and taking a look at all possible options as they look to round out their roster. In their attempt to do so, they attended private workouts for both Alize Johnson and Ben McLemore earlier this week in Las Vegas. And, while it’s not...
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Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Bittersweet closure We’ve known for a while now that the Knicks had a deal in place to send Obi Toppin to the Pacers but things went silent for a few days as they tend to with offseason deals. Well, after a bit of a delay, the long rumored trade was finally made official and announced a few days ago. And just a couple days later, Toppin...
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Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The former Villanova Wildcat will join former teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart in New York next season Four-years $50 million That is the contract of the newest Knicks free agent signing Donte DiVincenzo. Fred Katz of The Athletic summed up DiVincenzos’ per year figures pertaining to the new deal: Donte DiVincenzo’s contract...
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Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images The Knicks are in East Group B! Imitating soccer’s FA Cup in England and Copa del Rey in Spain, the NBA has announced a new, in-season tournament. The intent is to generate interest and captivate viewers during what is typically the saggy part of the season. (And, possibly put a few more dollars in the coffers?) According to NBA...
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Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The score was promising at halftime. On Sunday in Las Vegas, the SummerNets beat the SummerKnicks 98-80 thanks to tough defense. That, plus a loss on Saturday to the SummerSixers, leaves our heroes 0-2 in the desert. Armoni Brooks notched 21 points and three steals to lead the Brooklynites. Yesterday for the Knicks, Charlie Brown, Jr. had...
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Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Sad day. It took a while, but the Knicks and Pacers finalized the Obi Toppin trade on Friday afternoon. We knew the Knicks would be getting two second-round picks for their former lottery pick, but which two seconds, exactly? Here are the details: Least favorable of Pacers’ and Suns’ 2028 second-round pick Least favorable of Pacers’ and Wizards’ 2029...
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Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images The Knicks shooting guard impressed last summer in Vegas, making First-Team All Summer League Summer League presents an opportunity. An opportunity to play, impress, and get eyeballs on you that likely wouldn't always be there. One player on the New York Knicks that took advantage of that last summer was Quentin Grimes. The 25th pick...