New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Rookie forward Hugo Gonzalez looks like a strong contender for regular playing time after an impressive NBA debut Friday night, writes Souichi Terada of MassLive. Gonzalez energized the Celtics when he entered the game midway through the first quarter with a blend of athleticism and aggressive defense. Coach Joe Mazzulla trusted him to guard Knicks star […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks fired former head coach Tom Thibodeau over the offseason shortly after they made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. However, star big man Karl-Anthony Towns tells DJ Siddiqi of RG.org that he doesn’t view 2025/26 as a championship-or-bust season. “I feel all 30 teams in NBA are walking in saying […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks are facing the ghosts of injuries past as the recently-annointed starting center, Mitchell Robinson, starts the season out with load management, writes Kristian Winfield for the New York Daily News. Winfield notes that there’s no official timetable for Robinson’s season debut, a dissatisfying data point in a confusing saga that began when Robinson […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
One of the issues regarding the Knicks this preseason was whether new coach Mike Brown would choose Mitchell Robinson or Josh Hart as the team’s fifth starter. As it turns out, neither will play in the season opener against Cleveland on Wednesday. They’re listed as out on the official injury report and another starter, Karl-Anthony […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Charlotte’s decision to release Spencer Dinwiddie — after signing the veteran guard to a guaranteed minimum-salary contract over the summer — surprised some people around the NBA, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). There was some speculation that the Hornets might waive Pat Connaughton instead, but Stein hears the team decided […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
While he’s not sure who will be ready for Wednesday’s season opener against Minnesota, head coach Chauncey Billups said Toumani Camara (knee), Deni Avdija (back), Robert Williams (knee) and Matisse Thybulle (knee) were full participants in Monday’s practice, tweets Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report. Williams, who has been plagued by knee issues throughout […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Young players like Pacome Dadiet and Tyler Kolek knew there wasn’t much chance they’d see significant minutes under Tom Thibodeau, but that’s changed now that Mike Brown is running the Knicks, writes Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. Brown prefers a larger rotation than Thibodeau, who was notorious for leaning on his starters, […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
As expected, veteran guard Garrison Mathews was cut by the Knicks, the team announced (via Twitter). New York is also waiving Alex Len and Matt Ryan. Mathews signed a non-guaranteed contract last month, as did Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet, with the understanding that the team was only able to keep one of them due […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks plan to waive Garrison Mathews at some point before Saturday afternoon, reports Ian Begley of SNY.tv (via Twitter). Stefan Bondy of The New York Post confirms the news (Twitter link). According to Begley, the Knicks were happy with how Mathews performed in training camp and preseason but opted not to retain the sharpshooter […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
In the wake of Malcolm Brogdon‘s sudden retirement announcement, the Knicks are weighing their options for the backup point guard position behind Jalen Brunson. In the view of Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscription required), the team has three options: Trade for a backup, give second-year guard Tyler Kolek a chance to earn […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks continue to make changes at the back end of their offseason roster, announcing in a series of press releases that they have signed and waived Romeo Langford, Adama Bal and Ibrahima Diallo (Twitter links for each transaction here). All three received Exhibit 10 deals, making each player eligible for a bonus (worth up […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks signed Donovan Williams to an Exhibit 10 contract on Thursday evening and subsequently waived him a little over an hour later (All Twitter links from the team). Williams, who is now eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with the Westchester Knicks, spent part of […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Malcolm Brogdon‘s announcement that he was retiring caught many around the league by surprise. Brogdon was presumed to have pole position in the preseason battle for a Knicks’ roster spot, and he was expecting to have a real role in head coach Mike Brown‘s rotation, write James L. Edwards III and Fred Katz for The […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon, who was competing for a spot on the Knicks‘ roster this month, has decided to call it a career, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Brogdon is retiring as a player. Charania suggests (via Twitter) that Brogdon was on track to make New York’s regular season […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Hawks have waived M.J. Walker, Spotrac contributor Keith Smith tweets. Walker was just signed to a training camp deal on Monday. Walker went undrafted in 2021 and has spent the past four seasons in the G League with the Westchester Knicks and the Greensboro Swarm (the Hornets’ affiliate). The 27-year-old also had a brief […]