New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
While long-term salary cap considerations played a factor in Minnesota’s blockbuster trade with New York, Timberwolves sources tell Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic that majority owner Glen Taylor was only willing to sign off on a deal involving Karl-Anthony Towns if the front office believed it would improve the team entering the 2024/25 season. Last […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks have signed free agent guard Damion Baugh to an Exhibit 10 contract, the team announced (via Twitter). Baugh, 24, was in training camp with the Lakers last fall on an Exhibit 10 deal. He was waived before the start of the season and played for the team’s G League affiliate in South Bay, where […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Veteran forward T.J. Warren will sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Knicks, sources tell Ian Begley of SNY (Twitter link). The 31-year-old finished last season with Minnesota after inking a pair of two-way deals in March and earning a contract for the remainder of the season. He only got into 11 games, averaging 3.7 points […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Karl-Anthony Towns blockbuster involving the Knicks, Timberwolves, and Hornets is now official, according to press releases from each of the three teams involved in the deal. Word first broke last Friday night that an agreement had been reached, with more details reported on Tuesday. The full terms of the trade are as follows: Knicks […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Free agent forward Chuma Okeke, who was waived over the weekend by the Knicks, will be re-signing with the team once the Karl-Anthony Towns trade is official, reports James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link). Okeke, 26, was the 16th overall pick in the 2019 draft. He was stashed in the G League […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After making an NBA Finals and being part of a 64-win season in Phoenix, new Knicks forward Mikal Bridges admitted it was a difficult adjustment to be on a Nets team that went just 44-65 during his season-and-a-half with the franchise. However, as Stefan Bondy of The New York Post writes, Bridges also viewed his […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Hornets are receiving three second-round picks along with DaQuan Jeffries, Charlie Brown and Duane Washington Jr. as the third team in the Knicks–Timberwolves blockbuster trade, Shams Charania, Jon Krawczynski and Fred Katz tweet. A pair of those second-rounders are being forwarded by the Knicks, while the Timberwolves will provide the other one. The Knicks, of […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Veteran forward Marcus Morris has decided not to rejoin the Knicks on a new training camp deal after being waived by New York over the weekend, tweets James L. Edwards of The Athletic. Ian Begley of SNY.tv confirms (via Twitter) that Morris has declined an offer to return to the Knicks. Morris’ release appeared to […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks‘ three major trades in the past nine months — bringing in OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns — were a result of seeking out the best possible players to complement Jalen Brunson, writes James L. Edwards of The New York Post. As Edwards points out, when the front office began to spend […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The three-team blockbuster deal that would send Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks and Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves is still on track but has not been completed, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN tweets. The expectation is that the deal, which also includes the Hornets, will become official early this week. Thus, the players […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks are still working through the details of their blockbuster trade for Karl-Anthony Towns, which has yet to be finalized. Why did they choose to go all-in on the 28-year-old big man? For starters, president of basketball operations Leon Rose was Towns’ representative when he was the head agent at CAA, notes Ian Begley […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Timberwolves were facing significant financial losses for the foreseeable future if they had kept the current roster together, league sources tell Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The need to unload Karl-Anthony Towns‘ contract is Minnesota’s primary motivation for agreeing to the trade that will send him to the Knicks. Towns will earn $49.2MM this season […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks have placed forwards Marcus Morris Sr. and Chuma Okeke on waivers, the team announced on Twitter. Both players had non-guaranteed camp contracts, so New York won’t have any future financial obligations to either of them. Morris signed an Exhibit 9 deal two weeks ago, while Okeke inked an Exhibit 10 contract in August, according […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Before news of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade broke on social media on Friday night, Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly visited Towns at his Minnesota home to let him know that he was being traded to the Knicks, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. As Krawczynski details, the fact that the Wolves moved […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Exactly one year after the Bucks, Trail Blazers, and Suns completed a blockbuster trade involving Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, and Deandre Ayton, the Knicks and Timberwolves – with the help of the Hornets – were on the verge of finalizing a blockbuster of their own on Friday. According to reports, Karl-Anthony Towns is headed to […]