The New York Knicks bolstered their guard depth this summer with the free agent acquisitions of Jordan Clarkson, Malcolm Brogdon, and Landry Shamet to back up Jalen Brunson. The team also has Miles McBride, Tyler Kolek, and Pacome Dadiet in the backcourt.
According to SNY’s Ian Begley, the New York Knicks’ guard depth is overcrowded, so they might be forced to make a trade ahead of the regular season to offload at least one of them.
“The Knicks have signed Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet to nonguaranteed contracts ahead of training camp. If they want to keep both players on the regular-season roster, they will have to trade one of their players signed to a traditional NBA deal,” Begley explained in his mailbag article. “They need to do this because their team salary cannot exceed the second apron this season.”
“There are many different trade routes the Knicks can take to keep both Brogdon and Shamet. A trade of either Pacôme Dadiet or Miles McBride would clear enough cap space to sign both veterans. The Knicks can also trade Tyler Kolek and have enough space under the second apron to sign both Brogdon and Shamet,” he added.
New York Knicks insider dishes on team’s plans to retire Carmelo Anthony’s jersey
There’s a huge likelihood that the New York Knicks could retire Carmelo Anthony’s No. 7 jersey, but it’ll likely take some time before it can actually happen, per SNY’s Ian Begley.
“In checking around about this over the past couple of weeks, I can say that there remains strong support internally for retiring the number,” Begley noted.
“I can’t say with 100 percent certainty that the Knicks will retire his number. But the internal discussions about the topic have continued in recent weeks. The decision to retire — or not retire — Anthony’s number will ultimately be made by owner James Dolan,” he added.
