JANUARY 3: The Knicks have officially signed Arcidiacono to his 10-day deal, the team announced today in a press release.
JANUARY 2: Former Bulls point guard Ryan Arcidiacono is set to join the Knicks on a 10-day hardship exception deal and could stick around for the rest of the season, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
After going undrafted out of Villanova in 2016, the 6’3″ guard played with San Antonio’s NBA G League club, the Austin Spurs, during the 2016/17 season. He inked a two-way deal with the Bulls in 2017, and saw that converted to a standard contract with Chicago ahead of the 2018/19 season.
Arcidiacono played four total seasons in Chicago before the Bulls ultimately let him walk in free agency during the summer of 2021. The 27-year-old holds career NBA averages of 4.8 PPG, 2.2 APG, 2.0 RPG, and 0.6 SPG. He had most recently been playing with the Boston Celtics’ NBAGL affiliate, the Maine Celtics.
The Knicks are missing five players due to the health and safety protocols, but their need for a point guard is a result of injury absences. Derrick Rose continues to recover from an ankle surgery he underwent in late December and Kemba Walker sits for at least one night of back-to-back contests.
Nice Job making it back, Arch!
For the season ?? Why
Even if Kemba is out for a time. I’d rather see them bring up Simms from G-league. For a permanent spot. Rose will be back. And I want McBride to start.
Lol I’m sorry man, I couldn’t stand having him on the bulls, such a mediocre or worse waste of a roster spot
Good signing. He’s limited athletically, but he has legitimate NBA skills, a high BB IQ, and can play either G spot. Our backcourt depth chart won’t be full for awhile. When the 10 days are over, I could see him sticking in Selden’s spot.
Knicks lose again. And McBride got no run. At least Obi looked better. With no bigs our D is not there. I hope this makes us stronger. Gotta find a way. Still rooting for McBride.
Ryan Arcidiacono and Denzel Valentine gonna save the season!