MARCH 5: The Knicks have officially signed Milton, the team announced today in a press release.
MARCH 2: Shake Milton plans to join the Knicks after clearing waivers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Multiple contenders were reportedly interested in the 27-year-old shooting guard, who reached a buyout agreement with the Pistons on Friday night, allowing him to appear in the playoffs with another team.
New York will be the third team of the season for Milton, who signed with Minnesota last summer and was shipped to Detroit at the trade deadline. He appeared in just four games for the Pistons and didn’t appear to be in the team’s long-range plans with a non-guaranteed $5MM contract for next season.
The Knicks contacted the Wolves about Milton prior to the deadline, tweets Ian Begley of SNY.
Averaging 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 42 combined games this season, Milton will provide another wing scoring threat for New York, which is dealing with injuries throughout its roster. He will compete for playing time with two other former Pistons, Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks, who were both acquired in a trade with Detroit last month.
Milton should clear waivers Monday, tweets Steve Popper of Newsday. The Knicks have two roster spots available, with a third opening over night when DaQuan Jeffries‘ 10-day contract expires, so they can add Milton without a corresponding move.
Never thought I’d think “good” in regards to the NYK signing Shake Milton, but that’s where I am in regards to where they are.
Is this really the best the Knicks can do in the buy out market?
We need all the bodies we can get lol. I always thought he played well with Sixers. Has good size for a guard. I’m good with it.
Best of luck to shake in NY. (Wolves fan)
Knicks stocking up on shooters. Not sure if he will get many minutes there.
Shake isn’t a shooter. Hes had some good moments but not a good shooter overall.
Well while in Philly. He had solid shooting %s. chk it out. Knicks need depth. They will figure it out at end. Right now all hands on deck thing. Have to try and stay top4. Get hm court for playoffs.
Fr. You gotta be one of the most consistent commenters on here lol. Always coming through with a reasonable take
Shake never got a fair shot in Philly. Shake produced and played well during several starting stints. Doc buried the kid because he’s doc.
Shake can milt ya…
I like the move for the Knicks. Shake can play a little Point, some decent D and the occasional 15 point outburst.
If the Knicks had only one roster spot open, I would have been more favor of holding it open to see what else may become available, but they had the extra spot, and got a solid player.
Did the Pistons officially announce they have waived Milton? Was he officially waived before the March 1 deadline passed? If so, why is he only clearing waivers on Monday? Isn’t it 48 hours a player spends on waivers? If Milton was indeed waived on March 1, why is it he is only clearing waivers on Monday and not on Sunday?
The daily waiver deadline is 5:00 pm Eastern, but the March 1 waiver deadline for playoff eligibility is 11:59 pm.
Since Milton wasn’t waived before 5:00 on Friday, he’s considered to have been waived before 5:00 pm on Saturday and will therefore clear waivers at 5:00 pm on Monday. However, since he WAS waived before 11:59 pm on Friday, he’s OK in terms of playoff eligibility.
I’m shocked to find an informed opinion with useful information here.
Alright ……. good to know.
Wow, that’s insightful and great to know. Thank you.
Jinx
Will Milton play tonight. Hope so……
They should sit Brunson.
Knicks are creating competition for their last roster spots. Everyone healthy this is a good team. Will be tough in playoffs.