The Knicks have been identified as one of the teams interested in free agent guard Malik Beasley. However, they could pivot to other candidates for a veteran’s minimum free agent deal.
James Edwards III of The Athletic explores this topic in depth. The list includes a pair of guards who played for the Knicks last season under former coach Tom Thibodeau — Landry Shamet and Delon Wright. The issue with signing Shamet or Beasley is that the Knicks already added shooting guard Jordan Clarkson in free agency after he was waived by Utah. Wright might be a more logical choice, since the team is lacking in true point guards beyond Jalen Brunson and Tyler Kolek.
Edwards also identifies a handful of other players who could end up signing that contract, including Alec Burks, Monte Morris, Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Malcolm Brogdon.
Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News believes Shamet or Wright would make the most sense, given their familiarity within the organization. Winfield argues that either one could be the kind of low-maintenance finishing piece a title team might end up leaning on in a crucial situation.
Speaking of Kolek, Edwards believes that only one of the young players on the current roster, a group which also includes Pacome Dadiet and Ariel Hukporti, will crack Mike Brown’s rotation given that there are already nine solid proven veterans at the new head coach’s disposal.
Sign a 5. Mitch is brittle, Huk is unproven, KAT and Yabu are 4s.
Knicks went all in on a few star pieces that need complimentary pieces to make up for their flaws…
Thibs wasn’t the only issue…
A weaker than usual East will make this team look stronger than it is… It could make the finals… Only to be swept by a healthy western finals team…
They need a true back up PG to give their bench a shot on offence… A Tyus Jones…
They need a Gobert level defensive presence in the paint to make up for KAT… And as good as Mitch is, he’s not DPOY level…
OG or Bridges taking a leap into top 5 star territory is their major hope… OG has it in him…
I think Hukporti is ready to contribute. He’s not perfect but he can give some solid minutes if he’s given a chance to develop on the court. The same could be said for Dadiet and Kolek, though Kolek needs to work to improve his defense, cuz as is, he’s a liability on the defensive end.
I hadn’t heard Seth Curry’s name come up, but he’d be an interesting option. Brogdon, if healthy, would be a good fit too.
But Delon Wright might make the most sense of all of these. He’s a true point that plays both ends, and he played well with us last year.
The answer is pretty clearly Landry Shamet. The Knicks will cease to function if they don’t have a Wichita State Shocker on the roster, trust me.
Shamet is a 3rd string guard. So if he is in the game You should be playing the rookies. So no. He played well in spots. He is not needed with mcbride on the team. How many same type of players do you need? We need somebody who can create their own shot and play make for others either. Malcolm Brogdon or Ben Simmons. Yes, they are hurt all the time but they’re not going to be expected to play 82 games in a year, but they could be crucial during the playoff stretch. I don’t know why everybody likes shamet other than spot minutes, he’s really kind of not playable if he’s playing 15 to 20 minutes. He’s pretty much a negative on the court
I like Beasley from a talent prospective, but finding another big is the bigger need.
I would stay away from Beasley because he can’t play make what position and what is his minutes going to be on the court? I would trade the third string point guard that would then open up two slots for minimum contracts plus signing a rookie. You can get Brogdon and Simmons or delon wright
The FA market (minus the players linked to other teams)
PG: Cam Payne, Ben Simmons, Cory Joseph, Markelle Fultz, Delon Wright, Monte Morris
SG: Malik Beasley, Alec Burks, Landry Shamet, Garrison Mathews
SF:
PF: Precious Achiuwa, Trey Lyles, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Torrey Craig, Bol Bol
C: Bismack Biyombo, DeAndre Jordan, Alex Len
*Cameron Payne
None of these players are NBA players anymore. Princess achua doesn’t have a position. Trey lyles can’t guard 4’s. We seen cam Payne he had 1 good game in the playoffs.monte Morris has no D and too small. Can’t really sign a small point guard because brunson’s already a small guard so you have to sign a big guard to come in and play backup minutes. Otherwise you’ll be relying on your big man to get stops at The rim because there’s nobody to put size on the opposing point guard
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