The Knicks have officially signed undrafted rookie Dink Pate to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Pate’s agreement with the Knicks was first reported back in June, shortly after the draft concluded.
Pate, 19, spent the 2024/25 season in the G League with the Mexico City Capitanes after having played for the G League Ignite in ’23/24. He averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.9 minutes per contest in 34 games for the Capitanes and was selected to participate in the 2025 Next Up event at All-Star Weekend.
Pate suited up for the Knicks’ Summer League team in Las Vegas in July, averaging 9.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG, and 2.8 APG in 17.6 MPG across five outings, with a shooting line of .400/.500/.889.
The Knicks have also signed guard Bryson Warren to an Exhibit 10 deal, according to the club (Twitter link).
Warren, who went undrafted out in 2024, has spent the past two seasons with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Miami’s G League affiliate. Last season, the 20-year-old averaged 11.0 PPG, 3.7 APG, and 2.6 RPG in 49 appearances (23.3 MPG) for Sioux Falls, registering a shooting line of .414/.373/.781. The Westchester Knicks made a trade earlier this month for his returning rights.
New York only had 12 players under contract before signing Pate and Warren, which means those deals can’t include an Exhibit 9 clause that protects the Knicks financially in the event of an injury in training camp or the preseason. A team can’t sign a player to an Exhibit 9 deal unless it has at least 14 players already under contract (not including two-ways).
That means Pate and Warren are probably simply ticketed for the G League and are unlikely to take part in any workouts or scrimmages with the team before they’re waived, since the Knicks won’t want to risk a major injury that would leave them on the hook for either player’s regular season salary. The Exhibit 10 language in Pate’s and Warren’s contracts will make them eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if they spend at least 60 days with the Westchester Knicks this season.
Looking at the right players. Definitely need a young PG.
Warren, Pate, Dadiet, Diawara and James N is a good young 1-5 core to build up
Dink needs a nickname.
lol. Dunk Pate.
Dink is fine but do you have a name? What’s his new nickname? Let’s see if it catches on
Maybe he is the missing link. Dink link
Dink already is a nickname
What is it?
Pate is a real talent. He’s a big guard with good guard skills. Projects as a solid 2way player. Probably a wing on big team. At 6’8” 215 lbs has a great handle and athleticism . He’s not a thin or skinny kid. Positional size is everything in NBA. Definitely excited to watch his growth.
Same. I feel good about our ability to develop a super talented guy who essentially followed poor career advice. Much like Mitchell Robinson
link to google.com
Hope they do him right.