The Knicks and free agent guard Malcolm Brogdon have reached an agreement on a one-year contract, agent Sam Permut tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
While Charania doesn’t provide any additional details on the deal, Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link) confirms it’s non-guaranteed, giving Brogdon the opportunity to compete with Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews for a regular season roster spot.
Due to limited flexibility below a second-apron hard cap, New York only has the ability to carry one of those minimum-salary veterans into the regular season unless the team sheds salary with a buyout or trade.
Brogdon, who will turn 33 in December, has been a reliable rotation guard since entering the NBA as a second-round pick in 2016. He won Rookie of the Year honors during his first of three seasons in Milwaukee (2016-19), spent three years with the Pacers (2019-22), then was named Sixth Man of the Year with Boston in 2023.
Brogdon was traded from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers in the Jrue Holiday blockbuster prior to the 2023/24 season and spent one year in Portland before being dealt to Washington during the 2024/25 offseason. He appeared in 24 games for the Wizards last season, averaging 12.7 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per contest.
Although he has solid career averages of 15.3 PPG, 4.7 APG, and 4.1 RPG on .463/.388/.874 shooting, Brogdon also an extensive injury history. Since seeing action in 75 games as a rookie, he has been sidelined for 249 of 637 regular season contests, appearing in more than 56 games in a season just twice in eight years. The former Virginia standout didn’t play after the All-Star break last season due to an ankle sprain.
The Knicks are currently carrying 12 players on guaranteed standard contracts. They have enough room below the second apron to carry one more player on a veteran’s minimum contract and one on a rookie minimum contract into the regular season. Both Brogdon and Shamet are expected to receive “strong” consideration for that veteran slot, per Begley, with Mathews also in the mix.
Brogdon, Shamet, and Mathews will all likely have Exhibit 9 language in their contracts, meaning they won’t count against the cap unless they make the regular season roster and the team will have protection in the event of a preseason injury.
Get Danny Wolf!
You can’t win an NBA title on paper but you could lose it in the offseason. The Knicks have had a surprisingly competent summer since hiring Mike Brown. Brogdon is an ideal counter-balance to Brunson, I hope he can stay healthy, but he’s a luxury acquisition that COULD put the Knicks over the top if circumstances allow them to compete for a title.
Wondering what buy-out or trade would make sense to keep all three of them…
Towns, Anunoby, Brunson, Brides, Hart are the big salaries that seen untouchable.
Yabusele will also stay, so are you referring to Mitchell Robinson?
Or smaller salaries: Miles McBride,Pacome Dadiet, Clarkson, Kolek and Hukporti?
Trade Kolek and keep Brogdon for sure that’s out backup point/ 3rd string guard. Make the other two compete. Even though I don’t really see the point of shamet. Again during injurys or off night play Daitia (spelling his name wrong) young guard your investing in. Why play shamet? What is his role. If you have brogden and Clarkson and McBride you don’t need shamet. Play the young guys.
I like Brogdon off the bench but not sure I’d move Kolek for him. Brogdon’s injury history is too consistent to rid an able body that has potential to be a solid bench player given time.
Kolek has to show he is a NBA player. He is a 3rd string guard and we don’t need a young guy making a little over the min. He looked awful in summer league as a 24 year old sophomore. He has been training this summer I was at a run he was at when I visited New York, so the preseason will tell if we should keep him or not. Brogdon is better than shamet. Wayyyyy better. The reason why. Brogan would be a 9th or 10th man is because of his injury history. If he didn’t have an injury history he would be either a starter or a six-man first guy off the bench. He’s that good. We don’t need him for 15 minutes a night. He’s a depth piece So hopefully he’s able to stay healthy, come and give us rotational minutes and play a little bit more towards the end of the season.
No 13th or 14th player on the roster is a difference maker lol, relax. Makes for excellent depth though. Imo if he is coming here. Means no one wants him bad enough. That he is willing to compete for that last roster spot. Now it’s NY and it’s a contender. Which will give him plenty of exposure. He really should be a rotation guy top 8. So you have to wonder.
All my problems with shamet is you should be playing Daddiet in those minutes. Daddiet is better than shamet if he develops. With a team up against the cap you have to start developing these young guys because they need to see rotational minutes. The only way to stay under the second cap is to draft second round or your first round players whose salaries are manageable and don’t push you over the second cap. A first round player if you’re under the cap under the new collective bargaining agreement, can’t push you into the second apron. So you got to develop those guys and give them rotational minutes. What’s the point of shaming if you have McBride and Clarkson? If one of them are out you have 10 minutes you can find for Daddiet. In all honesty in the playoffs, if you’re going that deep into your bench, you’re in trouble and maybe only use those type of guys for one or two games in the second or first round. Brogden is actually point guard and a playmaker so if he’s healthy he makes more sense because he can play back up point guard minutes and he’s a big guard and he can play make. Shamet don’t play make or create his own shot with the ball. He is a great off the ball player which I’m hoping might ground unlocks. But you have to think that they plan to give Bridges a more offensive game this year in between him and Clarkson who’s a bucket getter. It just doesn’t make any sense to have him on the team. You should be playing the young guys.
Also that power forward you want to sign. The young guy. If you’re getting minutes out of him as well, that means you slide Hart or OG to 3. Pushing Bridges to the two. You see what I’m saying just no spot for him.
If Brogdon is healthy, he’s a walking bucket who can distribute. Great signing IF he can stay on the floor.
I don’t think Brogdon has been effective for a few years. Certainly his best years were when he was surrounded by elevated talent which he has now in NY, but predicting he will return to producing at the level of his best years at soon to be age 33 is historically unlikely.
This guy will be a US Congressman by 2032, hopefully sooner. I know he’s from the nawf but I’d love to see him come down to the city & run against Nikema Williams sooner than later.
KNICKERBOCKER AL YOU ARE BEING SUMMONED LMAOOOOOOOOO
Please tell us all about the financial ramifications of the Knicks adding this 10-year pro.
Reading comprehension is a skill ….
It’s better to let someone think you are ignorant than to open your mouth and prove it.
Learn the game first. Then I’ll teach you math.
The Fake 2K BlindSider …….
He isn’t beating out Landry. And if he does, I’ll welcome him.
The shot making in the 1st qtr of this Finland/Germany Eurobasket semifinal game has been ridiculous so far. Lauri vs Franz matchup has surpassed the hype & so has the Miro Little/Schröder matchup. Finland started out very hot but now it’s Germany who’s streaking. Isaac Bonga has provided a spark since he’s come in the game. Germany up 21-18 w/ 3mins left in the 1st
Tristan de Silva has been underutilized in this tournament in my opinion (same for Zacch Risacher), but I think he’s gonna be a really important guy for Orlando this season & for the foreseeable future… As far as the game Germany is really turning up at the end of this 1st qtr. Their depth has been tough for Finland to deal with. As I say this, Miikka Muurinen just checked in the game, Finland down 6…
Franz just air balled a fairly open trey to end the qtr. His shaky shooting will also be important for Orlando this season & for the foreseeable future. 56 total pts in the 1st gotta be among the highest of any game this tournament. Whichever team clamps down 1st will have a huge advantage..
Finland’s young guys, specifically Miro Little, been struggling big time since the 1st 5mins. The youngsters are out & Finland’s vets are all in now but they are also struggling a bit to get a rhythm & they can’t keep Franz (11pts already) out of the paint/off the line… 12pt German lead 3mins into the 2nd
Franz (20pts, 3-6 from trey) outplaying Lauri & just dominating from all over the court but the German defense is leaving a lot to be desired. Young Miikka gotta get the ball more for Finland, he’s been electric as usual in limited pt. Former UT Vol Olivier Nkamhoua has been Finland’s best player so far & his scoring burst at the end of the half is the main reason they’re only down 11 at the break.
I had Germany vs Turkiye in the final of this Eurobasket going back to last year but after watching this tournament I’m switching up & picking Greece to win both later today & in the gold medal game on Sunday. And it’s 100% bc of Giannis. I sorta love this German team & it’s crazy bc they’re only gonna be better by the time the World Cup & Olympics come around. But I don’t think they can contain/beat Giannis the way Luka/Jokic/Lauri were contained in their Ls. If Turkiye or Germany do beat Greece/Giannis it will take an incredible team effort, coaching staff included.
I keep wanting to call this a blowout bc that’s what it’s sorta felt like since early 2nd qtr but Finland is fighting & they’re currently on a 6-0 run, all with Lauri on the bench, & the German lead is down to 11 late in the 3rd
Going to the 4th Finland is only down 8, still riding on a bit of momentum sparked by Nkamhoua who leads them with 17pts. Realistically it def feels like Schröder won’t let Germany lose this but Serbia knows that it’s very possible to lose to these guys
The boy Miikka is gonna be a true fan favorite for years to come. He reminds me of Jason Williams but as euro big instead of a country pg. The 3rd place game on Sunday is gonna be nearly as important as this one was for Finland. Winning that game would be absolutely huge for basketball in that country. Either way they have a bright future in the next few international tournaments with all the young talent on their squad. Germany headed to the gold medal game looking like one of the best national teams in the world.
Bro, there’s a whole post on this game. Why are you commenting about this game on a Knicks thread? Are you spam?
Markkanen’s bricking (3-8/0-4) is a problem for Finland
Germany keying on Lauri no doubt. I don’t think he scored at all in the 2nd qtr. But except a drought early in the 2nd qtr when their young pg was making mistakes back to back, they’ve been scoring well as a team. Especially late in the half they got some easy buckets & open shots for Nkamhoua off Germany doubling Lauri. Lauri def gotta start scoring but main thing Finland gotta do is slow down Schröder/Wagner
If Brogdon is healthy enough to get through camp, the Knicks finally have a backup PG. He’s better than Shamet by a country mile.
Hell, he’s better than Jordan Clarkson (who doesn’t exactly have a much better health record over the last 3 years).
Last 3 years:
Brogdon: 59 TS%, 26 AST%, 23 USG%, 130 games
Clarkson: 54 TS%, 23 AST%, 27 USG%, 153 games
Payne: 54 TS%, 26 AST%, 21 USG%, 198 games
Westbrook: 52 TS%, 33 AST%, 26 USG%, 216 games
Shamet: 56 TS%, 10 AST%, 18 USG%, 136 games
Mathews: 62 TS%, 6 AST%, 14 USG%, 167 games
Brogdon just not even in the same conversation as any of these guys, so long as he can physically handle the 15 minutes per game Payne played.
So they sign 3 guys non-guaranteed to compete for 1 spot.
IMO Shamet is the most likely to end up on the team.
I like this move, but hopefully, Duece is not gone to make room for both Shamet and Brogdon.
Zero chance of that happening.
mlbnyyfan:
Cant see why they would trade McBride to keep those two when McBride is younger cheaper and better. I think it’s about Brogdon and Shamet competing for that spot. If he’s healthy, Brogdon is the odds on favorite.
Brogdon usually starts the season healthy though, but often doesn’t play more than 10 games before he’s out for 5.
So it’s tough to put him on a roster based on initial health.
NBA is OK:
Fortunately, the Knicks are deep enough now where they could live with Brogdon missing games. I think his value is much more for the playoffs anyway, so they would just try to have to find a way to keep them as healthy as possible and try and have him ready for the playoffs. Injuries are not predictable. But he offers much higher upside than Shamet. And the Knicks really could use another ball handler and Brogdon fills that role.
Yeah and Fake 2K BlindSider gets a woody …..
explain it to him lol …..
Brogdon is washed but is still a fine depth piece. He is better than Jordan Clarkson by every metric.
He is not washed He has an injury history. There’s a difference. He can’t be counted on the play 20-25 minutes a night. That’s why he’s at independence rotational piece. If he stays healthy like he showed at the end of last year with the wizards then to have him for 10 to 15 minutes a night and then have some off nights for about 50 games. A year is a steal and he’s way better than all the other garbage players went healthy. Now I like to say the best ability is availability so he has to be available
If they can find a way to keep him within the cap structure it’s a no brainer. Shamet is a nice piece off the bench but usually for garbage time, whereas Brogdon ‘can’ be impactful as a replacement and certainly solid off the bench. His defense has always been solid and fits the 2-way play approach the team seems to be constructing.
“The minimum salary for someone with zero years of experience checks in at just under $1.3 million. After allocating $2.3 million to Shamet’s deal, the Knicks have around $1.4 million in room beneath the second apron. Talk about tight margins. “
Which means Shamet and Diawara. What I have been saying since they signed Clarkson. Some clowns just can’t use a calculator unless it looks like a controller lol.
Brogdon hasn’t played for two yrs. And anyone who takes him over Clarkson should find another sport. Not worth my time. Certainly the Knicks don’t think so. Otherwise he would have been signed instead.
Fact teams have not reached out to Brogdon. Especially teams who really need depth at PG (Knicks are not one of them). Has to make you question his worth right now. And I agree a healthy Brogdon should be on team’s radar. Well he hasn’t been all summer. I got nothing against him. I hope he is healthy. He got his shot, go for it.
McBride was a top PG in his draft. Thibs didn’t really use him for that. Since he didn’t have a bench. He really should be backing up Brunson. His Shooting has gotten better. But he is a better scorer and player. With the ball in his hands as a lead guard. Mike Brown will see to that now that we have a bench.
Clarkson is more a combo guard. He also had plenty of success running the point. Kolek lead the NCAAs in ast. He is a very capable PG. Who needs to show out and compete for mins. Hart can even play some point.
So unless Brogdon becomes the Brogdon of 2022-23 season. It will be Landry with that LAST roster spot. Landry plays D and understands his role. He was Knicks most consistent bench player last year. That’s called success at your role. Something Payne didn’t have. Too inconsistent. The best quality a bench player can have. Is consistency. Thats what you need from your bench the most……….
It’s really just a team option. Health has always been the first concern with Brogdon. Surviving preseason will be the first test.
I didn’t like the NYK’s using the Txp-MLE because the hard cap is going to have them playing salary games (as opposed to adding players) all year. GY effectively cost us 3 full roster spots. Hopefully, he’ll prove worth it.