The Knicks continue to tinker around the periphery of their roster. According to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link), New York is working out a pair of free agents who finished last season with the Lakers, veteran Alex Len and former L.A. two-way player Trey Jemison III.
Bondy previously reported that the Knicks will be working out journeyman guard Dennis Smith Jr., who has been without a team since parting ways with Real Madrid in February.
As Bondy notes, New York can field a roster of up to 21 players heading into training camp.
For now, only 12 players occupy the Knicks’ standard roster. 2025 second-round selection Mohamed Diawara is expected to ink a standard deal with New York, while Kevin McCullar Jr. has a two-way qualifying offer extended his way.
Veteran guards Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews have all agreed to non-guaranteed training camp agreements. New York will only be able to retain one of those non-guaranteed veterans into the regular season because of hard-cap restrictions. That said, it’s possible the Knicks could offload a player or two in a trade to create the cap flexibility necessary to hang onto two of Brogdon, Shamet and Mathews.
For what it’s worth, Jemison remains eligible for a two-way contract, but that’s not the case for Len, a 12-year veteran.
Does this mean a Mitchell Robinson trade might happen?
Just due diligence. Good practice.
I brought up the necessity of a Mitch Robinson trade last week and most Knick‘s fans said, no.., now is not the time to trade him.
Alex Len can do anything no more waste of roster space as a matter of fact he’s never been good
Huge draft bust