The Knicks have exercised their third-year team option on Pacome Dadiet, reports Ian Begley of SNY.tv (via Twitter).
Dadiet, the 25th overall pick in last year’s draft, will now earn a guaranteed $2,983,680 in 2026/27. New York will have until the end of next October to decide whether to pick up its fourth-year option on Dadiet.
A 6’7″ guard/forward, Dadiet only played 111 minutes in 18 games with the Knicks as a rookie last season. He has yet to make an appearance in year two.
The French wing received more playing time at the G League level in ’24/25, averaging 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 23 games (31.8 minutes per contest) for the Knicks’ affiliate team in Westchester. Scoring efficiency was an issue for the 20-year-old, who posted a shooting line of .402/.296/.826.
There were rumors that the Knicks might look to trade Dadiet this fall to clear enough room below their second-apron hard cap to keep two veterans on their roster to open the season instead of one. However, Malcolm Brogdon’s surprise retirement likely ended any speculation on that front, and now Dadiet will be under contract through at least next season.
Today was the deadline for teams to make decisions on rookie scale team options for 2026/27. All of those decisions can be found here.
Should be playing. Why glue him to the bench shamet and Clarkson are not it. He will struggle but will develop into an actual piece. Knicks are not championship contenders. They match up really well against Cleveland, but anybody with bigger guards in the back court are going to destroy the Knicks. They’ll just attack kat and Mitch has no offense when he is on the floor. Heart Mitch on the floor together means it’s three on five on offense. Kat and Bronson on D means it’s three on five on defense team is not constructed well at all