The Warriors are banking on a former excessive draft decide who performed with them within the Las Vegas Summer time League.
Golden State has reached a one-year settlement with ahead Kevin Knox, a number of media retailers reported Wednesday. Shams Charania of The Athletic first reported reported the settlement.
Knox, the No. 9 general decide by the New York Knicks within the 2018 draft, joined the Warriors throughout July’s Desert Showcase and averaged 17.5 factors over 4 video games in opposition to Summer time League competitors.
The 25-year-old ahead performed the primary three seasons of his profession in New York, then was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in 2022. He performed the next 12 months for the Detroit Pistons, then was despatched to Portland in a February 2023 deal that included the Warriors reacquiring Gary Payton II and sending James Wiseman to Detroit. Knox returned to Detroit final season as a free agent and began 11 video games.
His career-high sport averages in factors (12.8), rebounds (4.5), assists (1.1) and minutes (28.8) per sport all got here in his rookie season with the Knicks.
The Warriors have already got Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Kyle Anderson and Payton at each ahead positions, with Moses Moody and Draymond Inexperienced able to filling minutes at small ahead and energy ahead, respectively.
It seems Knox, who would develop into the 14th participant on the Warriors’ 15-man roster, shall be competing for a spot on the NBA roster when the Warriors open coaching camp in Hawaii subsequent week.
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