New York Knicks Reportedly Worked Out 3-Year NBA Player

Omer Yurtseven is returning from a year where he played 48 games for the Utah Jazz.

He finished the season averaging 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 53.8 percent from the field.

During the summer, Jazz renounced Yurtseven.

On Sunday, Marc Stein of the Stein Line reported that Yurtseven recently worked for the New York Knicks (h/t Hoop Rumors).

Via Stein’s Substack article on the Stein Line:”The Knicks recently auditioned free agent big man Omer Yurtseven, among others, but did not choose to sign him. Panathinaikos of Greece has publicly stated its interest in bringing Yurtseven to the Euroleague.”

Yurtseven played three seasons in the NBA for the Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz.

His career averages are 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 53.5 percent from the field in 113 regular-season games.

He also appeared in 17 playoff games with Miami and was with the team when it reached the 2023 NBA Finals.

Although the Knicks didn’t sign the 26-year-old center, he could be a good option for another team before training camp opens next month.

Yurtseven played well in the G League and is coming off a year where he on average 27.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game on 48.9% shooting from the field through two games.

As for the Knicks, they are coming off a season in which they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.