Knicks sign Malcolm Brogdon to compete for roster spot
Malcolm Brogdon of the Washington Wizards on December 19, 2024. Credit: Getty Images
With the beginning of training camp just over a week away, the Knicks have not only filled the final spots on the roster but created competition for those final spots. In the last two days, they signed a trio of veterans; Malcolm Brogdon is the latest, joining Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews, according to a league source on Friday.
Brogdon and Shamet agreed to non-guaranteed veteran minimum deals. Mathews will come to camp on an Exhibit 10 contract.
The three players could be competing for one roster spot because the Knicks are hard-capped and have only $3.7 million available below the second apron. They could decide to clean out salary space if they decide they want to keep more than one of the players.
With a new head coach in Mike Brown, how he values the roster holdovers as well as the newcomers could provide the answer to that.
Shamet was a valuable part of last season’s bench as a backup wing, appearing in 50 regular-season games and 11 postseason games after battling back from a dislocated shoulder.
Brogdon has had a long and productive career, being named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2016-17 and Sixth Man of the Year in 2022-23 with Boston. He averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 assists per game in 24 games for Washington last season.
Mathews is a career 38.2% shooter from three-point range, including 39.0% last season with Atlanta.
Steve Popper covers the Knicks for Newsday. He has spent nearly three decades covering the Knicks and the NBA, along with just about every sports team in the New York metropolitan area.
