Knicks’ $6M high-motor reliable veteran predicted to not make roster over ex-Nugget Bruce Brown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New York Knicks have a lot of questions surrounding what the team is going to do with their last couple of roster spots. There is also a very good possibility that the organization only takes one player due to cap reasons.
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The Knicks have gone crazy with training camp contracts to create competition for the final roster spot. New York made a flurry of moves just for camp.
“Earlier this week, the Knicks agreed to Exhibit 9 deals with five players: Ochai Agbaji, Bruce Brown, John Konchar, Drew Eubanks, and James Wiseman. The Knicks only have two roster spots open and are approaching the second apron, so there’s more at stake than just performance and fit during the preseason for this group,” SI’s Max Wildstein wrote.
It was kind of surprising that Konchar agreed to only a training camp deal with the Knicks, as he had interest from other teams as well.
“John Konchar is one of the top free agents available and has drawn interest, league sources say, from Miami, New York, Orlando and Toronto,” The Stein Line’s Marc Stein wrote.
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There is no doubt that Konchar is one of the best free agents New York could have gotten at this point in the offseason. However, Wildstein doesn’t believe that he will make the roster over a championship guard like Bruce Brown.
“Konchar might be the best player the Knicks are bringing in on a training camp contract, but I’d give Brown the edge over him solely because of how the front office has viewed him over the last couple seasons. Konchar’s defensive tape in Memphis and Utah was tantalizing, though, so he does have a real shot at making the roster,” Wildstein wrote.
Brown just adds so much to the equation and gives the Knicks so many opportunities to do different things. This would allow New York to use different lineups, give guys days off, and have a player with championship experience.
Konchar made $6 million last season with the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies. There is no doubt he will fight for a roster spot until the end, but Brown might just be too hard for the organization to ignore.
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