With Landry Shamet seemingly favored to grab one of the New York Knicks’ final two roster spots, it allows us to read the tea leaves, and discern who their final signing will be.
It’s No. 51 pick Mohamed Diawara.
This is almost a default decision. By handing out another minimum for a veteran with two-plus years experience, like Shamet, the Knicks will only have room to offer a rookie-minimum deal to bring the roster up to 14 players.
We now know Kevin McCullar Jr. doesn’t qualify to receive that contract. He must be treated as a player with one year of service, despite spending all of last season on a two-way contract.