The Knicks announced Monday that they have officially signed first round draft pick Obi Toppin, who will further the Amar’e Stoudemire comparisons by wearing number one on his jersey, and though the signing may have been a formality, it’s still something to celebrate.
Hooray! That’s how you celebrate, right? The team didn’t announce the financial terms of Toppin’s deal, although others are saying that, based on how rookie contracts work, he’ll make about $4.8 million this year and $22.1 million in total for his first four seasons.
The Knicks seem extremely excited about Toppin, and emotionally some of us are giving the new front office the benefit of the doubt until they do something disastrous, so it’s great for Leon Rose that he got the guy he was targeting.