If the New York Knicks are serious about signing two veteran free agents to their roster rather than one, they’ll have to execute a trade to do it. And in this scenario, Tyler Kolek becomes the most likely collateral-damage candidate.
This is a departure from how most assumed—and continue to assume—New York’s remaining offseason business will play out. The team seems positioned to add one more veteran free agent at the minimum, and then fill the 14th roster spot by signing Mohamed Diawara to a rookie-minimum deal.
Speaking on an episode of The Putback podcast, however, SNY’s Ian Begley hinted at an alternative scenario.