As Michael Zeno wrote last week, Guerschon Yabusele taking less than the taxpayer mid-level exception has put the Knicks in a position where they have one more veteran minimum contract available to help fill out their roster. And since that report, there’s been a myriad of names being thrown around. Torrey Craig, Alec Burks, Caleb Houstan, Thomas Bryant, Mo Bamba, and more have all garnered some noise as potential options.
But earlier today, Ian Begley of SNY keyed in on a few names in particular. The long-trusted Knicks insider said, “Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook are among the lead guards still on the market.