A couple weeks ago, word on the street was that former Virginia Cavalier Darion Atkins, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, would be signing with the New York Knicks in a deal that was all but done. Days after, the Daily Progress reported that the deal may not be done after all, and that Atkins may have options elsewhere.
Today, it became official: Atkins has signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Knicks.
The report first came out from the New York Post's Marc Berman:
#Knicks haven't announce it but Virginia PF Darion Atkins has now signed his partially guaranteed deal.