veteran center as they search for depth at the position in the wake of Isaiah Hartenstein‘s departure in free agency, according to SNY’s Ian Begley.
Begley named two veteran centers as names to watch.
“You have to think the Knicks are at least considering veteran bigs like JaVale McGee and Bismack Biyombo,” Begley wrote in his SNY’s mailbag on September 13. “Maybe they sign a veteran before the start of training camp.”
jury-prone Mitchell Robinson as the de-facto starter with the undersized Precious Achiuwa and the inexperienced Jericho Sims as his backups.
The 6-foot-8 Achiuwa was brought back on a one-year deal after the Knicks failed to sign the likes of Bruno Fernando, Omer Yurtseven and French Olympic breakout star Mathias Lessort.
, 36, is a championship veteran who has three NBA titles — two with the Golden State Warriors and one with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 7-foot center averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 46 games for the Sacramento Kings last season.
His departure weakened the Knicks’ center rotation, which Hollinger believes could impact the Knicks’ ability to contend.
can’t rate them the best defensive team in the NBA without Isaiah Hartenstein and with the injury-prone Robinson as the only rotation-caliber big man,” The Athletic’s John Hollinger said in a discussion with his colleague and Knicks beat
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