The New York Knicks have a full roster for the preseason, but the organization will make adjustments as the regular season approaches.
While it may not be a popular opinion, Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Brener believes the Knicks could sign a recently-waived 6-foot-3 champion guard who finished the 2024-25 season with New York to help Jalen Brunson.
“The New York Knicks could look to bring back one of their former players after he was recently cut in the preseason,” Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Brener wrote last Thursday.
“The Indiana Pacers announced that they have waived former Knicks guard Delon Wright to sign his former teammate Cam Payne, who played with New York last season.”
“Wright, 33, is looking for a new home after being cut by the Pacers, but even if the Knicks wanted to bring him back, he wouldn’t be able to take the court for a while. Wright suffered a bad head injury in the Pacers’ latest preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.”
Wright, who won the 2024 NBA Cup championship with the Milwaukee Bucks, was traded to the Knicks this past February in a multi-team deal.
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The Utah product averaged 4.3 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 rebounds in 14 games with the Knicks, shooting 46.9% from the field and 33.3% from deep.
Wright shouldn’t be considered a priority signing for New York at this time.
Still, his veteran leadership and second unit stability (he’s a low turnover point guard) could help land a spot on the franchise’s roster this season.
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