After signing first-round decide Pacome Dadiet earlier within the week, the Knicks have now signed second-round decide Tyler Kolek — making historical past within the course of.
As reported by SNY’s Ian Begley on Friday night time, Kolek’s contract with New York units an NBA document for essentially the most assured cash for a second-round choice because the rookie will make $6.6 million assured.
The deal is essentially the most a crew pays a second-rounder beneath the second-round exception which retains a decide’s wage away from the 2024-25 cap till July 31, serving to to provide the Knicks extra monetary flexibility as they try to keep away from the primary apron.
The earlier document in assured cash for a second-round decide was Indiana Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard (No. 31 total in 2022 draft) at $6.4 million.
