New York Knicks: International Players Worth Pursuing

2. Milos Teodosic, CSKA Moscow

Position: Point Guard
Age: 29
Slash Line: .466/.424/.881
Season Averages: 26.6 MPG, 16.3 PPG, 5.6 APG, 2.6 RPG, 0.9 SPG, 2.7 3PM

Prior to the 2015-16 season, NBA general managers voted Milos Teodosic as the No. 2 international player not in the Association. The 2010 Euroleague MVP made the All-Euroleague First Team in 2015, and helped lead Serbia to a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.

A sharpshooting 6’5″ point guard with an elite jump shot and remarkable court vision, Teodosic could be the answer to the New York Knicks’ woes at point guard.

Teodosic isn’t the athlete or defender that New York may be looking for, but he’s a tremendously skilled point guard on the offensive end of the floor. He’s an elite shooter who can space the floor with 3-point range, and is one of the best passers in the world.

It won’t be cheap to make something like this happen, but Teodosic has the perfect skill set for a point guard in the Triangle Offense as a master facilitator who can shoot both off the bounce and off the catch.

KeepTlast time the Knicks were relevant—54 wins in 2012-13—the point guard position was a revolving door of Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd, and Pablo Prigioni. If the Knicks were somehow able to sign Teodosic, they’d create a tantalizing point guard rotation that enables both Jerian Grant and Tony Wroten to see the floor and contribute.

Marc Stein of ESPN reported in 2014 that Teodosic wanted $3 million per season to jump to the NBA. He won’t be free of his CSKA Moscow contract until 2017.

If there’s even the slightest possibility of Teodosic being acquirable, New York should sign him.

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