New York Knicks: Five early, potential 'mid-tier' targets in 2019 free agency

New York Knicks: Five early, potential ‘mid-tier’ targets in 2019 free agency

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3. Darren Collison

A lower-cost point guard, Darren Collison is not a flashy option for the New York Knicks at point guard, pending they do not keep Mudiay. If anything, this is a journeyman player that provides quality numbers wherever he goes, but never enough to warrant a long-term deal. Maybe that’s just what this team needs.

If the Knicks do not land a big-name free agent in July, Collison can step in as a short-term stopgap on the salary cap. He makes $10 million in 2018-19 with the Indiana Pacers, but at age 32 for 2019-20, would he make that again?

Whether Collison can make eight figures or not, he joins the Knicks as a veteran guard to provide some stability. He’s a fine shooter (47 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from behind the arc) and has never dished out fewer than four assists per game.

This is not a player that will reshape the Knicks’ franchise, but someone Fizdale can rely on, rather than bouncing back and forth with Trey Burke‘s streaky shooting and limited defense.

Collison will not be one of the market’s top guards, but someone steady enough for New York to target if they want to spread this cap space around.