New York Knicks: Have these players played their final game with Knicks?

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Wayne Ellington

This is an obvious one. The veteran shooting guard was considering a buyout back in February. The Knicks will certainly waive Wayne Ellington before the full $8 million guarantees on his contract for 2020-21. He will cost the Knicks $1 million in dead cap space to cut.

Ellington was signed to give the Knicks much-needed three point shooting, but he never found regular minutes in the rotation, and saw his playing time drastically cut when Mike Miller took over as coach.

The 6-foot-4 long-shooter played in 36 games for the Knicks and shot only 35 percent from downtown, his worst shooting performance since 2011-12.

He could find himself a useful player on a contending team looking for microwave shooting off the bench. When Ellington is in the groove, he can be one of the most lethal three-point shooters in the game.

Knicks fans can hope that Ellington’s departure leads to a final chance for Damyean Dotson to shine.

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