New York Knicks James Dolan was in the news on Sunday and the reason why wasn’t surprising in the least. The league’s board of governors voted 29-1 to approve the sale of the Hornets. Guess who was the lone opposing vote?
Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin lead the group that bought the organization, and Bleacher Report’s Julia Stumbaugh speculated that Dolan dissented because of Schnall’s financial history. That ultimately didn’t matter because the sale was completed, and according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it will be made official in the next week or two.
ESPN Sources: The BOG vote was 29-1 to approve the sale. Knicks owner James Dolan registered the lone vote against.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 23, 2023
After signing Jaylen Martin and Nathan Wright to two-way contracts this offseason, the Knicks filled the third and final spot by re-signing 2022 draft pick Trevor Keels to a two-way.
New York extended a qualifying offer to Keels and Duane Washington Jr. at the beginning of the offseason. The Athletic’s Fred Katz pointed out that the Knicks can’t rescind their offer to Washington, although the team has the maximum number of two-way spots filled. If Washington accepted the qualifying offer, the Knicks would be forced to waive one of the current players on a two-way contract.
With the Nathan Knight two-way contract official, the Knicks are now at the maximum of three players on two-way contracts. They cannot pull the qualifying offer to Duane Washington Jr. The league rule is that teams can’t pull QOs after July 13 without the player’s consent.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) July 21, 2023
More Knicks news
- Mitchell Robinson is officially a father after he and his girlfriend welcomed their daughter, Riley, over the weekend.
- Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey said on SiriusXM NBA Radio that he could “absolutely” see a Joel Embiid to the Knicks trade happening.
- Bleacher Report proposed a trade that would send Evan Fournier to the Spurs in exchange for Doug McDermott and a second-round pick.
NBA news
- According to Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics are expected to resume contract talks this week.
- James Harden has removed everything Sixers related from his social media bios (subscription required). He reportedly still wants to be traded, specifically to the Clippers.
- Stephen Curry revealed that his all-time starting five consists of Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Shaquille O’Neal.
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