After the New York Knicks made Isaiah Hicks a restricted free agent this offseason, it appears he is ready to sign the 2-way deal and stay in the Knicks organization for at least one more year.
Isaiah Hicks is expected to sign a 2-way contract with the Knicks shortly, per ESPN sources.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) July 3, 2018
Hicks wasn't made any offers by any other teams, but will now report to the Westchester Knicks next season. With Hicks signing the contract, it leaves the team with 17 players under contract. They can carry 20 players up through training camp, but only 17 on the opening night roster including the two-way players, so if they were to make any more moves, it would probably require some cuts at training camp.
They do have some money left to spend this offseason so now the question is will they spend it, or just stay put with the roster they have.
Clarification: the Knicks can carry 20 players on the roster through the preseason but need to cut the roster to 17 by opening night. If they want add a free agent that they project to be in the rotation in ‘18-‘19, they’ll need to create a roster spot via waiving/trading someone https://t.co/kuFkRv2muc
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) July 3, 2018
Hicks played 18 games with the NBA team last year averaging 13.3 minutes per game. The big man also put up 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds and that was impressive enough to get him a second contract. Hicks started 36 games with the G-League team averaging 15.6 points and eight rebounds.
After a standout career with the North Carolina Tar Heels Hicks went undrafted last year, but signed the two-way deal with the Knicks. With a two-way contract, Hicks can spend up to 45 days with the NBA team, but if the Knicks wanted to keep him up for any longer they would have to sign him to a fully guaranteed NBA contract.
The Knicks aren't required to call him up at all, if they don't wish to.
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