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A few notes on Malcolm Brogdon’s retirement, a clarification on his roster status at time of decision, what’s next and the NYK plan for Mitchell Robinson’s usage given his injury history:

.@IanBegley reports on the impact of Malcolm Brogdon's retirement on the Knicks and the Knicks managing Mitchell Robinson's minutes:

getting after it 🔋

Malcolm Brogdon's sudden retirement is a shocker. He was going to make the Knicks final roster and said in Abu Dhabi he was expecting to be an impact rotation player. But a career in the NBA took a toll, physically and mentally. And I heard it dawned on him in camp that some of the desire/hunger was lost.

So besides the Knicks end of roster fallout from the retirement add in that Jalen Brunson might have to play 40 minutes a night. ... I joke, kind of.

Knicks were in a spot where they needed to make a move to keep Brogdon and one of Shamet or Mathews. Now, they can make a move to keep both Shamet and Mathews or they could hold onto their young guys, dump no one and still retain one of the two.

Interesting development -- Brogdon was seemingly set to be an important bench piece for the Knicks. Now it's Shamet and Mathews for one (or two if they make a move) spots.

Joining NBA Today on the sudden retirement of New York Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon after nine seasons in the league:

Malcolm Brogdon tells ESPN's @ShamsCharania that he is retiring from the NBA after nine seasons

Breaking: Malcolm Brogdon has retired from the NBA after nine seasons, per @ShamsCharania Brogdon was the 2017 ROTY and the 2023 6MOTY

Malcolm Brogdon has decided to retire, league source confirms to @TheAthletic. Brogdon had been on a non-guaranteed contract with the Knicks during the preseason. @ShamsCharania first with the news.

Congrats on your retirement, Malcolm! Best of luck in your next chapter 👏

Malcolm Brogdon was set to make the Knicks' regular season roster, but had been contemplating retirement and informed Knicks officials on Wednesday of his decision. Full statement from Brogdon on his sudden retirement:

Just in: After nine NBA seasons, New York Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon has decided to retire from basketball, he tells ESPN. Brogdon became the 2017 Rookie of the Year and 2023 Sixth Man of the Year after being drafted No. 36 in 2016.

"I know I'm pushing him to do that because I think he can be really, really good, him and Mikal in the open floor." Mike Brown talks about pushing OG Anunoby to run more in the open floor:

"Our standard... is first thing, everybody's got to sacrifice. You've got to sacrifice for one another at all times." Mike Brown gives an extended answer about the Knicks' roster battles and the culture he's trying to build with the Knicks:

"We know what the situation is. There's no questions around what the reality of that is." Landry Shamet talks about his conversations with the Knicks before he decided to return:

"In this league, you're measured on your pro, your readiness, and if you're a good teammate. Those are things you can control." Landry Shamet was asked about the balance of competing for a roster spot while being a good teammate in the process:

"Having a structure where everybody's clear and understands our triggers and what we're trying to do." Landry Shamet was asked how the Knicks' new wrinkles on both ends of the floor can help raise their ceiling this season:

Knicks center Mitchell Robinson did not practice today as part of teams’s plan to manage his workload. Heading into regular season, team plans to manage Robinson’s minutes over course of year given his injury history, sources told SNY. Robinson had been starting alongside Karl-Anthony Towns in NYK’s preseason. He was held out last game and held out of the second half of NYK’s previous preseason game. Based on NYK plan, Robinson will be held out of some games out of precaution, per sources. Will be interesting to see how Knicks handle Robinson’s availability over the course of the season considering how important he is and considering their big-picture goals.

"I think we're picking up on what he wants us to do." OG Anunoby talks about learning Mike Brown's systems:

Miles McBride was at the Hospital for Special Surgery’s Lerner Children’s Pavilion and main campus yesterday in Manhattan to share his book, ‘Deuce: The Champion of Friendship,’ and meet & greet young patients and their families. (Photos courtesy of Don Pollard Productions)

The 2025 Knicks coaching search was a stimulus package for the industry. Jason Kidd joins Billy Donovan and Ime Udoka as coaches under contract who signed extensions with their current teams after Knicks showed interest in them.

Jason Kidd, top candidate for Knicks vacancy filled by Mike Brown, gets his extension with the Mavericks, per Stein. Kidd wanted this earlier. But as reported here, Dallas waited to get this done -- I'm guessing to create distance from idea this was spurred by Knicks interest.

The main reason I suspect the Knicks won't trade Deuce is because it would be very fucking dumb to do that all so they can roster 2 of Brogdon/Shamet/Matthews, but maybe there's some amazing haul out there for him that's about to land on their doorstep any minute now.