The Knicks have waived third-year shooting guard Jacob Evans, the team announced today (Twitter link).
Evans, 23, was drafted by Golden State with the 28th overall pick in 2018 and spent his first season-and-a-half in the NBA with the Warriors before being dealt to Minnesota in the D’Angelo Russell trade in February. In 59 overall games with the Warriors and Timberwolves, he has averaged 2.8 PPG and 1.1 RPG in just 10.5 minutes per contest, making just 33.7% of his shots from the floor.
The Knicks acquired Evans in a trade that sent Ed Davis to the Wolves last month. His inclusion in that deal was required for salary-matching purposes and he never appeared to be part of New York’s long-term plans.
Evans’ $2.02MM salary for 2020/21 is fully guaranteed, so the Knicks will have to pay out that money — the team remains about $18MM below the cap though, so that’s not a major concern. Evans had a $3.64MM team option for 2021/22 that will be automatically voided unless he’s claimed on waivers, which seems unlikely.
With a spot on their 20-man camp roster now available, the Knicks have room to begin completing their Exhibit 10 signings for G League rights and bonus purposes. Skal Labissiere, James Young, and Andrew White have all reportedly agreed to camp deals with the club and figure to eventually join the Westchester Knicks.
Looking ahead, the Knicks are now carrying 15 players with guaranteed salaries and would have to cut one of those players if they want to include either Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or Myles Powell on their regular season roster.
Usually half of the first round draft picks are bad pick
Wonderful Golden State Warriors first-round draft pick. Hoping Jordan Poole is not the same caliber player picked at the end of the first round…
When someone in his third season gets waived by NY before the preseason starts, it’s clear his NBA career is over. Poole has to be better than Evans.
My thoughts exactly.
Evans was given every chance to play last year and it was the same out come a few flashes of a NBA player but the other 90% of the time he was lost on the court. Shows how bad the Warriors team was last year when the guy can’t even make the Knicks.