From Shams:
Free agent forward Jeremy Sochan plans to sign with the New York Knicks after he clears waivers, his agent Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told ESPN on Thursday.
Sochan, who was released by the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, had 10 interested suitors and landed on the Knicks as his new team. His deal with the Knicks, who had been looking for wing depth before the trade deadline, is for the remainder of the season.
The 6-foot-8 Sochan, 22, provides the Knicks with a young, athletic wing with size and versatility. He averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 25.3 minutes per game across 212 games for the Spurs in four-plus seasons.
The ninth pick in the 2022 NBA draft, he was a two-time Rising Stars participant as a rookie and sophomore. Sochan, who provided lockdown defense when called upon, had fallen out of San Antonio’s rotation due in part to the emergence of rookie forward Carter Bryant, who was drafted No. 14 in 2025.
You almost never get a 23-year-old former top ten pick on the buyout market, so I’m all for it.
But, of course, 23-year-old former top ten picks are rarely on the buyout market, and, well, you know. But, again, very low risk, possible big reward!
Nice to see the Knicks be a good enough destination that a much-desired buyout option chose them!
Happy We Signed a Buyout Guy Who Was in the 88th Percentile of DEPM Last Season Day to all who celebrate
He didn’t sign here to sit on the bench . It will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets and what lineups he plays in..