After being released by the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, Jeremy Sochan intends on signing a contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season with the New York Knicks, league sources told ClutchPoints on Thursday afternoon.
Sochan, 22, was the ninth-overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Spurs. An All-Rookie team performer during the 2022-23 season, Sochan was not a main part of head coach Mitch Johnson's rotations this season and has logged just 49 minutes since the start of January, leading to his release.
Many teams had been in contact with Sochan and his representation since his release from San Antonio, especially given that the buyout market for impactful forwards is light. Sochan was drawing interest from 10 different teams including New York, according to ESPN.
Upon clearing waivers on Friday, Sochan will sign a minimum contract to be a key secondary player on the Knicks' bench. With the franchise seeing a clear opportunity to win the Eastern Conference this season, the Knicks have added yet another essential talent to their bench since the trade deadline.
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Along with targeting Jose Alvarado, whom New York added in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans before last Thursday's deadline, the Knicks were also discussing paths to trade for Sochan from the Spurs, as reported on ClutchPoints. Ultimately, with the Spurs holding no interest in taking on Guerschon Yabusele's contract, the Knicks were able to swing deals with the Chicago Bulls and Pelicans to land Alvarado.
Appearing in 28 of the Spurs' 53 games this season, Sochan averaged 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in roughly 12.8 minutes per game.
This is a developing story that will be updated shortly.