The New York Knicks are shoring up their roster with the postseason simply across the nook.
The Knicks are reportedly signing 14-year NBA veteran PJ Tucker to a 10-day contract. Based on ESPN’s Shams Charania, Tucker had been in discussions with “a number of groups during the last week” however finally selected the Knicks.
Free agent PJ Tucker plans to signal with the New York Knicks on a 10-day contract, sources inform ESPN. The 14-year NBA veteran held discussions with a number of groups during the last week. Tucker, a 2021 NBA champion with the Bucks, provides the Knicks an enforcer and frontcourt depth. pic.twitter.com/rDR8A7LqEg
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 8, 2025
Tucker performed a major position through the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship run again in 2021. The Texas alum was a midseason acquisition from the Houston Rockets that performed sparingly for Milwaukee through the 2020-21 common season. Tucker earned his preserve within the postseason, beginning in 19 of the Bucks’ 23 playoff video games en path to the 2021 title.
The Knicks could also be hoping Tucker might spark the same run in New York. He provides the Knicks a 6’5″ enforcer who has been greater than prepared to do the soiled work all through his profession.
However at 39 years outdated, Tucker’s effectiveness has waned since his Bucks stint. He final performed for the Los Angeles Clippers within the 2023-24 season. He averaged 1.6 factors and a couple of.5 rebounds throughout 28 video games earlier than agreeing to step away from the team.
Tucker was traded three times in five days earlier than final month’s NBA commerce deadline and was subsequently waived by the Toronto Raptors.
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