Warriors to sign former top-10 NBA draft pick

The Warriors and free agent forward Kevin Knox have agreed to a one-year deal, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic ( Twitter link ).

While Charania doesnt specify the terms of the contract, Golden State is right up against a first-apron hard cap and cant sign a player to a standard deal without a corresponding roster move, so its safe to assume Knox is inking a non-guaranteed camp contract that wont count against the cap.

It figures to include Exhibit 9 language and possible Exhibit 10 language too.

The ninth overall pick in the 2018 draft, Knox began last season with the Rip City Remix, Portlands G League affiliate.

He signed with the Pistons in early November and was in the NBA for three months before being sent to Utah at Februarys trade deadline.

The Jazz immediately waived him, and with no NBA opportunities immediately presenting themselves, the 25-year-old eventually reported back to the Remix.

For the season, Knox appeared in 31 games (11 starts) at the NBA level for Detroit, averaging 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per contest.

Those averages arent far off from the ones he has posted across 306 career outings for the Knicks, Hawks, Trail Blazers, and Pistons (7.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 18.0 MPG), though his field-goal percentage last season (46.2%) was well above his 39.2% career mark.

Theres technically a path for Knox to make the Warriors regular season roster if the team makes a trade or cuts either Lindy Waters or Gui Santos , both of whom are non-guaranteed contracts.

However, recent reporting has indicated Golden State will likely hang onto Waters and Santos.

Knox isnt eligible for a two-way contract and his G League rights are still held by Rip City, so unless the Santa Cruz Warriors trade for those returning rights or Golden State finds room for him on the standard NBA roster, the forwards stay in the organization may only last a few weeks.

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