{"id":70832,"date":"2024-03-28T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=70832"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:23:59","slug":"knicks-sign-g-league-pair-to-rest-of-season-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/28\/knicks-sign-g-league-pair-to-rest-of-season-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Sign G League Pair to Rest of Season Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks signed guard DaQuan Jeffries<\/a> and forward Mamadi Diakite<\/a> to rest-of-season contracts from their G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks. Both played some garbage minutes in New York’s 145-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Jeffries logged seven minutes and had three assists. Diakite played four minutes, collecting one rebound and a steal.<\/p>\n

Knicks Sign G League Pair to Rest of Season Contracts<\/h2>\n

Jeffries and Diakite initially signed for the Knicks coming off a solid G League season despite their 11-21 record. The two previously signed 10-day contracts with the Knicks, starring in over 10 games each. However, the Knicks signing both to a rest-of-season means they will train and play with the team until the end of the postseason, which is not only a huge salary bump but also means both could have a future at Madison Square Garden if things go right.<\/p>\n

Jeffries, a Tulsa alum who went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft, originally signed with the Orlando Magic but bounced around the league on various two-way contracts. The 26-year-old reached one of his best seasons with the Westchester Knicks, scoring 22 points per game on 48\/37\/76 shooting splits. He averaged 6.1 rebounds per game and nearly three assists per game. He’s a solid shooter with a thick frame and a physical, bruising play style. Fred Katz of The Athletic <\/em>reported<\/a> that Jeffries’ contract runs through the season, with a team option coming into play at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Diakite, who went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Virginia, has a career path similar to that of Jeffries. He also bounced around the league for the past few years. He also won a ring with both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Osceola Magic in the same year. Diakite has shown potential as a high-energy, explosive big with a huge frame and defensive potential. In 18 appearances in the G League, Diakite has averaged 14.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists on 54.5% shooting from the field. Katz reported<\/a>\u00a0his contract runs through 2025, but his pay is dependent on certain incentives being met.<\/p>\n

The Last Word<\/h3>\n

It’s unlikely either will have a big impact outside of playing in huge blowouts. Their acquisitions were likely meant to provide depth due to New York’s recent injuries<\/a>. Star power forward Julius Randle<\/a> is still managing a dislocated shoulder, while OG Anuoby’s<\/a> return is unknown.<\/p>\n

The Knicks return to action in a Friday night matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks signed guard DaQuan Jeffries and forward Mamadi Diakite to rest-of-season contracts from their G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks. Both played some garbage minutes in New York’s 145-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Jeffries logged seven minutes and had three assists. Diakite played four minutes, collecting one rebound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5105,"featured_media":70942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,62,12,3],"tags":[4975,1777],"class_list":["post-70832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","category-knicks","category-news","tag-nba-contracts","tag-westchester-knicks"],"modified_by":"Kayla Fonte","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}