{"id":881850,"date":"2026-09-06T07:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881850\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:42:33","slug":"knicks-could-join-lakers-in-pursuit-of-nba-champion-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881850\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks could join Lakers in pursuit of NBA champion wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Knicks have joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the Bruce Brown race.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-254593-lakers-back-in-the-race-for-a-championship-winning-guard.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently been linked to Bruce Brown<\/a>, and it seems that they have found a new potential rival in signing the veteran wingman.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-254622-two-teams-join-lakers-in-bruce-brown-race.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous emergence of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat<\/a>, the New York Knicks are now also a team that could sign Brown this offseason, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been some talk about the Lakers wanting Bruce Brown after missing out on Kuminga, but I\u2019m not really sure how much I believe that,\u201d Siegel said. \u201cI would cast doubt on the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Could they make it happen? Maybe. But I would look at the Knicks as a realistic option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2095596890779951526\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Bruce Brown 2025-26 NBA season <\/p>\n<p>Bruce Brown remains one of the top unrestricted free agents available in the market.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the 2023 NBA title with them, Brown reunited with the Denver Nuggets for the 2025-26 NBA season via a one-year, $3 million deal. He averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 steal in 24.4 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Brown appeared in all 82 games, shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three-point range.<\/p>\n<p> Bruce Brown to play Josh-Hart type of role in New York? <\/p>\n<p>According to Brett Siegel, Bruce Brown might play a Josh Hart-type role should he join the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>A top-rated role player, Brown is renowned for his do-it-all play: defending, rebounding, playmaking, and hitting shots when needed while coming off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could come in and play that Josh Hart-type role for the Knicks,\u201d Siegel said. \u201cI think, personally for me, that would be a really good fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788680553_199_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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