{"id":13298,"date":"2025-07-21T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13298\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:26:08","slug":"knicks-may-acquire-nba-champion-ex-lakers-guard-6-foot-4-scorer-to-support-josh-hart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13298\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks may acquire NBA champion ex-Lakers guard, 6-foot-4 scorer to support Josh Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks have turned their focus towards constructing an exemplary bench unit prior to the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n

Following the firing<\/a> of ex-head coach Tom Thibodeau and subsequent introduction<\/a> of new lead strategist Mike Brown, the franchise will be aiming to receive plenty of production out of their reserves, especially their latest signees Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele.<\/p>\n

Though the Knicks have been able to land several marquee role players this summer, their wing depth could use some more attention in the wake of recent injury news<\/a> concerning the team’s jack-of-all-trades forward Josh Hart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After helping to lead the Knicks to the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, the team announced Wednesday that Hart underwent a procedure on his finger to repair an injury sustained during their playoff run. While he is expected to be ready for the beginning of next season, the team may add a low-risk, high-reward player that could fill in for Hart in certain packages. As a result, the Knicks could look to negotiate a deal with unrestricted free agent guard and 2020 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, Talen Horton-Tucker.<\/p>\n

At just 24 years old, Horton-Tucker has displayed some clever on-ball scoring prowess since entering the league in 2019. Where Hart lacks, Horton-Tucker excels, potentially making him an intriguing free agent candidate.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4, 234-pound guard-forward hybrid possesses an eerily similar frame to the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Hart, but their styles could not be more different.<\/p>\n

Horton-Tucker’s all-around offensive skillset could be looked at as valuable to a team like New York, as they’ll be hunting even more on-ball scoring talent to support Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n

In just 58 appearances with the Chicago Bulls in 2024-25, the smooth and agile guard contributed 6.5 points and 1.7 rebounds on a 52.7% effective field goal percentage in only 12.5 minutes.<\/p>\n

The former No. 46 overall pick in the 2019 Draft by the Orlando Magic surely has plenty of room to grow as a defender, and that’s where New York’s concerns would lie.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, adding another semi-reliable on-ball offensive engine to fill up spot minutes might not sound like such a bad option.<\/p>\n

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