The Knicks are providing opportunities and an Abu Dhabi experience to a mix of familiar veterans and young newcomers.<\/p>\n
The team locked in all of its 21 training camp players this week, releasing a large group of signings ahead of media day on Sept. 23.<\/p>\n
Both Matt Ryan, 28, who played 19 games for the Knicks last season, and Alex Len, 32, who spent most of the past four seasons with the Kings, agreed to deals with New York, as The Post first reported. <\/p>\n
They\u2019re now among several Knicks on nonguaranteed contracts vying for roster spots in camp \u2014 albeit with Ryan and Len as the biggest long shots to make the final squad \u2014 with the first preseason games set for Abu Dhabi on Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 against the Sixers.<\/p>\n
As previously reported, the Knicks signed three veterans to nonguaranteed deals \u2014 Malcolm Brogdon<\/a>, Landry Shamet<\/a> and Garrison Mathews \u2014 who are considered the top candidates to make the final cut. <\/p>\n As it stands, the Knicks only hold the cap space to keep one veteran on a guaranteed deal. But people around the league believe they\u2019ll make a trade to free up another slot, allowing Leon Rose to keep Brogdon and Shamet.<\/p>\n The Knicks have brought Matt Ryan (37) back on a non-guaranteed deal. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n Brogdon, a recent Sixth Man of the Year winner, is expected to be a rotation piece, a source said. Mathews, who formally signed his nonguaranteed deal Tuesday, is also competing for a roster spot, but Shamet and Brogdon hold the inside track.<\/p>\n Mohamed Diawara, the second-round Knicks pick this year, was formally signed and is expected to make the final roster.<\/p>\n The Knicks also locked in their three two-way spots \u2014 which are typically reserved for young players who spend most of the season in the G-League \u2014 by signing former Nets forward Tosan Evbuomwan, former Lakers forward Trey Jemison III and re-signing 2024 draft pick Kevin McCullar Jr., sources said.<\/p>\n Neither Ryan nor Len can sign two-way contracts because they\u2019ve surpassed the maximum number of NBA seasons for eligibility. <\/p>\n The Knicks have also signed veteran center Alex Len. Getty Images<\/p>\n