{"id":162683,"date":"2025-09-23T01:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/162683\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:41:07","slug":"knicks-sign-6-foot-6-former-celtics-guard-to-assist-jalen-brunson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/162683\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks sign 6-foot-6 former Celtics guard to assist Jalen Brunson"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks<\/a> have paired Jalen Brunson with an above-average three-point shooter, at least for training camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 6-foot-6 former Boston Celtics<\/a> guard recently agreed to a deal with the Knicks<\/a> after spending the 2024-25 season with the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed Garrison Mathews to an Exhibit 10 contract,\u201d the franchise said in an official statement. \u201cMathews, 28-years-old,\u00a0 averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.8 three-pointers over 17.7 minutes in 47 games (two starts) for the Atlanta Hawks this past season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Franklin, Tennessee-native originally joined the Washington Wizards<\/a> prior to the 2019-20 season following his four-year collegiate career at Lipscomb.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMathews was named the 2019 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and earned 2019 First-Team All-Atlantic Sun honors after averaging 20.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists over 30.1 minutes in 36 games (all starts) as a senior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthews could perform adequately as a second-unit three-point specialist with the Knicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Lipscomb product has a respectable NBA resume through six seasons, connecting on at least 34% of his triples with the Wizards, Houston Rockets<\/a>, and Hawks (he signed with the Celtics in 2021 but didn\u2019t last past training camp).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matthews is a 38.2% career long-range shooter, but still seeks stability in a league where constant movement is far from rare.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Could the Knicks help the undrafted journeyman find what he\u2019s looking for? Only time will tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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