{"id":845991,"date":"2026-09-13T04:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845991\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:44:55","slug":"knicks-agree-to-sign-6-foot-10-polish-forward-igor-milicic-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/845991\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks agree to sign 6-foot-10 Polish forward Igor Milicic Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Knicks are reportedly bringing a tall European into training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Igor Milicic Jr., 24, agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks, <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.interia.pl\/koszykowka\/nba\/news-kolejny-polak-z-umowa-w-nba-ujawniamy-szczegoly,nId,23542849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to a Polish outlet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Such a contract typically transfers to a G-League deal. The Knicks did not confirm the signing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"40792667\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/igor-milicic-poland-action-fiba-138998926.jpg\" alt=\"Igor Milicic of Poland shooting a basketball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 qualifier match.\" class=\"wp-image-40792667\"\/>Igor Milicic of Poland in action during the FIBA Basketball World <br \/>Cup 2027 qualifier match. ADAM WARZAWA\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Milicic, a 6-foot-10 forward who hails from Croatia, played four NCAA seasons for three schools \u2014 including a senior campaign at Tennessee \u2014 before going undrafted in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Milicic played with the Sixers\u2019 G-League squad.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks still have to fill one roster spot and could sign three two-way players. <\/p>\n<p>Tyler Nickel, their second-round pick, remains unsigned but logic indicates he\u2019ll get a deal. <\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s other second-round pick \u2014 Jack Kayil \u2014 is playing overseas next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Knicks are reportedly bringing a tall European into training camp. Igor Milicic Jr., 24, agreed to sign&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,361,99],"class_list":["post-845991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}