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New York Knicks Reportedly Sign Ex-Pelicans Player

The Knicks have reportedly made a roster move.

Joey Linn

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau speaks during a media day press conference at the MSG training facility in Tarrytown, NY.
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau speaks during a media day press conference at the MSG training facility in Tarrytown, NY. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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The NBA season has just begun, but teams are already identifying ways they can improve their rosters. Injuries have also created opportunities around the league, as several key players are currently sidelined.

For the New York Knicks, they have a couple players sidelined due to injury, and have reportedly come to an agreement with recent New Orleans Pelicans forward Matt Ryan.

Via Michael Scotto of HoopsHype: “The New York Knicks and forward Matt Ryan have agreed to a deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Ryan shot 45.1 percent from 3-point range for the New Orleans Pelicans last season. Ryan, who was born in White Plains, New York and played for Iona Prep in New Rochelle, returns home”

A good three-point shooter, Ryan can help the Knicks in that department. The terms of this deal were not revealed by Scotto, but it is likely a non-guaranteed contract given the timing. In three NBA seasons, Ryan has spent time with the Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics.

While he has appeared in just 63 NBA games, Ryan is a career 41.1 percent three-point shooter. The Knicks hope he can bring some of this shooting ability to their team.

New York will face the Houston Rockets on Monday night, but it is unclear if Ryan will be active for this game. 

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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