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After nearly three months, the Knicks finally signed this unsuccessful draft pick?

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The New York Knicks officially announced that the team has officially signed Dink Patt, the undrafted Dink Patt in this year's NBA Draft. In fact, shortly after the draft in June this year, there was news that the Knicks would sign Pat. It has been almost three months since the deal was finally completed. Although the details of the contract violate disclosure, we can basically confirm that the

Pat was born in March 2006. He is 19 years old, 203cm tall and weighs 95kg. It was the undraft in this year's NBA draft. Patt is the top 40 four-star high school student in the United States in 2023. On the ESPN list, Patt's ranking in the United States is No. 30; on the 247Sports list, Patt's ranking in the United States is No. 30; on the Rivals list, Patt's ranking in the United States is No. 35. Pat is also considered a wing player with great potential. However, Pat did not choose to appear in the NCAA field. He chose to skip the level and joined the NBA Development League team in the summer of 2023 to ignite the team. Last summer, the Ignite team announced its disbandment and he joined another NBA Development League team, Captain Mexico City.

In the NBA Development League last season, Pat played 50 games for the Mexico City captain, averaging 24.8 minutes per game, with averaging 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 1.8 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.3%, a three-point shooting percentage of 30.5%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 63.1%. Previously, Patt also represented the Knicks in the NBA Summer League. He played 5 games in the summer league, averaging 17.6 minutes per game, averaging 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and had one turnover and one foul. He shot 40% from the field, 50% from three-point shooting percentage and 88.9% from free throws. Patt's performance in the NBA Development League last season was not ideal. His offensive efficiency was very poor, his three-point shooting percentage was unstable, his performance on the defensive end was very average, and he did not seem to be a very mature player. However, in the previous NBA summer league, Pat did some good performances, and his offensive shooting ability seems to exceed everyone's expectations.

The Knicks currently have only Kevin McCullar Jr., a player holding a two-way contract. Although Pat's abilities are relatively limited, his talent and potential are quite good, and he is still very young, and he has had two seasons of NBA development experience. If Patt can perform well enough in the next training camp and preseason, is he going to have a chance to strike a two-way contract?

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