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In less than 24 hours! Two consecutive signings! The Knicks are scheduled to win the championship?

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Knicks suddenly went crazy.

The latest report from famous reporter Shams, the Knicks reached a one-year contract with Shamet, and less than 24 hours later, Shams reported again that the Knicks took action again and signed a one-year contract with Brogden.

You should know that the free market has been open for more than two months, and the training camp will begin in less than a month. At this time, two consecutive signings can be made in less than 24 hours. The Knicks still have something to do.

Let’s talk about the two people who signed the contract, you should be familiar with them.

Let's talk about Shamet, a rookie in the 2018 class, currently 28 years old, and has played for the 76ers, Clippers, Nets, Suns, Wizards and other teams in his career. He played in the Knicks last season, but under Thibodeau, he doesn't get many opportunities.

has only played 50 games in total, all substitutes, averaged 15.2 minutes per game, scored 5.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists. His playing time, score, rebounds, assists and other data are the lowest in his career.

The good thing is that as a shooter, Shamet maintained a good efficiency, with a shooting percentage of 46.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of 39.7%.

and in the playoffs, the final match against the Pacers, Shamet also gave a surprise performance, making 4 of 7 three-pointers and scored 12 points.

Super news, before joining the Knicks, Shamet had other choices, but he wanted to return to New York and return to a locker room he liked, so he would rather sign an unsecured basic salary. After the formal signing, Bridges also sent blessings to his teammates as soon as possible.

Let's talk about Brogden, who is also a very familiar player.

The second round pick in 2016 won the Best Rookie in the first year, and served as starting point guards for both the Bucks and Pacers. In the 22-23 season, he also won the Best Sixth Man with the Celtics, and was then sent to the Trail Blazers for Holiday as the main bargaining chip.

Last season, Brogden played for the Wizards, but he only played 24 games, averaging 23.5 minutes per game, scoring 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Like Shamet, last season was also Brogden's low.

He has the lowest playing time in his career, and his scoring is the lowest in the rookie's year-old game, and his game efficiency is not good. His shooting percentage is 43.3% and his three-point shooting percentage is 28.6%, which is completely without the style of the "180 Club".

Considering Brogden's career history (38.8% career three-point shooting percentage, 15.3 points and 4.7 assists per game), and the Wizards who were still in the bad season last season, there is reason to believe that his downturn is only a temporary moment.

However, Brogden's two major disadvantages cannot be ignored. One is his age is 32 years old, and the other is his potential for injury. Whether in the Bucks or Pacers, his attendance rate is not very good. He has only played 63 games in the past two seasons.

Perhaps we can say that if Brogdon was healthier, it might not be the Knicks' turn to sign. In the following news, Brogdon signed a non-guaranteed basic salary contract.

Although it has made two consecutive signs, it is not easy for the Knicks to keep these two at the same time. Currently, they are only $3.7 million away from the second hard hat. If they want to keep Shamet and Brogdon at the same time, they must make a deal. Rumor has it that the Knicks will likely trade last year's No. 25 Dadiye or No. 34 Kolak. These two were water dispensers under Thibodeau last season, one averaged 6 minutes per game and the other averaged 7 minutes per game.

Here, let's take a look at the Knicks' offseason strengthening.

The Knicks have a very outstanding starting set, Brunson + Downs + Anunobi + Bridges + Hart. These five are the basic sets for the Knicks to compete for the championship. They led the team to the Eastern Conference Final last season, so they will naturally not move.

On the bench, Mitchell Robinson and McBride also performed well in the playoffs last season. The two were the key to the rotation of Thibodeau's seven-player and would definitely not trade.

The key to the Knicks' reinforcement in the offseason is the role after the seventh man, including:

1, signing Abussele in two years 12 million, signing Clarkson in one year's basic salary 3, signing Shamet in one year's non-guaranteed basic salary 4, signing Brogdon in one year's non-guaranteed basic salary

It is worth mentioning that the Knicks currently have two two-way contract places, and they have the opportunity to continue operating among young players.

It can be seen that the Knicks' substitute lineup has obviously become stronger, but there are still problems, mainly two.

First, there are too many defenders in the Knicks now, including Brunson, McBride, Clarkson, Shamet, Brogdon and others, so it is generally believed that second-year point guard Kolak is more likely to be traded, and he has very little room for development to stay in the Knicks.

The second is new coach Mike Brown. Although previous head coach Thibodeau has been criticized for not using a substitute, he has successfully brought the Knicks into the Eastern Conference Finals. How to balance the ball rights of several core players and the playing time of several substitutes will be the key.

Everyone knows the East next season. Because of the injuries of Tatum and Halliburton, it is likely to become the weakest East in recent years. The Knicks do have a chance to win the championship. How far can the Knicks go next season, the substitute strengthened version of the Knicks?

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