Knicks’ free-agent point guard options dwindling after day two
NY Post
The Knicks point guard hunt continued unresolved on the second day of free agency, though not for lack of trying.
Dennis Schroder and Reggie Jackson were the best point guards left on the board, but the Knicks let an intriguing young guard slip through their fingers when Kendrick Nunn signed a two-year, $10 million deal with the Lakers. The Heat’s first team all-rookie in 2019 had talks with the Knicks, but chose the chance to win a championship. One report stated the Knicks offered him more money.
Matt Rempe continues to gradually fight his way back to the Rangers’ lineup.
Edwin Diaz explained his decision to leave the Mets for the Dodgers. The closer headed west for a three-year, $69 million contract with the two-time defending World Series Champions over the same terms and $3 million fewer with the Mets — who reportedly “had some wiggle room” on their initial offer.But it wasn’t just about the money, the 31-year-old said in his first Los Angeles press conference on Friday.
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Chris Kreider was back on a sheet of ice in New York on Thursday morning but in no mood to reminisce.
David Stearns has made bold moves before and been willing to let go of top players.
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The Jets’ quarterback situation in Thursday’s practice appeared to be exactly what it was Wednesday, which was rookie Brady Cook taking the majority of the first-team reps.
Just when it was going so well for the Islanders, they lost another key player to injury.
Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday.
Just as the Knicks got one key piece of their rotation back, they’ll need to operate without another for at least the immediate future.
Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having very much fun right now.
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