Beijing time on November 28th, the Knicks officially announced that they would introduce guard Austin Rivers after signing the first sign.
Rivers renewed his contract with the Rockets for two years last summer, but the second year was a player option worth $2.4 million. During this offseason, he jumped out of his contract to test the free market. According to previous reports, he reached a three-year $10 million signing agreement with the Knicks.
However, according to the Knicks’ official statement, they actually completed a sign-and-swap deal with the Rockets. The specific content is: In addition to Rivers, the Rockets also sent Sergio You I, Tadia Dragicevic and Alex Hvell have the right to sign, and the 2018 rookie No. 44 Yusuf Sanon has the right to sign from the Knicks.
"Houston Chronicle" reporter Jonathan Fagan then analyzed the deal on social media: "The Knicks announced that they had signed first and then acquired Austin Rivers, and the Rockets finally gave up on Sergio You Yi’s long wait. The Rockets got Sanon’s right to sign, but the deal was mainly to obtain a special deal and also to help Rivers a favor."
"The Rockets have never succeeded in getting Yui from the Royals. Madrid moved to the NBA. At his current age of 33, he may never come. Sanon was a second-round pick selected by the Wizards in 2018 and played in the Wizards Summer League that year."
Last season, Rivers made 68 appearances for the Rockets, averaging 8.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, and made 35.6 percent of his 3-pointers.
announced on the Knicks that the deal is complete. The Rockets tweeted to say goodbye: "Thank you, @ Austin-Rivers No. 25"
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