The Knicks must really like Isaiah Roby.
The team announced it has signed the forward ahead of its regular-season finale on Sunday against the Pacers, though he is not dressing for the game.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Knicks signed Roby through next season and he is not eligible for the NBA playoffs because he was on the Spurs’ roster after March 1.
Wojnarowski reported the Knicks gave the 25-year-old “significant guaranteed money,” and The Athletic reports that Roby is getting $400,000 just for the final day of the season.
Roby then won’t have guaranteed money going into next season, per The Athletic, so the Knicks are paying a large up-front price to have Roby for the NBA Summer League and as a potential option for the 2023-24 season.
The 6-foot-5, 222-pound Roby was waived by the Spurs on March 3 after he averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.3 minutes across 42 games.
San Antonio claimed Roby off waivers last summer after he was waived by the Thunder, where he had spent the previous three seasons.
In 45 games for Oklahoma City last season, Roby averaged 10.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game.
The Knicks are signing Isaiah Roby (18) for the rest of the season and through 2023-24. Getty Images
Isaiah Roby appeared in 42 games for the Spurs this season. USA TODAY SportsThe season prior, he averaged 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 23.4 minutes across 61 appearances.
Roby was a second-round pick by the Pistons in 2019 and traded to the Mavericks, who assigned him to the G League.
Dallas traded Roby to Oklahoma City in January 2020.
