The performance in the European Championship has attracted widespread attention! Are the Knicks interested in introducing Israeli starting center?

According to New York media SNY TV reporter Ian Begley, inside player Roman Sorkin, currently playing for the Israeli League giants Maccabee, has attracted the attention of many NBA teams with his outstanding performance during the Men's Basketball European Championships, including the Portland Trail Blazers, the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat.

Solkin was born in August 1996 and is 29 years old, 208cm tall and weighs 102kg. He was the undraft in the 2018 NBA Draft. For American fans, Solkin is actually not an unfamiliar name. Solkin played at the University of Oregon from 2014 to 2018. After graduating from college, he returned to the Israeli arena and has been playing in the Israeli League. Last summer, Solkin returned to the U.S. field and represented the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League. He made a total of 5 appearances in the summer league, averaging 16.9 minutes per game, averaging 7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 2.2 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 40.5% from the field, 8.3% from three-point shooting percentage and 66.7% from free throws.

In the European arena last season, Solkin played 67 times for Tel Aviv Maccabi, averaging 23.8 minutes per game, averaging 13 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 49.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 36%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 81.3%. During this European Championship, Solkin played 6 games for Israel, with averaging 29 minutes per game, with averaging 16.5 points, 6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.7 fouls, shooting percentage of 51.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 31.8%, free throw shooting percentage of 78.3%, plus or negative value of +4.8.

Solkin performed very well in the Israeli League and the Champions League last season and during the previous European Championships, especially on the offensive end. He has good scoring ability and rich offensive methods, and is a very good inside scorer. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that it is not easy for Solkin to join the above-mentioned NBA teams. There are already 15 players in the Trail Blazers who hold standard guarantee contracts; although only 12 players in the Heat lineup hold full guarantee contracts, there are still two players who hold partial guarantee contracts, and if they sign the 15th person, their total salary will exceed the luxury tax line; the Knicks can indeed give another basic salary contract at present, but it seems that they are also paying attention to some other goals. I don’t know how the situation will develop next. Will Solkin really give up his stable life in Israel and come to the NBA?