The signing that had to be completed! The Knicks, whose salary space is limited, signed a former Barcelona interior star?

According to the report of Ary, an inside rookie James Nnaji, who was selected by the Charlotte Hornets at the 31st pick in the second round in the 2023 NBA Draft, is expected to sign a standard contract with the New York Knicks through a second round pick special.

Nagy was born in August 2004. He is 211cm tall and weighs 113kg. He is the inside player selected by the Hornets in the 31st pick in the second round in the 2023 NBA Draft. In a big deal involving Karl-Anthony Towns in October last year, Najib's NBA signing rights were traded to the Knicks. Najib has been playing for Barcelona, ​​the giant La Liga team, but he doesn't play much time. Last season, Najib was loaned to La Liga team Girona by the team, and in the second half of the season, he was loaned to Turkish League team Merkezefendi. In last season's La Liga, Najib played 14 times in total, with averaging 16.2 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.8 blocks, and 1.1 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 75.7% and a free throw percentage of 48.6%. In the Turkish Premier League last season, Najib made 8 appearances for Merkezefendi, averaging 16.5 minutes per game, with averaging 7.5 points, 4 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.2 blocks per game, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 64.9% and a free throw percentage of 57.1%.

Nagi first chose to break out of his contract with Barcelona this summer and became a free agent. Previously, Najib also represented the Knicks in the NBA Summer League. He played 5 games in the summer league, averaging 12.9 minutes per game, averaging 3.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 3.8 fouls. He shot 100% from the field and 54.5% from free throws. Najib's performance in the European arena and in the NBA summer league before was not ideal. He lacked basic contribution on the offensive end and his skills were very rough. He was able to use his physical talent to provide certain support to the team on the defensive end, but he also had certain problems in his experience and consciousness. He is not a high-level player. The problem now is that the Knicks really don’t have enough salary space to sign more players. The Knicks were hit by the second rich line. Their total salary is currently about $3.7 million apart from the second rich line, and they still need to sign at least two players before the start of the regular season. This means that they can only sign a player with a veteran contract and sign a second-round pick or lose the draft. According to the latest CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), the Knicks can sign a standard contract for three or four years with their second-round picks using the 2RP Exception without taking up the salary cap space or using other contract terms like this. It just so happened that Najib met the Knicks’ requirements, which may be the reason why the Knicks had to sign Najib?