The Knicks signed 4 people in one go, and all three experienced veterans could only get non-guaranteed contracts?

Based on various news, the New York Knicks signed four players in a row in one day, namely backcourt veteran Malcolm Brogdon, backcourt pitchers Garrison Mathews and Landry Shamet and inside star James Nnaji. Among them, Brogdon, Matthews and Shamet all received non-guaranteed contracts, and they need to launch an attack on one spot. Najib, who signed with the Knicks as a second round pick, will definitely appear in the Knicks' lineup in the new season.

Brogden was born in December 1992 and is 32 years old, 193cm tall and weighs 104kg. He is the backcourt player selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2016 NBA Draft in the 36th pick in the second round. In addition to the Bucks, Brogden has also played in the NBA field for the Indiana Pacers, the Boston Celtics, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Washington Wizards. In the NBA regular season last season, Brogden was affected by injuries and made a total of 24 appearances for the Wizards, including 13 of which were the starter. He averaged 23.5 minutes per game, with averaging 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 28.6%, and free throw shooting percentage was 88%.

Matthews was born in October 1996 and is 28 years old, 198cm tall and weighs 98kg. He was the undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft. In the NBA, Matthews has played for the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks. Matthews played for the Hawks last season. He made a total of 47 appearances, averaging 17.6 minutes per game, averaging 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 39.7%, three-point shooting percentage and 82.1% free throw shooting percentage.

Shamet was born in March 1997. He is 28 years old, 193cm tall and weighs 86kg. He is the backcourt player selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 26th pick in the first round in the 2018 NBA Draft. In addition to the 76ers, Shamet also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards and New York Knicks. In the NBA regular season last season, Shamet made a total of 50 appearances in 82 games, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, averaging 5.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals, 0.4 turnovers and 1 foul, with a shooting percentage of 46.1%, a three-point shooting percentage of 39.7%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 66.7%. During the playoffs, Shamet made a total of 11 appearances, averaging 7.5 minutes, averaging 2.4 points, 0.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.1 steals, 0.4 turnovers and 0.5 fouls, shooting percentage of 45%, three-point shooting percentage of 46.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 25%.

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 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%. 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.

I have to say that if the competition in the NBA is really too fierce. Including Brogdon, Matthews and Shamet are all experienced players, and their age is not too old. Among them, Matthews and Shamet performed badly last season. Brogdon was an important rotation player for the championship-level team Celtics two seasons ago, and was also the best sixth-man winner of the NBA in 2023. Such a player can only get a non-guaranteed contract and compete for the last quota for staying in the team. It is indeed a bit sad.