According to Marc Stein, the New York Knicks have shown legit interest in Ben Simmons and wanted him on their team, however, the 29-year-old rejected their contract offer.

With New York only able to offer minimum contracts, Simmons didn’t want that, as he is looking for a contract that is above league minimum.

Last week, reports came out that Simmons former agent, Bernie Lee, no longer wanted to represent him and decided to cut ties.

The 2024-25 season saw Simmons only playing in 51 games with the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets. During that span, he averaged 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists in 22.0 minutes.

Since Simmons does not want to sign with the Knicks, the only other team who should legit interest in him are the Boston Celtics.

According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks have offered Mike Brown their head coaching position and he will be their new head coach.

As apart of the final process to securing the job, Brown met with James Dolan on Tuesday. Brown will be replacing Tom Thibodeau, as New York is hopeful this will allow themselves to be pushed into the NBA Finals.

Brown has an impressive coaching resume, as he is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner. Plus, he won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors as their assistant coach.

Taylor Jenkins and Micah Nori were interviewed for this job, however, they didn’t get as far as Mike Brown did. Originally, Jason Kidd was New York’s top choice, but the Dallas Mavericks had no interest in getting rid of their coach. Same with Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets.

According to New York Post’s Stefan Bondy, Jordan Clarkson has made the decision to sign with the New York Knicks on a one-year deal worth $3.6 million.

This comes immediately afterwards of finalizing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz, as he was in the final year of his multi-year contract with the organization. The 33-year-old had been with Utah since 2020.

As all good things must come to an end, Clarkson put an ending to that chapter of his career and decided to take his talents to a playoff contender. Per multiple reports, Clarkson only wanted to play for a franchise that had the ability to go and make a playoff run.

The last time Clarkson was in the postseason was back in the 2021-22 season.

Last season, Clarkson averaged 16.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 37 game appearances.