Knicks BOLSTER bench by bringing Malcolm Brogdon on board

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00:00Is this the deepest bench the Knicks have had in years?

00:03Thursday, they re-signed Landry Schammett, and Friday,

00:06they signed former Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon

00:08to a one-year non-guaranteed deal.

00:11So let's bring in Dexter Henry, host of New York Got Game,

00:14with his thoughts on the signing and the possible rotation.

00:17Dex, what's going on, my man? How you feeling?

00:19I'm good, man. Feeling good.

00:21Knicks making some moves here the last couple of days,

00:23like you talked about.

00:24Basketball season's right around the corner. I'm good.

00:26All right, let's talk about those moves,

00:27because, again, they signed Schammett Thursday.

00:30Now Brogdon joins the squad.

00:31I read a tweet that said,

00:33if the Knicks don't make a trade,

00:35then they're going to have to choose between those two.

00:37Love myself a little camp battle.

00:39So two-part question.

00:41What do you think about the Brogdon signing?

00:43And two, who do you think gets that final roster spot

00:46out of the two of these guys?

00:48Yeah, I like the signing.

00:50This is a guy who's been on the Knicks' radar for a little bit.

00:54The Knicks had been looking for some backup point guard help.

00:58Our Stephan Bondi has reported that continuously throughout the summer,

01:01and it was going to be very interesting to see what they did

01:04with the final roster spot.

01:06Now, yesterday I talked to Steph, and at the end of the video,

01:08he mentioned the fact that they could offer some non-guaranteed deals.

01:12That is what has happened here with Landry Schammett and also with Malcolm Brogdon.

01:16But Malcolm Brogdon is a really good player, as well as Landry Schammett.

01:21Landry Schammett, we know about the shooting, what he could do.

01:24He was with the Knicks.

01:24Malcolm Brogdon, former Sixth Man of the Year winner,

01:27former Rookie of the Year winner as well,

01:30had a down year shooting the ball from three-point land last year, only in 29%.

01:34But the previous two years, he has shot 43%.

01:37The thing with Malcolm Brogdon, Brandon, is as talented as a player is

01:42and a playmaker and shot creator, and he's a good backup point guard on your bench,

01:47he's now 32 years old.

01:49He has a lot of injury history.

01:51Only played 24 games last year, so that's a concern with him.

01:55Can he stay healthy?

01:57Schammett also had some injury stuff last year with the shoulder,

01:59but then came on strong, shot the ball very well at the end of the season,

02:02and even sparked the Knicks to a couple of wins in that conference finals

02:06against the Pacers.

02:07So I think what it comes down to, to answer your question, Brandon,

02:10about who could win this spot, it really depends on what the Knicks value.

02:15Is it Schammett shooting and maybe a little bit more trusting his durability,

02:18or is it Brogdon and his playmaking?

02:22I tend to think they might lean a little bit more towards Brogdon

02:26because there's been that talk around the team.

02:29But they're looking for another backup point guard.

02:32They're looking for somebody.

02:33If Jalen Brunson goes down, can he hold down the fort?

02:35You do have Jordan Clarkson.

02:37He's probably a little bit better suited off the ball.

02:39You do have Miles McBride.

02:40He's also better suited off the ball.

02:42So I think the edge goes to Brogdon.

02:44But the thing to also watch is something you mentioned from that tweet you saw from,

02:49I believe that was from Yaron Weitzman,

02:50in which he talked about if the Knicks wanted to have both of these guys

02:54to make the roster, they would have to clear some space.

02:56And so you wonder, would they trade someone, not reporting this,

03:00just putting this out there, would they try to trade someone,

03:03one of the young players like a Tyler Kolek,

03:05to free up some more cap space to a team that can absorb his cap space,

03:09maybe take back like a second-round pick or something like that,

03:11a late second-round pick, and then be able to sign these two vets.

03:15So it's going to be interesting to see as these two battle it out,

03:18do the Knicks value having more veteran bench depth here this year,

03:21or do they still want to keep their young players on the roster?

03:25They just hired Billy Lang to run their player development.

03:27Which one do they value more?

03:29But I think they value the point guard depth,

03:31so I might say Brogdon wins out,

03:33but a lot of this has to do with health and durability

03:35and how these guys play in training camp.

03:37And like you, Brandon, I love a good training camp battle.

03:40Love it.

03:40Yeah, man.

03:41Let's kind of go into a little bit more detail on that bench depth

03:44that you just mentioned.

03:45Leon Rose has been active this offseason.

03:47On paper, do you think that this is the deepest Knicks bench

03:51that you've seen in years?

03:54Yeah, that's a really good question.

03:56And I have to say yes.

03:57I mean, especially when you look at, you know,

04:00I think some people will look at that 20,

04:03I'm trying to think, a couple years ago, 23-24 team.

04:06That team was really deep too.

04:08I think what this bench has

04:10is a little bit higher of a ceiling offensively.

04:14The Knicks bench was so bad last year offensively,

04:17especially in the playoffs.

04:19They struggled to provide any offense.

04:21Obviously, Tom Thibodeau did not go as deep into the bench.

04:23But now, because of the depth that they have

04:25with a Gershon Yabaselli, with a Jordan Clarkson,

04:28with a Deuce McBride,

04:30they can do a little bit more in terms of scoring

04:33and have more scoring punch.

04:35And so now you won't have as big of a drop-off

04:37when you go from the starters to the bench.

04:40And so I think that they're as deep as they've been,

04:43maybe as deep as they were two years ago,

04:45where they can comfortably go nine deep.

04:47And maybe even go 10 if you add a Shamit or a Brogdon,

04:50if Mike Brown chooses to do that.

04:52But I think the main thing here, Brandon,

04:54is the offensive ceiling for this bench

04:57is just a lot better, a lot higher,

05:00should be a lot more competitive.

05:01And the Knicks bench should be better

05:03than most other second units in this league.

05:06I have a little bit of concerns about the bench defensively,

05:10and we'll see how that all plays out.

05:11But offensively, I think this bench has as good as punches anyone

05:15with Yabusele, Clarkson, Deuce McBride.

05:18And, you know, we'll see what happens with center.

05:19Do they play an Ariel Hupporty?

05:21But this bench has enough offensive punch.

05:23And if you add someone like Malcolm Brogdon,

05:25who's a professional scorer, professional playmaker,

05:28that only increases the depth of this bench

05:30and the talent goes way up.

05:32So you've got to like the Knicks bench right now

05:34if you're a fan.

05:35But, you know, depth is only as good as when you need it,

05:38and you need guys ready, and you need talent.

05:40But they've got some talent on their bench right now.

05:43Expectations are riding high, and I've learned.

05:45Don't get caught into the expectations

05:47when it comes to a New York-based team.

05:50You can get let down, like, real fast.

05:55So, I mean, I like what I've seen so far.

05:57Very fast.

05:58All right, Dex, man.

05:58Appreciate you hopping on with this, bro.

06:01Appreciate you, brother.

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