Overview
- The Knicks have been monitoring Moussa Cisse’s status because his first-year salary from a July two-year, $4.7 million offer sheet was only partially guaranteed until an Oct. 1 trigger.
- Multiple outlets reported that Dallas faced a roster squeeze while trying to keep veteran Dwight Powell and that Cisse was one of the more movable contracts in that situation.
- Heavy and Sportsnaut said New York tried to acquire Cisse in the summer and views him as a young, athletic 6-foot-11 rebounder and rim protector who would fit the Knicks’ bench need after Mitchell Robinson left.
- EssentiallySports and other local reports said Dallas moved to fully guarantee Cisse by the Oct. 1 deadline, a development that would remove the short window for New York to add him without a trade.
- With Andre Drummond, Drew Eubanks and James Wiseman auditioning in training camp, the Knicks remain prepared to pursue other low-cost options but lost a timely chance to land a younger defensive center if Dallas’ guarantee stands.