Overview

• On Aug. 22, Westchester obtained Pate’s returning player rights from the Mexico City Capitanes in exchange for the returning rights to Boo Buie.
• Holding Pate’s G League rights allows New York to place him with Westchester and evaluate him for a potential two-way deal, with no contract announced.
• Pate joined the Knicks on an Exhibit 10 for Summer League and capped play with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four threes against the Wizards.
• The Dallas native bypassed his senior year to join G League Ignite at 17 and averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Capitanes last season.
• Buie, whose rights moved to Mexico City, averaged 11.1 points in 27 games for Westchester last season, and the Knicks still have three open two-way slots with Mohamed Diawara and Kevin McCullar Jr. among candidates.