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Westchester Knicks Acquire Rights to 19-Year-Old Guard Dink Pate in Swap for Boo Buie

The deal brings the teenage prospect into New York’s development pipeline, opening a path to Westchester assignments with possible two-way consideration.

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Overview

  • Westchester announced on Aug. 22 that it obtained the returning player rights to Dink Pate from the Mexico City Capitanes in exchange for the returning rights to Boo Buie.
  • Dink Pate played Summer League with the Knicks, averaging 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists, highlighted by a 20-point, 10-rebound performance with four threes against the Wizards.
  • Pate turned pro with G League Ignite at 17 and last season averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 34 games for the Capitanes, with career G League marks of 9.1, 4.1 and 2.7.
  • The acquisition allows New York to keep Pate in Westchester while evaluating him for a two-way slot, with three two-way roster spots reportedly still open.
  • Buie’s rights move to Mexico City after he posted 11.1 points, 3.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 27 games for Westchester last season, and he holds Northwestern’s all-time scoring record.