Knicks Interested In Olympics Star For FINAL Roster Spot… | Knicks News
The Knicks have one final roster spot remaining and according to reports, they are interested in using it to sign an Olympics Star with Team France. It’s their center, who recently replaced former defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert in the starting lineup, Mathias Lessort. NY owns Lessort’s draft rights, stemming from the 2020 draft night trade. Lessort, predominantly a draft & stash pick since being drafted in 2017, has shined during this Olympics run. NY & Lessort couldn’t come to terms earlier in the offseason on a deal but NY will surely continue to push to sign one of Team France’s best players ASAP… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!
SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:47 – Knicks Interested In Adding Team France Center
01:26 – NY Interested In Mathias Lessort For Final Roster Spot
04:01 – Lessort Has Dominated In EuroLeague
04:51 – French Journalist Surprised That Lessort Is Not In The NBA
05:50 – Mathias Lessort Turned Rudy Gobert Into A Bench Warmer
07:02 – NY Attempted To Add Lessort Earlier But Failed
08:19 – Lessort Is The Player NY Should Target With The MLE
09:11 – Our Bench Could Start For Some Teams In The League
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21 Comments
Lessort is a forward not a center. He’s only 6’9.
I watched his highlight reel. A little on the small side for a NBA center but is very aggressive around the basket.
https://youtu.be/ewCYxy-IEV4?si=oF1J3sglXrPkUoCm
He is 6.9 he's not under size ?
He looks very strong
He looks a young Drummond
Bam is only 6'9…. AD is only 6'10
Troy thanks for the info. I started watching lessort and you can see shades of bam. Lessort is able to take up space and plays bigger than he truly is. He's also an excellent roler. What if our bench has kolek and lessort. Thats nash/amare 2.0 off the bench lol.
We all about protecting the rim lat us go get this guy☝️
He'll be a great fit I like this move
Do French players want to embrace the grind tho?
Randle, OG and Robinson will all get hurt and miss time. Need depth like this. If a 7’0 talent was available the Knicks would have signed by now. He is a low risk and high award. The whole NBA is small now. Only Jokic and Embiid are big. The rest of the NBA is a joke compared to 90s.
That's the kind of sleeper surprise move that's very appealing since it potentially only involves a mid-level exemption without costing draft picks or assets. Plus the dude is built like a Mack Truck [may we say like Charles Oakley], only 28 years old, rebounds like crazy and being from Europe, especially France since they seem to have very well coached players coming into the NBA of late. One question – does he have an offensive game???
Ummmm 6 9 is not a legit center. Now if duece , simms, and others are traded for Duran or Kessler the. Add him to the bench. He can be a version of randal
Frenchmen whom the Knicks have acquired – Frederick Weis, Frank Ntilikina, and Evan Fournier. Excuse me for not being too excited.
Early news dnt help current new yea . Let them do them with trade then report .ehat u be talking bout more ppl knw that already report wene stuff is did or sure things .no could do ir should do moves in a nba .im nyk fan up the block i am .
I’ve seen this guy play we need to sign him
if we get this guy its lit
Troy. This is a great call. I was watching him. He has the physicality to play in the league and actually be a stud off the bench. For those who write him off just because he is a little shorter than most who play the five just remember Mason guarded Hakeem. It can be done. Not saying he will start, but definitely as a role player
He could defend Joel phily
I love this guy for a roster spot
He's Small but a strong hustle type player with defense. That could be a plus not a minus. Small? Look at Hart… he Small but could play 2,3 even the 4.. He's all strength and hustle…