Knicks Sleeper Contracts to Pursue in NBA Free Agency

Most modern NBA teams could use more shooting, and the Knicks are certainly no exception.

They were decent from distance this season, but by no means dominant: 10th in makes, 14th in percentage. Both of those rankings could obviously be improved, and if they were, that might bring out a new level of efficiency in this offense given how much inside-the-arc scoring New York can squeeze out of Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and whichever centers remain on the roster.

That’s how the Knicks could potentially be drawn to a player like Malik Beasley—provided, of course, coach Tom Thibodeau wouldn’t just torpedo that plan given Beasley’s…uh…less than stellar impact defensively.

If New York could live with that weakness, then it could have a fire-baller for its bench. Beasley is best from long range (he has averaged 3.0 three-pointers on 38.8 percent shooting over the past four seasons), but he’ll also speed ahead in transition and occasionally create his own mid-range looks off the dribble.