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The Knicks are signing a local product and familiar name as their backup center veteran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Andre Drummond, who is from Mount Vernon and had been linked to the Knicks in previous years, agreed to a one-year, veteran minimum ($3.9 million) deal with New York, league sources confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old offers size, strong rebounding and a glut of experience but is well past his prime, having served as a backup for most of the last four seasons. Drummond\u2019s career drop off from his All-Star peak is likely why the Knicks were able to secure the 6-foot-11 piece at such a small salary, a necessity for them to stay under the second apron.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drummond played the last two years for the rival Sixers as Joel Embiid\u2019s backup, averaging 6.3 points and 8.4 rebounds last season in 19.5 minutes. He\u2019s a downgrade from Mitchell Robinson \u2014 who left in free agency for Boston \u2014 but a strong body to eat up minutes for Karl-Anthony Towns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His greatest asset remains rebounding. Drummond was second to Robinson last season in boards per 36 minutes with 15.6. He led the league in rebounding four times and, unlike Robinson, cured his free-throw shooting problems \u2014 Drummond went from 37% from the charity stripe as a rookie to a career-best 63% last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hack-A-Drummond no longer works. Drummond is also more durable than Robinson and shockingly developed a 3-pointer last season in Philly, knocking down a career-best (by far) 32 treys. Still, his weaknesses are shooting and conditioning. He was again forced to take a minimum deal after expressing a desire to avoid it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not willing to play less than my worth,\u201d Drummond said about free agency in a since-deleted interview posted on Youtube. \u201cI did that once and then I got labeled as one of those guys, and I think it really killed my value in the NBA because I\u2019m still moving like I\u2019m in my mid-20s. I still have a lot left in the tank. I think by taking that pay cut \u2026 I feel like I\u2019ve been climbing out of a hole for the last 4-5 years. It\u2019s been hard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drummond\u2019s climb continues on an expiring minimum deal but the Knicks can offer a pathway to a bigger payday \u2014 a rotation spot and a legitimate chance at a championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Knicks still have two roster spots to fill and roughly $6.5 million remaining under the second apron. Jonas Valanciunas, another veteran center, is a target to further bolster the frontcourt depth, according to The Athletic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jordan Clarkson, a guard, is also a candidate to return, sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The biggest free agent remaining \u2014 LeBron James \u2014 is \u201cvery, very unlikely\u201d to sign with the Knicks, even if he were willing to accept a minimum deal, sources said. Among the reasons from both sides, as outlined by LeBron\u2019s agent Rich Paul, is the Knicks are coming off a title and, \u201cThe last thing you want to do is mess up something like that. The Knicks have a good thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Knicks had previously discussed signing center Marvin Bagley III, but the former second overall pick instead joined the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

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