The New York Knicks bring Taj Gibson back, as did his agent Mark Bartelstein ESPN confirmed. The veteran had already played for the traditional franchise last season.
Gibson was fired from the Knicks before the season, as he would have been entitled to 9.45 million dollars that season with the old contract. He has been a free agent since then, but had not yet found another team.
Now the 35-year-old has been brought back; Contract details are not known, but it is likely a deal at the veteran minimum. Gibson ran 62 times for the Knicks last season and averaged 6.1 points and 4.3 rebounds.
The Power Forward will not only meet his old team in New York, but also an old friend in Head Coach Tom Thibodeau, with whom he had already worked with the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under Thibodeau, the Knicks with a 5-3 record are currently one of the league’s positive surprises.
To make room in the squad for Gibson, New York had to fire a player; According to the report, Omari Spellman was caught. The forward had not been used for the Knicks this season.
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