The Knicks must make decisions Thursday on whether or not to guarantee 2020-21 salaries for several veteran players. According to Marc Berman of The New York Post (via Twitter), the team has made at least one of those decisions and will retain Reggie Bullock through his salary guarantee deadline.
Bullock, 29, missed the start of the 2019-20 season due to a back injury, but ended up appearing in 29 games for the Knicks, starting 19 of them. He averaged 8.1 PPG and 2.3 RPG on .402/.333/.810 shooting in 23.6 MPG.
While Bullock didn’t have his best year, he’s a solid defender and shooter, having made 39.2% of his career three-point attempts before last season. His salary is also pretty affordable at just $4.2M. With that figure locked in, he’s now on track to become an unrestricted free agent in 2021.
Before the end of the day, the Knicks will also have to make a decision on Bobby Portis‘ team option ($15M) and determine whether they’ll guarantee salaries for Taj Gibson ($9.45M), Elfrid Payton ($8M) and Wayne Ellington ($8M).
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