Knicks Still Need Roster Depth

The Knicks have stressed the need for depth this summer after the team fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, who was notorious for playing his starters heavy minutes.

During the postseason, the Knicks were pretty much playing seven players: Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mitchell Robinson and Miles McBride.

Landry Shamet and Delon Wright also saw action, but the primary core consisted of the seven players above. Meanwhile, the teams that made it further than them — the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers — had depth beyond the first seven. Each Finals team played at least nine or 10 players, so the Knicks need to adapt.

Adding Clarkson and Yabusele was a step in the right direction, stretching a potential playoff rotation to nine players. Now that Brogdon is in the fold, there is reason to believe the Knicks could play 10 regulars in the rotation.

That being said, there is no such thing as too much depth in the NBA and the Knicks should try and capitalize off of that. There is potential for the team to sign former Pacers big man Thomas Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers center Trey Jemison.

"The Knicks have also had other veteran free agents in for workouts lately," SNY insider Ian Begley wrote. "Thomas Bryant, who played well against New York in the Eastern Conference Finals with Indiana, has been in New York for open gym workouts and really impressed the Knicks, per SNY league sources.

"Bryant is the best big man free agent left on the board. The Knicks don’t have a rotation role for him at the moment. But they are certainly fans of the 28-year-old.

"I’d expect New York to host some other veterans for workouts ahead of camp. As noted on Thursday, big man Trey Jemison III is also squarely on the Knicks’ radar ahead of training camp."