Tuesday Posted & Toasted Notes: Mo’s turn, Andre vs. Mitch, veterans on parade

Shouts out to the World Cup organizers for placing Spain’s games all at 9 p.m. in my time zone, which is definitely better than having to wake up at 2:30 a.m. to watch the Knicks play. On to your daily links and notes.

The Knicks announced the new deals for Landry Shamet, Mo Diawara, and Jose Alvarado after the moratorium ended on Monday, as well as making the Andre Drummond signing official. I’ll have more on those contracts and the details revealed afterward, so keep an eye on the front page.

The NY Daily News’s Kris Winfield made a case that Diawara may have to become a real rotation player next season as the only true backup wing-forward with size on the roster behind Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby.

The New York Post’s Jared Schwartz broke down the Drummond-Mitch changes and the world the Knicks will be entering next season. We all know the similarities (big O-board boys!), so here’s a bit on the differences:

“Drummond, on the other hand, is a much more one-dimensional defender. He is solid when matched up against bigs, but he is not someone the Knicks will want checking guards and wings. He is not as agile or mobile as Robinson. Drummond has developed into a competent enough one at this point, (and) has recently emerged as someone who can knock down the occasional 3-pointer, especially from the corners.”

The Athletic’s John Hollinger placed the Knicks alone in “Tier 1A” among contenders for the 2027 NBA title, only behind the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Tier 1. Given Hollinger’s predictions age as well as milk, make of that what you wish. Tiny excerpt:

“Re-climbing that mountain will be hard, and (the Knicks) won’t necessarily get the same breaks. Still, these would be your on-paper favorites in the East in any playoff tournament, even if they might not enter it as the top seed.”

Former P&T scribe Lee Escobedo jumped on the Knicks-LBJ silliness and made it very clear the Knicks “should say no to LeBron James.” Fair points all around, but for a min deal, I’m still all-in. Obviously, it’s not happening.

James, for one, won’t be meeting any suitors this time. Chris Haynes with the report, Rich…

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