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The Knicks are not quite done sorting out their training camp roster.
On Wednesday morning, as we creep ever closer to next Monday’s preseason opener, the Knicks made a series of roster moves at the back of their training camp roster:
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Signed Jaden Akins to a two-way contract
There’s a few layers to unpack here, so let’s start with the two new Knicks.
You may remember Bradley from his reserve-center minutes for the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks in the last two postseasons. Picked No. 28 overall by the Lakers in the 2017 draft out of UNC, Bradley will look to make the roster of his seventh team. He started his career as a seldom-used backup big for the Jazz, playing just 12 games total in his first two seasons. He upgraded to being a solid bench player in 2019-20, but then became a complete journeyman.
He was traded twice in one week before the 2020-21 season, from Utah to Detroit to Philadelphia, before being shipped out again in March 2021 to the Thunder in a three-team deal that involved the Knicks (the Austin Rivers trade, if you recall). He balled out in 20 games down the stretch, averaging 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds, the best stretch of his career. After playing 55 games for the Bulls in 2021-22, he hasn’t played more than 41 in a season since.
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He joined the Pacers in 2024 and was their third center on their run to the NBA Finals, playing 38 minutes total in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks, being a plus-15 in fairly minor action.
Bradley found his way to Atlanta midway through the 2025-26 season and played four games in that first-round series too, most notably being minus-17 in the Game 5 blowout.
He has a few interesting links to the Knicks aside from the playoffs. He was traded by the Lakers on draft night to Utah for… Josh Hart and Thomas Bryant. When he was sent to Philly in November 2020, it was in a 1-for-1 deal with lottery bust Zhaire Smith, whom the Sixers infamously chose over Mikal Bridges. In that three-team swap in 2021, he was traded with the second-round pick that became Tyler Nickel… to OKC.
As for Akins, he’s getting his first NBA opportunity….
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