Thought this was interesting. It sort of makes sense. Why sign a guy for 10 days if he's not gonna get a chance to crack the rotation? It does sound like they still have some interest in Wroten...
It has been two weeks since teams were able to offer 10-day contracts, and the Knicks have yet to act despite having an open roster spot and small forward Cleanthony Early being out until March with a gunshot wound to his right knee.According to a person familiar with the club’s thought process, the available players, including point guard Tony Wroten, wouldn’t crack the rotation, so a 10-day contract would be wasteful. If a rotation player sustained a serious injury, then the club would act — possibly on Wroten or Jimmer Fredette — pending the position of need.
If Lance Thomas’ left-knee injury were deemed more serious, the Knicks probably would have signed somebody.
Thomas missed the Knicks’ 118-111 overtime victory over the Jazz on Wednesday, the first time he has missed a game this season. But doctors have determined he has a mild knee sprain. Thomas said he believes he could be back as soon as Friday versus the Clippers.
“It’s a sore knee, mild little sprain,’’ Thomas said. “I”m just going to rest it. It’s nothing that will keep me out. An MRI [exam] wasn’t necessary.’’
Thomas injured the knee when he got kicked Monday in the fourth quarter by Sixers center Nerlens Noel.
The Knicks also are contemplating using a 10-day contract on a young free agent, but that player would then play some games in the D-League with their Westchester affiliate on an experimental basis to learn the triangle while also practicing with the Knicks.
Wroten, cut by the Sixers last month, tweeted the other day a picture of himself in a Knicks uniform then deleted it. The Knicks have some interest because they consider him a good penetrator, an active defender, strong in the passing lanes but also are concerned about his tendency to gamble on defense.
