There are already too many players in the lineup, and the Knicks won t sign back to the substitute point guard last season?

According to New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy, as the Knicks intend to let Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews compete for the last place, this means that Cameron Payne, who played for the team last season, will not be in their plans for the new season.

In the NBA regular season last season, Payne played a total of 72 games in 82 games, averaging 15.1 minutes per game, averaging 6.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 40.1% from the field, 36.3% from three-point shooting percentage and 90.7% from free throws. In the playoffs, Payne played 14 games in total, with averaging 7.3 minutes per game, averaging 2.1 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 32.4%, his three-point shooting percentage was 23.8%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 33.3%.

Payne was just not ideal last season. His performance in the regular season was average, but his offensive efficiency was actually relatively average. In the playoffs, his performance was even more terrible, which also led to a significant reduction in his playing time, which also shows that the team also disagrees with his overall performance last season. With Payne's ability and his NBA resume, he should have performed better, but he obviously didn't do that at all.

According to previous news, Brogdon, Shamet and Matthews all received non-guaranteed contracts, while the Knicks' total salary is infinitely close to the second rich line, which means that under the current situation, they can only sign a veteran with a basic salary contract and sign a second round pick with a special order. The Knicks are currently working to explore the possibility of a deal to see if they can clear one of the current contracts in the team to free up more salary space to sign two or even three of these non-guaranteed contract players. But in any case, one thing is basically certain. Payne should not continue to appear in the Knicks' lineup in the new season. For the 31-year-old veteran in the backcourt, his situation in the future is also worrying. Training camp is about to begin, and he cannot get a contract, and players of the level of Brogden and Shamet can only get non-guaranteed contracts. It is difficult for him to continue to stay in the NBA in this situation.