Former Philadelphia 76ers forward PJ Tucker has found a new home with the New York Knicks.
via @ShamsCharania: Free agent PJ Tucker plans to sign with the New York Knicks on a 10-day contract, sources tell ESPN. The 14-year NBA veteran held discussions with multiple teams over the last week.
Tucker, a 2021 NBA champion with the Bucks, gives the Knicks an enforcer and frontcourt depth. Free agent PJ Tucker plans to sign with the New York Knicks on a 10-day contract, sources tell ESPN. The 14-year NBA veteran held discussions with multiple teams over the last week. Tucker, a 2021 NBA champion with the Bucks, gives the Knicks an enforcer and frontcourt depth.Since parting ways with the Sixers last season, Tucker has bounced around the NBA. Yet, he still hasn’t played since the 2023-2024 campaign, when he last suited up for the Los Angeles Clippers. This season, Tucker was waived, cutting the original contract he signed with the Sixers in 2022. At the time, Tucker was coming off of a run with the Miami Heat. Tucker landed a three-year deal with the Sixers worth $33 million. Despite his age, Tucker was expected to be a key role player on a Sixers team that needed an enforcer-type. After Joel Embiid publicly praised Tucker following the 76ers’ 2022 playoff run, Philly’s front office targeted the forward in free agency. May 11, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward P.J. Tucker drives for a shot against Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown during the second quarter in game six of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Tucker played one full season for the Sixers. He started 75 games, averaging four points and four rebounds while shooting 39 percent from three. In the playoffs, Tucker produced five points and five rebounds per game while knocking down 35 percent of his threes in 11 games. Although Tucker started his first three games with the Sixers during the 2023-2024 NBA season, the Sixers included him in the James Harde trade to the LA Clippers. Tucker saw the court 28 times in LA, but his role diminished as the season played out. Eventually, the partnership between Tucker and the Clippers faded. Before the 2024-2025 NBA season started, the Clippers announced Tucker would not be around the team. On February 1, Tucker was traded to a rebuilding Utah Jazz team. Five days later, he was sent to the Miami Heat, where he believed he would play again, only to find out the Heat would re-route Tucker to the Toronto Raptors. At that point, it was clear Tucker was not going to suit up for another rebuilding squad. After getting waived, Tucker is set to join the 40-23 Knicks. With New York nearly locked into a playoff spot, Tucker could have an important role as a reserve in the postseason, depending on what he puts on display down the stretch.Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA
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