Rookie revelation Allonzo Trier has made the most of his shot with the New York Knicks. And now he’s going to make nearly $7 million.
Trier and the Knicks have agreed on a two-year contract worth $6.6 million to $7 million, multiple outlets reported yesterday. The Athletic’s Shams Charania was the first to report on the deal, which is the richest contract ever landed by a player on a two-way contract. It is also among the richest deals ever signed by an undrafted rookie still playing in his first season.
Two-way contracts were negotiated into the current collective bargaining agreement last summer. They allow a team to sign a player to their G-League affiliate and bring that player up to the NBA to play in a limited number of games.
The Knicks were closing in on their limit for the number of games they could use Trier and were impressed enough by his play that they gave him this new deal. Though reports vary on the deal’s total value, it is believed he will make roughly the same amount in each year.
After three seasons at Arizona, the 22-year-old Trier went undrafted. The Knicks signed him to the two-way deal shortly after the draft and he made the team’s season-opening roster.
He is averaging 11.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 27 games this season, making three starts and playing 23.3 minutes per game. He is shooting 39.1 percent from 3-point range and 47 percent overall.
To make room for Trier, the Knicks released Ron Baker. In 92 career games, Baker has averaged 3.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 14.7 minutes per game. (Field Level Media via Reuters)
