Tyler Kolek is coming off an outstanding season with Marquette, where he averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 49.6% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range in 31 games.
Last month, the New York Knicks made a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers to acquire Kolek with the 34th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
According to Knicks PR on June 27: “New York acquired the draft rights to Tyler Kolek, the 34th overall pick, from Portland in exchange for three future second-round picks and the draft rights to Daniel Diez.”
.@nyknicks Second-Round Draft Day Transactions pic.twitter.com/NGKUZIJJoa
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) June 28, 2024
Fred Katz of The Athletic provided additional details: “The Knicks have signed Tyler Kolek to a four-year, $9.06M contract, league source said. Team option on the fourth year. First three years guaranteed.”
Kolek played four seasons of college basketball at George Mason and Marquette, with career averages of 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 43.6% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range in 121 games.
.@nyknicks sign Tyler Kolek pic.twitter.com/z51Q9CSFUE
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) July 5, 2024
At 23, Kolek is considered one of the more NBA-ready prospects from the draft.
The Knicks are coming off a strong season, finishing as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 50-32 record. They defeated Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs but lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round in seven games
The Knicks have signed Tyler Kolek to a four-year, $9.06M contract, league source said. Team option on the fourth year. First three years guaranteed.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) July 4, 2024
