The Knicks will sign Tony Wroten

The Knicks have a New Knick.

Free agent Tony Wroten and the New York Knicks are finalizing a three-year contract, league sources tell The Vertical.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 7, 2016

Wroten is a 22-year old big combo guard (6'6") who was a first round pick three years ago by Memphis. Things to be excited about: he's athletic as hell and he can get to the rim, which makes him pretty un-Knick like. Things to be concerned over: he can't really shoot and he turns the ball over. So it sounds like he'll be interesting to watch no matter what.

Since being drafted Wroten has mostly played in the D-League for the Reno Bighorns and the Delaware 87ers. After playing very little for Memphis as a rookie, he's played parts of the past three seasons with the 76ers, who cut him for good last Christmas Eve, meaning Philadelphia is not only relentlessly awful, but cruel to boot.

The length of this deal was initially eyebrow-raising, but this is actually a pretty light commitment:

A note on Knicks' Tony Wroten signing, for those curious: I'm told there are "minimal" guarantees in Years 2 and 3. Low-risk play for NY.

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) March 7, 2016

... and it won't even be the 3 years originally reported:

Again, Wroten's deal can't be 3 yrs.NY is $3,867,214 over the cap & they already utilized their only exception (which was only 2 yrs anyway)

— NBA Cap Strategist (@colezwicker) March 7, 2016

Two clarifications on Wroten:
Knicks still evaluating him -- deal isn't done.
If he signs, it's 2 years, with minimal guarantee in Year 2

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) March 7, 2016

As cap experts have pointed out to me, Knicks can't do a 3-yr deal, because they're over the cap and don't have an exception to use.

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) March 7, 2016

Phil Jackson loves big guards in his Triangle backcourts and now he has one. However -- and this comes as a bit of a surprise -- Wroten's recovery from an ACL injury might mean this is more of a Summer League/training camp signing:

Also, hearing it's very unlikely that Wroten plays this season. Health was a serious question when he came back in Philly in December.

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) March 7, 2016