Overview
- Signed after being waived by the Spurs, the 22-year-old said there was “no real opportunity” in San Antonio and suggested he may not have seen eye to eye with coach Mitch Johnson.
- He logged about 10 minutes in his Madison Square Garden debut against Detroit, finishing with two points, an assist, a steal and a block as Mike Brown called the showing “pretty good.”
- Brown said Sochan will get a real opportunity and that he will play “who is best for us,” indicating a swift evaluation ahead of the postseason.
- Reporting indicates his minutes are expected to reduce rookie Mohamed Diawara’s role as the staff assesses frontcourt combinations.
- The Knicks value Sochan’s size, switchability and defensive intensity, and he chose New York over several suitors, even arriving with blue-and-orange hair to signal his embrace of the move.