Free-agent point guard Baron Davis will sign a one-year contract Monday with the Knicks for $2.5 million, according to multiple media reports.
Davis, 32, will be sidelined for at least a month because of a problem with his back, but the Knicks felt comfortable in taking a chance on the two-time All-Star.
"I would love to have him," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said Sunday. "Everybody knows what he can do when he's healthy and when he's focused. When (Davis) is healthy, he's one of the best."
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Davis last week through the amnesty provision. He has career averages of 16.5 points and 7.3 assists per game.
"There were times he was the best point guard in the league," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. "I think a lot of it just depends on if he wants to be here and if he's able to do it. If those things are positives, then he can turn into being a good thing for us."
New York has Toney Douglas, 25, and Mike Bibby, 33, at point guard.
Davis, 32, was cut by the Cavaliers under the National Basketball Association’s amnesty clause in order to clear $28.6 million in salary cap space over the next two seasons, SI.com said, adding that he’ll sign a one-year deal worth $2.5 million.
The Knicks have been looking for depth at the point guard position after releasing Chauncey Billups under its amnesty clause to have enough money to sign Tyson Chandler as a free agent. New York signed point guard Mike Bibby to a one-year contract last week at the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million to join Toney Douglas at the position.
Davis, a two-time All-Star, averaged 13.1 points and 6.7 assists last season while playing in 58 games. Davis may miss eight to 10 weeks with a herniated disc in his back, the New York Post reported last week.
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