LAS VEGAS — The Knicks signed free-agent forward Mario Hezonja on Friday and are expected to announce they’ve re-signed big man Luke Kornet.
Hezonja signed a one-year deal for $6.5 million. He received a big part of the Knicks’ mid-level exception. Kornet will earn $1.6 million for the 2018-19 season.
This was the first day teams could sign or announce that they’ve come to terms with a free agent as the NBA moratorium ended.
Hezonja, a 6-8 athletic forward, was taken fifth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, one pick after Kristaps Porzingis.