The Knicks have officially signed their two first-round picks, No. 4 selection Kristaps Porzingis of Latvia and former Notre Dame point guard Jerian Grant.
The rookie first-round pay scale has Porzingis projected to make about $18.4 million across four years. The final two years are not guaranteed on rookie pacts. Porzingis would start at a projected $4 million as a rookie. Grant’s starting salary, at No. 19, is projected at about $1.5 million.
The 7-foot-3 Porzingis is considered something of a project but with perhaps the highest upside in the 2015 draft. He showed signs he could be a contributor this season after a stalwart performance in the Las Vegas Summer League earlier this month.