Marshall Plumlee will no longer report to Madison Square Garden for home games. The New York Knicks announced they had released Plumlee in a press release early this morning.
July 7, 2017 – The New York Knickerbockers announced today that the team has waived center Marshall Plumlee. pic.twitter.com/RH1EFtmfD8
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) July 7, 2017
This comes after the news that the Knicks will sign RFA Tim Hardaway Jr. to a mega offer sheet in a move that many fans have questioned. The Knicks needed to create cap space and waiving Plumlee opens up some room for the Knicks to offer Hardaway Jr.