The Magic are bringing in Kevin Knox on an Exhibit 10 contract, giving the veteran forward a shot in training camp after another productive run in the G League.
A league source told Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel that Knox will sign with Orlando and take part in camp. Knox, 27, spent last season with the Windy City Bulls, Chicago’s G League affiliate, where he started all 26 games and averaged 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 34.7 minutes per night.
Knox has seven years of NBA experience behind him, but his path has been a winding one since entering the league as the ninth pick in the 2018 draft. He played his first three and a half seasons with the Knicks before being traded to the Hawks in January 2022. He later signed with the Pistons as a free agent in August of that year, then moved between the NBA and the G League with stops in Portland, Detroit again and Golden State, along with time with the Rip City Remix and Santa Cruz Warriors.
Because he has more than four years of NBA experience, Knox is not eligible for a two-way contract. The Exhibit 10 deal gives him a path to a bonus worth up to $91K if he is waived and then spends at least 60 days with Orlando’s G League affiliate, the Osceola Magic.
Orlando also announced Wednesday that it signed Ricky Council IV, Au’Diese Toney, Ace Baldwin Jr. and Jarron Cumberland. According to a source who spoke with Beede, all four players received Exhibit 10 contracts and will be waived.
The team’s training camp roster now stands at 20 players, one short of the offseason limit, Beede reported. Training camp begins Tuesday.
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