The Orlando Magic added another name to their training camp mix Wednesday, signing veteran forward Kevin Knox II, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced.
Knox arrives with a résumé built on scoring, length and perimeter shooting. Last season, he played for the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League and put up 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 26 starts. He knocked down 41.2 percent of his three-pointers and hit 83.8 percent from the free-throw line.
Orlando’s move came with a few roster cuts attached. The team waived Ace Baldwin Jr., Ricky Council IV, Jarron Cumberland and Au’Diese Toney, trimming the training camp group to 20 players before camp opens Sept. 29 at the AdventHealth Training Center.
Knox, 27, entered the league as the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, selected by the New York Knicks. The 6-foot-8 forward has played in 320 NBA games with 77 starts across stints with the Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors. In those appearances, he has averaged 7.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.5 minutes.
His G League track record is even more eye-catching. Across 49 career games there, Knox has averaged 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 40.8 percent from beyond the arc. That kind of shooting touch is part of what makes him an interesting fit for Orlando, a team looking to get more from the perimeter.
Knox also brings a solid college pedigree. At Kentucky, he started all 37 games as a freshman in 2017-18 and averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Year with Collin Sexton and also earned first-team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman honors.
He’ll wear No. 24 for the Magic.
With Knox in the fold, Orlando’s roster now includes Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Goga Bitadze, Anthony Black, Malaki Branham, Jamal Cain, Jevon Carter, Wendell Carter Jr., Colin Castleton, Tristan da Silva, JD Davison, Jonathan Isaac, Alex Morales, Izaiyah Nelson, Noah Penda, Jase Richardson, Jalen Suggs, Nikola Vučević and Franz Wagner, along with three players on two-way contracts.
The Magic are set to begin training camp Sept. 29 as they get ready for the 2026-27 season under first-year head coach Sean Sweeney.
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