根据名记woj报道，尼克斯与内线球员诺尔签下一年的合同。
-Adrian Wojnarowski（@wojespn）2020年11月22日
诺尔曾是高顺位的球员，现在他已经成为联盟的一员，尼克斯有可能成为他职业生涯六个赛季中的第四支球队。诺尔以其精锐的内线防守和跳投能力而出名，他在过去的比赛中由于进攻能力有限而受到严重阻碍，只能依靠扣篮和后仰作为进攻的唯一武器。
尽管如此，尼克斯的签约对于一个渴望在重建过程中注入人才的球队来说是一个低风险的举动。最近几天，尽管有人积极推动，但未能说服戈登·海沃德和弗雷德·范·弗利特加入该球队，新上任的总裁里昂-罗斯将会重整球队。
除了签下诺尔，据报道，尼克斯还与伯克斯和佩顿达成了短期协议，以填补轮换的空缺。
虽然这三人都有望在下一个赛季的轮换中获得可观的上场时间，但每一份合同的短时间被视为是在保护未来的工资帽空间，希望借此签下一名未来的明星球员。
原标题：
Nerlens Noel, Knicks come to terms on one-year, $5 million deal
原文：
The New York Knicks have agreed to a one-year contract with center Nerlens Noel, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2020
A former high lottery pick, Noel has become somewhat of journey around the league, with the Knicks potentially becoming his fourth team in six career seasons. Known for his elite interior defense, and ability to switch in the pick and roll, Noel has in the past seen his playing time severely hampered as a result of his limited offensive skill-set. Not capable of hitting a jump shot with any regularity, Noel relies on dunks and put-backs as his only weapons on offense.
Nevertheless, the signing by New York is a low-risk move for a franchise desperate for an injection of talent as they rebuild. Having failed to convince Gordon Hayward and Fred Van Fleet to join the organization over recent days, despite an aggressive push, newly installed president Leon Rose has in turn shifted to a more moderate strategy.
In addition to the signing of Noel, the Knicks have also reportedly come to terms with both Alec Burks and Elfrid Payton on short-term deals to fill out the rotation.
While all three are expected to earn significant minutes in the team’s rotation during the upcoming season, the short length of each contract is viewed as protecting future salary-cap space, that the franchise hopes to use to sign a star player down the road.
