The “Villanova Connection” could be confirmed in New York in the coming hours since the San Francisco Chronicle reports Knicks favorite to sign Donte DiVincenzo. According to our colleagues, the former Bucks fullback is looking for a multi-season contract with an annual salary between 9 and 12 million dollars. Another requirement: play in the East.
This is good since the Knicks can place all or part of their ” mid-level exception on the back of the Warriors, and the team could thus cause the reunion between Jalen Brunson and DiVincenzo. The two were teammates at Villanova, and they had won the NCAA title in 2018. He would also find Josh Hart, also passed by Villanova, but until 2017.
One more competitor for Evan Fournier…
Seventh man for the Warriors at the start of the season, DiVincenzo took advantage of the absence of Andrew Wiggins to settle in the starting five from February to mid-April, with 24 starts in 25 games. Over this period, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
His arrival would confirm, even if it was not necessary, that Evan Fournier is more than ever pushed towards the exit.
Mid-level exception : envelope of approximately 12 million dollars available each year to recruit all NBA franchises that do not pay luxury tax. They can use it on one or more players. A team that has to pay the luxury tax only has 7.7 million. From 2023/24, if a team greatly exceeds the high bar of the salary cap (by more than 17.5 million dollars), it loses its “mid-level exception”.
| Donte DiVincenzo | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 27 | 15 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 66 | 23 | 45.5 | 33.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 66 | 28 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 42 | 24 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 84.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 25 | 27 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 17 | 20 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 85.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 72 | 26 | 43.5 | 39.7 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| Total | 273 | 24 | 42.0 | 36.2 | 77.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
