As part of the Mikal Bridges-Bojan Bogdanovic trade, the Knicks included Shake Milton And Mamadi Diakite in the trade, while the Nets send Keita Bates-Diop in New York. For Milton, it was more precisely a “sign-and-trade” since Milton was a free agent. According to The Athleticthe fullback signed a three-year, $9 million contract, but only the first year is guaranteed.
At 27, Milton is coming off a very complicated season since he wore three different jerseys: Minnesota, Detroit and New York. Arrived at the Knicks with the aim of giving Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo a break, he will ultimately only have played six games. It is even less for Mamadi Diakite with nine minutes in three games.
As for Keita Bates-Diop, he had just activated his “player option”, and he will receive 2.7 million dollars next season. This season, “KBD” had known two franchises: the Nets therefore, but also the Suns, where he had signed free last summer before being traded during the trade deadline. Two passages that will not have really convinced, the winger posting 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds on average on the campaign, at 43% shooting (including 30% at 3-points). In New York, he arrives at a position where there is a huge traffic jam, and we would not be surprised if he is cut, or transferred again.
| Shake Milton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 20 | 13 | 39.1 | 31.8 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 40 | 20 | 48.4 | 43.0 | 78.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 9.4 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 63 | 23 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 83.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 55 | 21 | 42.9 | 32.3 | 83.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 76 | 21 | 47.9 | 37.8 | 85.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 48 | 12 | 40.5 | 28.1 | 81.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 2023-24 * | MIN | 38 | 13 | 40.0 | 26.4 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2023-24 * | NYK | 6 | 5 | 44.4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 2023-24 * | DET | 4 | 16 | 42.3 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Total | 302 | 19 | 45.1 | 35.8 | 82.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
