Luca Vildoza has agreed to sign with the New York Knicks.

Vildoza previously reached agreement with Baskonia on a buyout.

Vildoza is a 25-year-old point guard from Argentina averaging 10.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 24.5 minutes per game this season in Spain. 

The Knicks were previously planning on signing Simi Shuittu with their open spot. 

The 1996 NBA free agency class was flooded with taken in the form of Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, Juwan Howard, Dikembe Mutombo, Reggie Miller, Allan Houston, and Michael Jordan.

The only restriction was the salary cap as there was no maximum salary or luxury tax. 

Chicago owned Jordan's Bird rights, which allowed teams to go over the $24.4 million cap to pay their own free agent. There was no limit to what the Bulls could pay Jordan compared to other teams.

The Knicks had a tremendous amount of cap space in 1996 after making a series of moves at the deadline.

Anthony Olivieri details the pursuit of Jordan by the Knicks in a oral history.

"The Knicks, historically, were just horrible about cap management," said Dave Checketts. "[But] we were going after Allan Houston first. He was our No. 1 target. And if Allan didn't sign with us, we're going next to Reggie Miller. But before we went off on the road to get everybody, my first call was to David Falk [about Jordan]."

The Knicks had lost Pat Riley to the Miami Heat in the previous offseason and had already hired and fired Don Nelson, leaving Jeff Van Gundy as head coach.

"I would have done anything I possibly could have put together that could have passed league muster to get [Jordan]," added Checketts.

Without a maximum contract to restrict an offer to Jordan, the Bulls could offer him anything.

"Do you think that LeBron James, when he signed with Miami, was worth the same as Chris Bosh?" said David Falk. "So, why did he get the same as Chris Bosh? The rules changed on maximum salaries. When Michael Jordan signed, they didn't have maximum salaries. His value, easily, could have been $100 million a year. ... [Jordan] told me he never wanted me to give Jerry Reinsdorf or the Bulls an indication of what I thought it would take to sign him. He just wanted to know, without being pushed or leveraged, what the Bulls felt he was worth. And so [when free agency started], he had instructed me not to make any offers to anyone. When the Bulls called and they asked what it would take to sign, I explained to Jerry Reinsdorf that Michael wanted the Bulls to make their best offer. And he would just simply say yes or no. It's like a sealed bid."

The Knicks offered Jordan "all of [their] cap room," which constituted just $9.45 million.

Nobody can know for sure how close Jordan to the Knicks came to happening, or whether it was simply a ploy by Falk to get the Bulls to increase their offer.

"My goal was to put him at a level that would stand the test of time and demonstrate that he was the greatest player of all time," said Falk. "The fact that it took 17 years for someone to catch up [Kobe Bryant surpassed Jordan's 1996-97 salary in 2013-14, when he made $30.5 million, and, at the time, trailed only Jordan's 1997-98 salary of $33.1 million] made me feel good that we did a good job."

The Knicks signed Allan Houston and Chris Childs, and traded for Larry Johnson, instead of giving all their money to Jordan. New York reached The Finals in 1999.

The New York Knicks have agreed to sign Simi Shittu to a Two-Way contract.

Shittu averaged 14.5 points and 10.1 rebounds with the Westchester Knicks in the G League.

The Knicks are below the NBA's salary floor and have made a series of moves to provide younger players with extra compensation. 

The New York Knicks are expected to sign Simi Shittu to a 10-day contract, sources told Ian Begley of SNY.

Shittu averaged 14.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in the G League bubble. 

The New York Knicks signed Myles Powell to a two-way deal while also converting Jared Harper to a 10-day contract.

Ian Begley of SNY reported that Powell is not expected to stay with the Knicks, with the deal a means of providing him with extra compensation.

Powell averaged 17.8 points and 4.0 assists in 13 games in the G League.

Harper averaged 21.3 points in the G League. 

The New York Knicks have agreed to sign Norvel Pelle to a multi-year deal.

Pelle was on two consecutive 10-day contracts with the Knicks.

Pelle has appeared in three games since joining the Knicks. Pelle previously played for the Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets this season. 

Zion Williamson spoke profusely about his joy of playing at Madison Square Garden following his first NBA game at the venue. Williamson also played at MSG while with Duke. 

"I think it's something to watch down the road," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "I think if you follow Zion Williamson closely, he doesn't just talk to talk. He's pretty particular in what he says and when he says it.

"He's a long ways away from free agency. He's only in his second year in the NBA. But I think the way the Knicks have been rejuvenated, I don't think it was completely by accident. At the beginning of that clip, he said 'Hey, I'm glad you asked that.' He was clearly waiting for that question. Something to watch down the road."

Williamson cannot become a restricted free agent until 2023 and an unrestricted free agent until 2024.

Williamson is averaging 26.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists this season.

The New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are interested in signing Mike James.

Eurohoops has reported that a deal between James and the Nets has already been agreed to.

James played for both Phoenix and New Orleans in 17-18. James averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 assists and .354 shooting from deep in 27 EuroLeague games this season for CSKA Moscow, but his season ended following a confrontation with coach Dimitris Itoudis. 

“Mike is on a list of guys that they’re looking at,” a source had told The Post.

Stephen Curry and Julius Randle have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 17.

Curry averaged 43.8 points and 5.8 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors went 3-1.

Randle averaged 35.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists as the New York Knicks went 4-0.

The New York Knicks are considering signing Dennis Schroder this offseason, sources told Ian Begley of SNY.

"I don’t think they would want to get into a bidding war for Schröder, I think they have several options that they will end up considering in the offseason, but Schröder is definitely on that list... He is certainly somebody that the Knicks are giving internal consideration to," said Begley (h/t Silver Screen & Roll).

As Begley also noted, Schroder recently turned down an extension from the Lakers worth around four years, $84 million.

The Knicks have also been linked with a move for Lonzo Ball.