Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
The Knicks on Wednesday signed Chris Smith, the younger brother of shooting guard J.R. Smith and a former Louisville Cardinal.
Chris Smith tweeted pictures of himself signing the contract with Knicks GM Glen Grunwald sitting in the background.
Smith played for the Knicks summer league team in Las Vegas, averaging 5.2 points and 1.4 assists. He figures to be the fourth shooting guard on the Knicks roster.
The Knicks will now have a pair of brothers from Freehold, N.J. on their roster.
“Oh, that would be something special, you know?” Chris, 24, told SNY.tv by phone recently.
“It’s probably one of the first times it [brothers playing together] ever happened.”
J.R., who recently re-signed with the Knicks, is excited about playing with his younger brother.
“Lil bro wit the #knickstape two brothers on the same team at the same damn time!” J.R. tweeted.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
The Knicks on Wednesday signed Chris Smith, the younger brother of shooting guard J.R. Smith and a former Louisville Cardinal.
Chris Smith tweeted pictures of himself signing the contract with Knicks GM Glen Grunwald sitting in the background.
Smith played for the Knicks summer league team in Las Vegas, averaging 5.2 points and 1.4 assists. He figures to be the fourth shooting guard on the Knicks roster.
The Knicks will now have a pair of brothers from Freehold, N.J. on their roster.
“Oh, that would be something special, you know?” Chris, 24, told SNY.tv by phone recently.
“It’s probably one of the first times it [brothers playing together] ever happened.”
J.R., who recently re-signed with the Knicks, is excited about playing with his younger brother.
“Lil bro wit the 