Jaylen

Martin

Skapintsev went undrafted in 2020, but now he will have the opportunity to see a legit role with the Knicks behind Isaiah Hartenstein with Mitchell Robinson and Jericho Sims both sidelined. He isn’t worth adding in standard leagues yet, but the big man that had been playing for the Westchester Knicks will be worth keeping an eye on. Martin has been spending his time in the G-League and that will likely continue despite him losing his two-way deal.

Washington Jr. is set to miss the next 6-8 weeks with a thumb injury, so New York decided to have someone else occupy his two-way spot. Martin will still spend most of his time in the G-League, so this won’t have much of an impact on fantasy hoops.

The decision to waive Roby is a bit surprising, as the Knicks lack depth at the power forward position behind Julius Randle. And he played well in Tuesday’s exhibition loss to the Celtics, accounting for 11 points, three rebounds, one assist, and three 3-pointers in 16 minutes off the bench. As for Martin, he was on a two-way contract and played three minutes total in the Knicks’ first three preseason games.