Shooting guard Arron Afflalo’s one and only season with the New York Knicks was filled with ups and downs, but he will likely lace it up elsewhere in 2016-17 after he reportedly opted out of his contract Tuesday.
Michael Scotto of Sheridan Hoops and the Associated Press first reported the news, while Ian Begley of ESPN.com confirmed the report, adding that Derrick Williams will also opt out of his deal. The moves will give the Knicks "more than $30 million in cap space," per Begley.
This comes after Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News said in April that Afflalo was “likely to opt out” of that contract. Bondy detailed some of the drama that surrounded the UCLA product in 2015-16, much of which stemmed from interim head coach Kurt Rambis’ decision to bench him for Sasha Vujacic in March because the latter “brought more energy to the lineup.”
Afflalo said Rambis never met with him to discuss the demotion even though the interim coach told the media the two sides did speak about it.
There is a silver lining for the Knicks that comes with the loss of Afflal ...
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