Sources: Knicks to sign ex-Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News on Feb 12, 2026

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NEW YORK — The Knicks are rounding out a roster they hope can compete for a championship with one big addition entering the mid-February NBA All-Star break.

The Knicks are signing 2022 No. 9 overall pick Jeremy Sochan to a minimum contract for the rest of the season, league sources told the New York Daily News. ESPN was first to report Sochan’s intention to sign with the Knicks following his buyout with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.

Sochan made the 2023 NBA All-Rookie Second Team with averages of 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He is a 28.7% career 3-point shooter who makes his impact on the defensive end and as a slashing playmaker on offense.

Sochan, according to ESPN, chose the Knicks from a field of 10 teams interested in the versatile defender’s services.

And the Knicks, according to league sources, targeted Sochan at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline but ultimately traded Guerschon Yabusele to the Chicago Bulls as part of a three-team deal that landed Jose Alvarado, who scored 26 points and made eight 3s in Wednesday’s victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks view both Sochan and Alvarado as trade deadline acquisitions.

Sochan, 22, has career averages of 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and roughly a steal and half of a block per game. He appeared in just 28 games in San Antonio this season before the Spurs waived him on Wednesday.

The Knicks, according to league sources, view Sochan was a young player with high upside as a versatile defender who can also handle the ball and make plays for his teammates on offense. The 6-foot-8 forward joins a thin Knicks frontcourt featuring Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson as the only experienced centers, plus OG Anunoby and rookie Mohamed Diawara as the only size-appropriate options at the four spot. He provides much-needed depth and size on the wings — albeit at the steep cost of perimeter spacing–to support Anunoby, Diawara, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart and Landry Shamet.

Sochan joins an improved second unit set to support a stacked starting five of Towns, Anunoby, Bridges, Hart and Jalen Brunson. The Knicks now believe they can trust 15 players in their rotation, as Sochan joins Robinson, Alvarado, Diawara, Shamet, second-year players Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti and Kevin McCullar Jr., plus the injured Miles McBride (pelvic surgery).

Sochan fell out of the Spurs’ rotation in early December, coinciding with the emergence of San Antonio’s 2025 No. 14 pick Carter Bryant. He has battled a quad strain and a wrist injury this season.

Sochan scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-7shooting from the field in his first game of the season, a two-point Nov. 5 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He is shooting 25.7% from 3-point range this season and does not have a season shooting 31% or better from deep in his NBA career.

Sochan had 31 points and 14 rebounds in a Jan. 26, 2024 matchup where the Spurs used him at point guard alongside a rookie Victor Wembanyama for stretches.

The Knicks owned the Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed with a 35-20 record entering the All-Star break. The Detroit Pistons (40-13) and Boston Celtics (35-19) hold the conference’s top-two seeds, respectively.

At the deadline, the Pistons traded scoring guard Jaden Ivey to the Chicago Bulls as part of a three-team deal for sharpshooter Kevin Huerter. The Celtics traded scoring guard Anfernee Simons to the Bulls for two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic. And the Cleveland Cavaliers sent De’Andre Hunter and All-Star guard Darius Garland out in deals for perennial All-Star and ex-Brooklyn Net James Harden plus backup guards Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis. The Milwaukee Bucks also signed recently-waived Brooklyn Net Cam Thomas on the buyout market, and Thomas erupted for 34 points in a win over the Orlando Magic with Giannis Antetokounmpo watching in approval from the bench.

The Knicks join the pack of Eastern Conference title contenders shuffling their roster entering the All-Star break. Anunoby missed the Knicks’ final four games entering the break with a toe injury.