Former Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan is set to sign with the New York Knicks after he clears waivers, his agent Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told ESPN on Thursday.
Sochan had 10 interested suitors after being released from the Spurs on Wednesday and landed on the Knicks as his new team, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.
Sochan is expected to sign a league-minimum contract that runs through the rest of the season, the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy reported.
That means Sochan could soon face his former team. The Spurs are set to play at Madison Square Garden on March 1 in a game scheduled to be broadcast nationally by ABC.
Spurs-Knicks games have been some of the NBA’s most entertaining the past few years. The addition of Sochan to New York is sure to add even more spice given the Baylor alumnus’ reputation as a hard-nosed instigator.
The Spurs edged the Knicks 134-132 on Dec. 31 after losing to them 124-113 in the NBA Cup championship game two weeks earlier in Las Vegas.
The Sochan-to-the-Knicks news came shortly after the fourth-year pro penned a farewell to San Antonio via social media:
“To the city of San Antonio… When I was drafted, I didn’t realize how quickly this would feel like home,” Sochan wrote on Instagram. “I’ve moved around a lot throughout my life, and this is the longest I’ve been in the same place since I was 15 years old.
“Through the ups and downs, I learned a lot, kept growing, and always stayed true to myself. This community and the fans embraced me from day one! It’s bigger than basketball and I’m forever grateful. I’ll always have love for San Antonio! Everything happens for a reason & time will tell.”