The Knicks signed a former Rockets backcourt pitcher. His performance with the Hawks last season was considered to be average?

According to New York Post reporter Stefan Bondy, the New York Knicks plan to provide a training camp contract for previously free agent wing pitcher Garrison Mathews. Matthews's agent David Bauman also recognized Bondy's statement. Bondy also said Matthews will compete for a squad for another pitcher signed by the Knicks, Landry Shamet, during training camp and preseason.

Matthews was born in October 1996 and is 28 years old, 198cm tall and weighs 98kg. He was the undraft in the 2019 NBA Draft. Matthews has played in the NBA for the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks. He has played 314 times in the NBA regular season, averaging 17.5 minutes per game, averaging 6.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He has a shooting percentage of 40.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.2%, and 83.8% from free throws. Matthews is also a reliable pitcher in the NBA field, and his three-point shooting percentage can also be maintained at a good level.

Matthews played for the Hawks last season. He played 47 games in total, averaging 17.6 minutes per game, averaging 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 39%. His three-point shooting percentage was 82.1%. Matthews' performance last season was relatively stable. He was able to show his value on the offensive end and maintained high stability in outside shooting. Considering that his shots are basically outside the three-point line, it is already a pretty good thing for him to perform like this, and it also shows that he is capable of taking on certain tasks on the court. However, his contribution in other aspects is indeed relatively limited, and he cannot provide more help and support to the team in other aspects.

For Matthews, it is not easy to gain a foothold in the Knicks at the moment. After all, Shamet's performance was not bad last season, and Shamet has played for a season with the team, so he has also achieved good results in the team. In this case, whether Matthews can win a place to stay in the team through his performance in training camp or preseason, or whether he can use this time to attract more attention from other teams is also a question worth considering. I don't know how the situation will develop next.