THE Knicks signed forward Jacob Toppin to a two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Toppin, 24, played in nine games for New York last season, scoring 13 points (5-of-9 from the field, 1-of-4 from three) with seven rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes of action.
New York has now used all three available spots for two-way players after previously signing 2024 second-round draft picks Kevin McCullar Jr. and Ariel Hukporti for two-way contracts.
Last season was Toppin’s first with the organization, initially signing a 10-day contract before signing a two-way contract on March 4 – the deadline for teams to sign players to such deals.
In 25 regular-season games with the G-League’s Westchester Knicks, the 6-foot-5 forward averaged 19.8 points on 48.8 percent shooting (14.7 attempts per game) and 33.8 per percent from three (5.2 attempts per game), with 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists. and a block in 36.7 minutes.
Toppin led Westchester to the 2023-24 G-League Showcase Cup tournament championship with 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals in the final.
Toppin was undrafted out of the University of Kentucky in 2023, but earned a contract with the Knicks after putting together a strong showing in training camp.
Toppin is the younger brother of the former Knicks first-round pick Obi Toppin. He competed in the 2024 NBA Dunk Contest, but failed to make it out of the first round.
