The New York Knicks are adding reinforcements to their roster after a stellar playoff run last season.
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New York has decided to add depth to their frontcourt by signing former Lakers Matt Ryan and Alex Len.
According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, the Knicks have signed Ryan and Len to training camp deals.
Matt Ryan has signed a deal with the Knicks and will join them at training camp, the Post has learned.
Ryan played 19 games last season was the Knicks.
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) September 16, 2025
The Knicks are signing veteran center Alex Len to a deal for training camp, the Post has learned.
The 32-year-old former Terp played with the Kings and Lakers last season.
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) September 16, 2025
Ryan has played for four different teams outside of the Knicks. He joined the Knicks last season in late October. He joined the Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, after being selected first overall in the 2024 NBA G League Draft.
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After going back and forth between the G League and the NBA, Ryan signed a two-way contract in late December. In 19 games with the Knicks, he averaged 1.5 points per game, 0.2 assists and 0.4 rebounds while shooting 32.3 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from deep in 3.6 minutes of action.
Ryan was waived in early March.
Ryan went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, and after the COVID-19 pandemic limited his prospects, he did not secure a spot in the G League’s bubble during the 2020-21 season.
As for Len, he is coming off a very disappointing back half of the season with the Lakers. The former lottery pick signed with the Lakers in February, and the hope was that he would be a viable big body after the team lost Anthony Davis in the trade for Luka Doncic.
Instead, Len was a disappointment, playing in only 10 games with four starts. In those contests, he averaged 2.2 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.3 blocks in 12.2 minutes of action.
What Type of Role Could Alex Len and Matt Ryan Play for the Knicks?
The Knicks will look to be one of the best teams in the league, and that will certainly be the case in the lowly Eastern Conference. The Knicks team is set, led by star guard Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Jordan Clarkson.
The reality of Len and Ryan making the team is low, and their chances of cracking the rotation if they make the team are even lower. Nonetheless, injuries occur in the NBA, and at best, Len and Ryan can be utilized as depth pieces for the Knicks.
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