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Report: Knicks sign former Spurs first-round pick Luka Samanic to two-way contract

The New York Knicks are taking a flier on Luka Samanic after the San Antonio Spurs waived the 21-year old Croatian.

On Friday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the Knicks and Samanic have agreed on a two-way contract.

Samanic was the 19th pick of the 2019 NBA Draft after playing two seasons professionally in Europe.

The 6-foot-11 forward averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.9 minutes in his two seasons with the Spurs. During his rookie year, he averaged 5.5 points on 37.5 percent shooting from deep in 16 minutes. He added 3.