NEW YORK, March 7, 2016 – New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has assigned forward Cleanthony Early to the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League.
Early, 6-8, 210-pounds, is recovering from an injured right knee, which has sidelined him since Dec. 30, 2015. He had appeared in five games for Westchester over the last two seasons and has averaged 17.5 points and 11.0 rebounds over 36.5 minutes in two D-League games this season. In 10 games for New York, he has recorded seven total points and two rebounds over 34 minutes.