Wayne Selden

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NEW YORK, January 3, 2022 – The New York Knicks announced the acquisition of guard/forward Denzel Valentine from Cleveland and the draft rights to center Wang Zhelin and guard/forward Brad Newley, as well as cash considerations from Los Angeles Lakers as part of a three-team deal. In the trade, Cleveland received guard Rajon Rondo from Los Angeles and Los Angeles received the draft rights to Louis Labeyrie from New York. New York has also waived guard Wayne Selden.

Valentine, 6-4, 220-pounds, holds career averages of 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 18.9 minutes in 254 games (45 starts) over five seasons with Chicago and Cleveland. He’s appeared in 22 games for Cleveland this season, recording 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds over 9.3 minutes. He was originally selected by Chicago with the 14th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, following a four-year career at Michigan State University.

Selden, 6-4, 232-pounds, recorded five points, one rebound and one assist over 19 minutes in three games for New York this season. He was signed on Sep. 25, 2021.

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Knicks Acquire Denzel Valentine and Cash Considerations in Three-Team Deal

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NEW YORK, September 25, 2021 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed guard/forward Wayne Selden Jr. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Selden, 6-5, 230-pounds, holds career averages of 7.3 points, two rebounds, 1.5 assists over 19.1 minutes in 124 career games (27 starts) with New Orleans, Memphis, and Chicago. He played in six games in August for the Knicks Summer League entry in Las Vegas, NV, averaging 6.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 16.4 minutes.

The Roxbury, MA-native last played in the NBA in 2018-19 for Memphis and Chicago, averaging 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds over 19.2 minutes in 75 games. He went unselected in the 2016 NBA Draft after playing three years collegiately at the University of Kansas. As a Jayhawk, he was named to the 2016 All-Big 12 Second Team following his junior season after averaging 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 29.9 minutes in 38 games.

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Knicks Acquire Denzel Valentine and Cash Considerations in Three-Team Deal

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Knicks Sign Wayne Selden Jr.