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Hinton

In addition to Hinton, the Knicks have agreed to training camp deals with Lamar Peters, VJ King and Kenny Wooten. Each of the contracts includes an Exhibit 10 provision, which would pay the player a bonus of $50,000 if they remain with the team’s G-League affiliate in Westchester for at least 60 days. Hinton was with the Knicks during the Las Vegas Summer League, appearing in four games and averaging 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per. The Knicks now have a full roster of 20 players for training camp.

Hinton (6'5/190) currently leads Division II in scoring with an average of 29.4 points per game. In his first season at Shaw the 6-foot-5 shooting guard, who began his collegiate career at Lock Haven University, helped lead the team to the championship game of the CIAA Tournament. Givony has Hinton projected 49th on this ESPN Top 100 list, and the high-scoring guard will look to be the first Division II player to be selected in the NBA draft since 2005.