Next Star extends NBA deal

Next Star extends NBA deal

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Former Next Star Ariel Hukporti has signed a two-year deal with the NBA's New York Knicks.

Former Melbourne United Next Star Ariel Hukporti is taking the NBA by storm, so much so that the New York Knicks have signed the 22-year-old on a two-year deal.

Hukporti was the 58th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, and initially agreed to a two-way deal with the Knicks and the club’s G League affiliate the Westchester Knicks.

He has already played four games for his new team and will now remain a Knick until the end of the 2025-2026 season.

The seven-foot center has had a chance to shine with the absence of Mitchell Robinson.

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