He was ours once

[LamarHampton]

Jeremy Tyler was a Hawk for only a New York minute, and now it turns out he's going to actually be suiting up in New York of all places.

Highly talented kid with a lot of upside, but also a lot of maturity issues dragging him down. Maybe he's gotten over that.

Anyway, he was tearing up the D-League for a few games (appr. 18 pts / 10 reb in 6 games) and now he's going to be looking for some real playing time with a struggling New York team.

He doesn't strike me as the kind of person that would have fit in with the DF / Bud culture or vision, but I'm guessing a few of us Hawks fans (myself included) will be wondering about what might have been if they'd kept this very talented kid around and groomed him ...?

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/231293/Jeremy-Tyler-Reaches-Deal-With-Knicks

Jeremy Tyler reached completion on his deal with the New York Knicks on Monday afternoon, and the center is expected to receive an opportunity in the playing rotation this week, sources said.

Tyler signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Knicks in the offseason, but he was a final cut before the regular season due to a fracture in his right foot. He's healed since and joined the Knicks’ Development League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, where he averaged 18 points and 10.2 rebounds over six games.

Tyler bolsters a frontcourt that has dealt with widespread injury issues, including Tyson Chandler missing an extended stretch and Amar’e Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin on minutes restrictions.

Tyler was a second round pick in 2011, and the 22-year-old spent parts of two seasons with the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks. Tyler had played in Japan out of his junior year in high school, prior to placing his name into the NBA Draft.

[DrReality]

NY is a tough place to land