The Warriors are reportedly taking a flyer on a former high draft pick who played with them during the Las Vegas Summer League, agreeing to terms with forward Kevin Knox on a one-year deal.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported the agreement.

Knox, the No. 9 overall pick by the New York Knicks in 2018, joined the Warriors in the July desert showcase and averaged 17.5 points over four games.

The 25-year-old forward played the first three seasons of his career in New York before he was traded to Atlanta in 2022. He played the following year for Detroit, then was sent to Portland in a February 2023 deal that included the Warriors re-acquiring Gary Payton II and sending James Wiseman to the Pistons. Knox returned to Detroit last season as a free agent and started 11 games.

Knox’s career-high game averages in points (12.8), rebounds (4.5), assists (1.1) and minutes (28.8) per game all came in his rookie season with the Knicks.

The Warriors already have Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Kyle Anderson and Payton at the two forward spots, with Moses Moody and Draymond Green able to fill minutes at small and power forward, respectively.

It appears Knox, who would become the 14th player on the Warriors’ 15-man roster, will be competing for an NBA roster spot when the team opens training camp in Hawaii next week.

Lakers scrimmaging >> LeBron James and his son, Bronny, are already scrimmaging with the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers during voluntary offseason workouts as coach JJ Redick and his staff start to plan the moment when a father and son will share an NBA court for the first time.

Redick is eager to watch the top scorer in NBA history playing alongside the Lakers’ new second-round draft pick. No father and son have ever played in the NBA simultaneously, let alone on the same team.

“Obviously there’s a discussion to be had once we’re all together,” Redick said.

WNBA

Connecticut advances >> Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists as the host Connecticut Sun beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 87-81 on Wednesday to clinch the best-of-three first round playoff series two-games-to-zero. Clark had nine assists and a game-high 25 points for the Fever

College football

UNLV QB quits >> UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka has decided to sit out the rest of the season over a $100,000 name, image and likeness payment that was promised but never paid after he agreed to transfer to the Rebels from Holy Cross last winter, Sluka’s agent told The Associated Press.

Sluka’s agent, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports, said Sluka was promised $100,000 by a UNLV assistant coach who recruited the quarterback last winter when he agreed to transfer in January. Both Cromartie and the company that runs UNLV’s NIL collective acknowledge there was no signed agreement between the player and the organization for $100,000.

UNLV issued a statement accusing Sluka’s representative of making “financial demands upon the university and its NIL collective in order to continue playing.”

“UNLV athletics interpreted these demands as a violation of the NCAA pay-for-play rules, as well as Nevada state law,” the school said. “UNLV does not engage in such activity, nor does it respond to implied threats.”

Soccer

Local sites chosen >> Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and San Jose’s PayPal Park were among the 14 venues chosen to host games in next year’s Gold Cup, CONCACAF announced Wednesday.

PayPal Park was among the three new sites chosen by CONCACAF, along with BC Place in Vancouver and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The tournament runs from June 14 to July 6.

Two sites in Houston were picked, NRG Stadium and Shell Energy Stadium, along with two sites in the Los Angeles area, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.

Other Gold Cup sites are Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium); Austin, Texas (Q2 Stadium); Glendale, Arizona (State Farm Stadium); Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium); San Diego (Snapdragon Stadium) and St. Louis (Citypark).