Sources: Andre Drummond reaches 1-year, $3.9M deal with Knicks

The Knicks found a replacement for backup center Mitchell Robinson in veteran Andre Drummond, who agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with New York on Friday, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The move comes on the heels of Robinson reaching a three-year deal with the Boston Celtics worth $47.4 million, an expected departure after Knicks chairman James Dolan said he wouldn't allow his team to go into the punitive luxury tax second apron.

Drummond profiles similarly to Robinson in some ways, particularly on the boards. As a member of the Detroit Pistons, he led the NBA in offensive rebounds per game for seven straight seasons, and four times he led the league in rebounding (in 2015-16 and from 2017 to 2020).