Official waiver in New York
The New York Knicks have waived forward Nick Jourdain, effective September 15, leaving him without an NBA team after a sign-and-waive transaction that fits the usual preseason routine. The move confirms his exit from the main roster and opens the path to affiliate Westchester Knicks, where he already spent part of last season.
The transaction appears in NBA.com oficial and was reported by Hoops Rumors, which places the cut within the same September 15 wave in which New York also signed and waived five other Exhibit 10 profiles.
Jourdain profile
Jourdain is part of the group of players for whom the Knicks repeated the sign-and-waive pattern to retain G League rights without locking a spot on the main NBA roster. Hoops Rumors notes that the forward already knew the Westchester environment last season and also played for the Knicks summer league team.
In that context, the waiver does not necessarily break continuity with the Knicks project: Jourdain fits the Exhibit 10 routine of players who pass through the main preseason roster before continuing their development with the affiliate.
What the waiver means
By leaving the main roster, Jourdain no longer occupies a training-camp spot and becomes a free agent until his next step within the Knicks ecosystem is defined. The most likely scenario leads to the Westchester Knicks, where the franchise can keep developing a player it already worked with in the G League.
For New York, the cut fits the development structure the Knicks are consolidating ahead of training camp, with several affiliate-linked names processed in the same operational window.
Roster context
Jourdain move comes alongside Jaden Akins, Mitch Mascari, Toby Okani, Igor Milicic and Paul Zilinskas, all signed to Exhibit 10 deals and waived shortly afterward. The transaction repeats the dynamic the Knicks have used this September to secure rights in Westchester rather than lock roster spots on the main NBA team.
