Derrick Williams to Knicks: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

The New York Knicks added to their ranks Friday, agreeing to a two-year deal with Derrick Williams worth $10 million, per ESPN's Chris Broussard. Al Iannazzone of Newsday confirmed the move.

According to Broussard, the second year will be a player option.

Williams spent the 2014/15 season with the Sacramento Kings. He averaged 8.3 points and 2.7 rebounds a game in 19.8 minutes on the floor.

The Knicks likely pulled the trigger on a deal for the 24-year-old after losing out on Corey Brewer. Broussard reported earlier in the day that both Williams and Brewer were on New York's radar. Then, Brewer agreed to a three-year deal to remain with the Houston Rockets, per Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.

Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that Williams was instead likely the Knicks' top target since Brewer was always likely to stay in Houston.

Signing Williams isn't exactly the kind of move that will rally the Knicks' fanbase. The young forward has never lived up to his second overall selection in the 2011 draft. Over his four-year career, he has averaged 9.3 points a game on 42.9 percent shooting and 4.3 rebounds.

ESPN Digital Media's Royce Webb added that the analytic stats aren't kind to Williams, either:

Jared Dubin, who writes for Bleacher Report, also didn't have many good things to say about the possible addition of Williams:

At the very least, Williams will bring some frontcourt depth to New York. Plus, it's easy to forget that he's still relatively young. While the chances he becomes an All-Star are almost certainly gone, he could grow into a solid role player into his mid-20s.

As much as Knicks fans might not want to believe it, signing guys like Williams and Robin Lopez, per Wojnarowski, are the new normal for the franchise until it proves to be a winner once again.