New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson. Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

Mitchell Robinson is first Knicks drafted player to get second contract since 1994

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 7/1/22

It is not quite the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series in 2016, but one of sports’ more infamous curses is officially over.

The New York Knicks agreed to terms on a new contract with 24-year-old center Mitchell Robinson on Friday. Robinson is reportedly re-signing with the team on a four-year, $60M deal.

Robinson’s new deal also breaks the Knicks’ notorious curse known as “The Charlie Ward Curse.” Since Charlie Ward was drafted in 1994, no Knicks draft pick had gotten a second contract from the team … until Robinson.

Mitchell Robinson breaks "The Charlie Ward Curse."

He's the first Knicks draft pick to get a second contract with the team since 1994 pic.twitter.com/ISl9D9cCys

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The Knicks’ “curse” had covered over a dozen different draft selections by the team in the last 28 years, all of whom were traded away or otherwise left the Knicks before they could secure a second contract. You can read the full (and rather extensive) list of names here.

Sticklers will point to the fact that Robinson was drafted by the Knicks in the second round (No. 36 overall), so “The Charlie Ward Curse” is still active for the Knicks’ first-round picks. But there is one current Knick who will likely break that subsection of the “curse” as well before long.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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