Jeremy Sochan, fresh off winning an NBA championship with the New York Knicks, wasn’t able to latch on to an NBA team for the opening night of the 2026-27 season. Sochan signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in the offseason, but the Blazers cut him prior to the start of the campaign. As a result, the 23-year-old forward had to go through the G League system, where the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks’ affiliate team, selected him with the first overall pick of their draft.
Sochan showed quickly that he may be a man amongst boys in the NBA’s developmental system. In his first game with the Legends, the former Knicks and San Antonio Spurs forward put up 24 points, two rebounds, and two assists while shooting 9-of-13 from the field.
And a full convo with @JeremySochan, via @DLLS_Mavs, to go with all the stats: https://t.co/laVv5vgFjh https://t.co/x2XGqecCoW
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) November 9, 2026
The problem was that the Legends lost by double digits to the Mexico City Capitanes, 108-91, despite a solid outing from Sochan. Sochan’s presence wasn’t enough for Texas to overcome a rough shooting night from the team (38.4% from the field), and he finished with a plus/minus of minus-13 on the night.
Starting his fifth professional season in the G League most certainly was not the plan for Sochan. The Spurs drafted him with the 10th overall pick in 2022, and featured him heavily in their rotation through his first two seasons.
But the Spurs swifly outgrew Sochan, whose role in the Victor Wembanyama-centric roster went up in flux, and San Antonio ended up waiving him in February 2026 — freeing up the Knicks to sign him.
Sochan did not play a big role for the Knicks, playing in just 16 regular-season games for them in mostly mop-up duty. He did play in eight games during the 2026 NBA playoffs, but averaged just 3.3 minutes and was mostly deployed for situational purposes and for soaking up minutes in garbage time.
Only 23, Sochan at least has time on his side as he attempts an NBA comeback. G League performances like the one he had on Sunday help, but it will be much better for him if he proves himself to be a winning contributor.
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