Westchester Knicks Acquire Rob Dillingham's Rights from Iowa Wolves

The Westchester Knicks acquired the returning player rights to Rob Dillingham from the Iowa Wolves on Saturday The NBA G League reported.

As part of the transaction, Iowa received the returning player rights to Tuburu Naivalurua, Westchester’s own future first-round pick, and a 2027 second-round pick (originating from WIS via GBO and STO) for the NBA G League Draft from the New York Knicks’ official G League affiliate.

Dillingham is 21 years old, stands 6-foot-2, and weighs 175 pounds. During the 2025-26 season, he split time between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Chicago Bulls, appearing in 65 games with no starts. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 14.9 minutes per contest.

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The Chicago Bulls acquired Dillingham from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the NBA Trade Deadline on February 5, 2026. Subsequent to that deal, he logged 30 scoreless-start appearances for Chicago, putting up averages of 9.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists while converting 42.8 percent of his field-goal attempts.

His stint in Chicago featured a career-high 26-point performance against the Washington Wizards on March 7, 2026. In that matchup, he shot 60.0 percent from the field and converted 62.5 percent of his three-point attempts, adding seven rebounds and two assists.

The San Antonio Spurs originally selected Dillingham with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft before trading him to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night. As a rookie with Minnesota during the 2024-25 season, he appeared in 49 games with one start, averaging 4.5 points and 2.0 assists.

Before turning professional, the Hickory, North Carolina native played one collegiate season at the University of Kentucky during the 2023-24 season. His play across 32 appearances—which included a single start—resulted in Second Team All-SEC, SEC Sixth Man of the Year, and SEC All-Freshman Team recognition, having posted marks of 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.0 steal per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from beyond the arc.

On February 3, 2024, he scored a collegiate career-high 35 points against Tennessee, shooting 70.0 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from three-point range. A five-star recruit out of high school, Dillingham spent his senior year playing for Overtime Elite.

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