If things don’t work out with Dallas in training camp, power forward Maurice Ndour, who resides in New York and played with the Knicks in the summer league, would love to return.
Even after the undrafted Ndour agreed to terms with Dallas, the Knicks called Ndour’s camp to see if there was something that still could be worked out. Ndour, however, would not break his verbal agreement with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, according to a source.
Dallas offered the undrafted Ohio University forward a fully guaranteed deal for more than the $600,000 rookie free-agent minimum, with a second year partially guaranteed. It blew the Knicks’ offer out of the water. They offered Ndour less than a $200,000 guarantee and wouldn’t budge until it was too late.
Jackson’s top advisor, Clarence Gaines Jr., is said to be disappointed as he championed Ndour’s signing to the summer league team.
The Knicks invited undrafted Harvard swingman Wesley Saunders to training camp, but The Post has learned Saunders will get no more than a $75,000 guarantee.
It also has been reported Virginia power forward Darion Atkins has been invited to camp. Neither likely will make the 15-man roster, but could agree to hang with the D-League team to develop.
Jackson still wants to sign a big man, and Carlos Boozer and Washington center Kevin Seraphin are still unsigned. The Knicks have shown tepid interest in Boozer.