Buck Yates 
#40 C | 7-3, 246lbs | Knicks | Experience: Rookie
Born: 9/2/2007 (21) | College: George Mason | Crozet, VA

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 65 19 72 16 24 43 57 41 25 24 22 73 17 75 23 73  
 Potential: B D B D D C C C D D D B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2028  2029  2030  2031  2032  2033  2034  2035 
 Value: $1,904,205  $2,113,667  $2,361,214  $2,627,803  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Rookie  Rookie  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2028 PBSL NYK 22 0 3.5 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.00 0.1 0.3 0.7 .609 .500 .000  
 Career     22 0 3.5 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.00 0.1 0.3 0.7 .609 .500 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2028 PBSL NYK 0.6 1.0 .609 0.2 0.5 .500 0.4 0.6 .692 0.2 0.4 .556 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     0.6 1.0 .609 0.2 0.5 .500 0.4 0.6 .692 0.2 0.4 .556 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2028 22 0 77 14 23 5 10 0 1 33 2 13 3 2 3 2 7 15 -16 
 Career 22 0 77 14 23 5 10 0 1 33 2 13 3 2 3 2 7 15 -16 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2028 PBSL NYK .593 1.43 9.1 9.1 16.9 2.9 16.9 9.7 16.4 6.6 0.2 -0.7 93.4 101.9  
 Career     .593 1.43 9.1 9.1 0.0 2.9 16.9 9.7 0.0 6.6 0.2 -0.7 93.4 101.9  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2024 GMU 34 11 21.7 6.9 1.5 4.8 1.1 1.2 0.95 0.4 1.3 1.7 .542 .717 .000  
 2025 GMU 25 25 30.5 11.8 2.7 5.9 2.1 2.0 1.06 0.5 1.8 2.8 .498 .670 .000  
 2026 GMU 23 23 31.3 13.1 2.5 5.5 2.0 1.7 1.18 0.6 2.7 2.8 .471 .702 .000  
 2027 GMU 36 36 31.7 15.1 2.7 6.6 2.8 2.7 1.02 0.6 2.7 2.9 .509 .739 .333  
 Total   118 95 28.5 11.7 2.3 5.7 2.0 1.9 1.04 0.5 2.1 2.5 .503 .712 .167  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2024 34 11 739 84 155 66 92 0 3 234 51 213 39 13 41 13 45 59 159 
 2025 25 25 763 109 219 77 115 0 0 295 67 214 53 13 50 13 44 71 195 
 2026 23 23 721 105 223 92 131 0 0 302 58 184 47 14 40 14 63 64 155 
 2027 36 36 1142 191 375 161 218 1 3 544 98 335 100 21 98 21 98 105 187 
 Career 118 95 3365 489 972 396 556 1 6 1375 274 946 239 61 229 61 250 299 696 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 8 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 6 3 6 0 1  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 8 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 6 3 6 0 1  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 IND L 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1
 11/1 SAS L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 -1
 11/13 DET L 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 11/18 POR L 10 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -5
 11/27 CHI L 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
 11/29 CHB L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1
 12/4 VAN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 12/8 PHI L 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 8
 12/15 IND W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -3
 1/11 BOS W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 1/22 WAS L 8 2 6 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4
 1/23 OKC W 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 1/27 MIL L 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 -2
 1/28 SAS L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 1/30 CLE W 5 1 1 3 6 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6
 2/4 LAL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -3
 2/7 NOP L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
 2/19 SAC L 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 -2
 2/23 OKC L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 3/7 SAS L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 3/19 WAS L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
 3/22 DEN L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 4/18 MIL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 2023 High School: Rated *** and #144 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2023 High School: All-State (Virginia)
 2025 2nd Team All-Conference (Atlantic 10 Conference)
 2026 1st Team All-Conference (Atlantic 10 Conference)
 2026 Conference Player of the Year (Atlantic 10 Conference)
 2027 1st Team All-American
 2027 1st Team All-Conference (Atlantic 10 Conference)
 2027 Conference Player of the Year (Atlantic 10 Conference)

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/28/2028 Drafted by the Magic with pick #29 of round 1.
 7/19/2028 Traded to the Knicks

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