The Knicks have signed Yue Sun (206-G/F-85, agency: Passing Lane) to a partly guaranteed contract, giving him a chance to attend their training camp and make the team. The Knicks are searching for more size in the backcourt and also signed two other players to partly guaranteed deals -- point guard Gabe Pruitt, who spent the last two seasons with Boston and forward Warren Carter, who played overseas the last two years. All three will be invited to training camp, which begins Sept. 29 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

While Sun was very unimpressive at the recent Asian Championship and Stankovic Cup tournament, New York City has a large Chinese population and Sun would bring the Knicks marketing opportunities. But he still has to play well enough to make the team so he must show better form and more consistency than he did when playing for China. If he makes the team, Sun will be playing across the Hudson River from Yi Jianlian in New Jersey.