Reports: Josh Hart exercises $12.9M option with Knicks

Guard Josh Hart agreed to return the New York Knicks Thursday, exercising his $12.9 million player option for the 2023-24 season, ESPN and The Athletic reported.

Hart, 28, averaged 10.2 points with 7.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 25 games with the Knicks in 2022-23 after he was acquired in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers.

A former 30th overall draft pick in 2017 out of Villanova, Hart has averaged 9.8 points, 6.