Precious Achiuwa struck an optimistic tone regarding his hamstring injury. In a video posted by New York Basketball (Twitter link), the Knicks The big man called it a ‘small setback’.

‘We will come back better and stronger. It’s just a minor setback.” he said. “We still have the same agenda. I will come back much stronger… We have a goal to achieve this year.”

Achiuwa has left hamstring problems and will be re-evaluated in two to four weeks.

We have more on the New York teams:

• Miles McBride and Achiuwa are the logical alternatives for the starting five as the Knicks choose to make Jos Hart a sixth man, according to Peter Botte of the New York Post. With Achiuwa injured, the Knicks were able to temporarily turn around Jericho Sims if they want to use a larger starting lineup. Hart expressed some uncertainty about his role in New York’s new lineup at the end of the preseason.
• Cameron Johnsonwho is entering the second year of a four-year, $94 million contract, is a logical trade candidate. Johnson has tried to put that possibility out of his mind as the season opener looms Nets told Zach Braziller of the New York Post. “I was able to feel comfortable with what was going on,” he said. “And even with the uncertainty, it’s not like an uncertainty where I don’t think our staff here, our front office here, has a lack of confidence in me. So I have confidence in this group. I am confident to move forward. And I’m going to fight for this team. And I don’t even think about it.”
• The Nets waived Killian Hayes on Saturday, but he will remain with the organization, at least in the short term, Botte adds. Hayes, who did not appear in preseason games due to a hip injury, will rehab with the team’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. He is expected to play for them after clearing waivers.