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New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that forward Jerome Williams has been waived as the designated player for the amnesty provision under the NBA's new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The provision allows a team to release a player and remove his contract amount from the team's salary cap for purposes of calculating the luxury tax. The Knicks will be responsible for the remaining years of Williams' contract and he is free to sign with another team.

Williams, 6-9, 220-pounds, averaged 4.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 15.3 minutes in 79 games last season for New York. The 32-year-old Washington, D.C.-native has career averages of 6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 587 games for four teams.