The Knicks set a clear bar when they made Donte DiVincenzo their free-agent splurge of the summer.

And they revealed what they thought of Obi Toppin along the way.

The 26-year-old DiVincenzo signed with the Knicks on a four-year, $50 million deal on Saturday, The Post’s Zach Braziller confirmed.

Earlier in the day, the Knicks traded Obi Toppin to the Pacers for two second-round picks, seemingly in order to create some salary-cap wiggle room to acquire DiVincenzo.

Just three seasons after selecting Toppin with the No. 8 pick in the 2020 draft, the minimal return indicates how the Knicks valued the Westchester native and whatever potential the 25-year-old still might possess.

Barring another impact move, the Knicks are counting on DiVincenzo to help elevate them to the next level as contenders — and certainly to outperform Toppin in the rotation and any other free-agent option they passed up.

A former two-time national champion at Vilanova, DiVincenzo is good friends with Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, who opted to his 2023-24 deal on Thursday (with a contract extension presumably on the way) and was added to Team USA’s World Cup roster on Sunday.

But the Knicks didn’t do what they did simply for camaraderie and good will.

A selfless two-way guard, DiVincenzo averaged 9.4 points per game last season with the Warriors and shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range. Those numbers dropped to 5.5 points per game and 34.1 percent from behind the arc in the playoffs, however.

In addition to being a sharpshooter, DiVincenzo, who won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021, has a relentless motor on defense. Those two strengths — perimeter shooting and defense — were Toppin’s greatest weaknesses.

The Knicks had several options in free agency who signed deals similar to DiVincenzo’s. (We focused on deals worth between $10 million and $16 million per year, excluding the likes of Bruce Brown, Dillon Brooks and D’Angelo Russell.)

Did his Villanova connections give DiVincenzo a leg up in New York?

Let’s take a look at who else was available:

Austin Reaves

First, a qualifier: Reaves was a restricted free agent, so prying him away from Lakers would have required the tricky business of an offer sheet. The 25-year-old ended up signing a four-year deal worth $56 million to stay with the Lakers, a comparable annual salary to DiVincenzo despite recording better statistics across the board.

Formerly undrafted, Reaves unexpectedly emerged as a pivotal piece to the Lakers’ run to the Western Conference Finals, scoring 13.0 points per game and shooting 39.8 percent from 3-point range in the regular season. Those numbers rose to 16.9 points per game and 44.3 percent from behind the arc in the playoffs.

Gabe Vincent

Another formerly undrafted player, Vincent was integral to the Heat’s run to the finals as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. A shining representation of “Heat Culture,” Vincent scored 9.4 points per game and shot 33.4 percent from 3-point range in the regular season. The 6-foot-3 guard’s numbers rose in the playoffs to 12.7 points per game and 37.8 percent from behind the arc.

Vincent signed a three-year deal worth $33 million to leave the Heat for the Lakers — $1.5 million less per year than DiVincenzo’s deal.

Caris LeVert

LeVert’s deal to return to the Cavaliers — two years for $32 million ($16 million per year) — is a bit above DiVincenzo’s, but within the same range.

He scored 12.1 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from behind the arc in the regular season before recording 15 points per game and 36.1 percent 3-point shooting in the Cavs’ playoff series loss to the Knicks.

Dennis Schröder

More of a traditional point guard than an off-ball option such as DiVincenzo and others, Schröder averaged 12.6 points and 4.5 assists per game last season and shot 32.9 percent from 3-point range with the Lakers.

The 29-year-old veteran signed a two-year deal worth $25.43 million with the Raptors, slightly more per year than DiVincenzo’s deal.

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The Yankees begin a series Monday in The Bronx against the Orioles in a potential playoff preview.

The Orioles (49-33) enter the series in the top wild-card spot. The Yankees (46-38) sit four games back, tied with the Astros for the second spot.

The Yankees’ starting pitching, expected to be a strength ahead of the season, has emerged as a growing question mark.

Yankees starters own a combined 4.29 ERA, which ranks right in the middle — No. 15 — in the majors. The bullpen — which has an MLB-best 2.87 ERA — has largely carried the Yankees.

If the Yankees were to begin a playoff series today, who would be in the rotation?

There’s obviously ace and recently minted six-time All-Star Gerrit Cole, though the Yankees have lost three of his past five starts, including Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Jordan Montgomery and the Cardinals. After him, how much confidence is there in anyone?

Nestor Cortes pitched like a co-ace last season, but struggled through a rough start to the season and remains on the injured list due to a shoulder issue. With a 5.16 ERA, were his pitching woes a result of the injury?

Luis Severino was shelled in the Yankees’ 11-2 doubleheader-opening loss to the Cardinals on Saturday, and called his season “concerning” after the outing. He owns a 6.30 ERA in eight starts since being activated off the injured list with a lat injury. Is this a blip or part of a larger trend?

Domingo German provides the biggest wild card. He’s just as likely to be brilliant as he is to be maddening. On Wednesday in Oakland, he tossed MLB’s first perfect game since 2012. He also owns a 4.54 ERA and was suspended 10 games for violating the league’s sticky substance policy. Which German are you getting?

Carlos Rodon was the Yankees’ biggest offseason addition, signing a six-year, $162 million deal to pair with Cole atop the rotation.

Forearm and back injuries have kept him sidelined since spring training, but his Yankees debut finally appears imminent. After making his third rehab start on Saturday, Rodon is expected to make his first Yankees debut on Friday. Can he hit the ground running? Is he the same pitcher the Yankees thought they signed before the injury revelations?

Clarke Schmidt has come on of late — he has a 2.55 ERA in his past eight starts — but if he’s in the Yankees’ playoff rotation, it’s a sign of a bigger problem.

Of course this excludes any potential trade-deadline additions. Maybe the playoff No. 3 starter isn’t on the roster yet.

Jared Anderson has long been tabbed as the next great American heavyweight champion.

Although it wasn’t as flashy or thrilling as he might have hoped, he took another step closer toward earning that designation Saturday evening in his hometown fight at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

And it was perhaps more important to his development than any knockout would have been.

Equal parts charismatic and ferocious, “The Real Big Baby” has generated hope he can soon become what’s been elusive in boxing in recent years: a dominant American heavyweight champion.

The 23-year-old Anderson had stormed out to a 14-0 record to start his tantalizing career, knocking out every opponent he has faced.

On Saturday night in ESPN’s main event, Anderson beat 37-year-old former champion Charles Martin (29-4-1) by unanimous decision, the first time he’s gone the distance in his career.

For the first time as a pro, Anderson was caught repeatedly by big punches from Martin, who has knocked out 26 of his opponents. Anderson, particularly in the fifth round, was punished for his mistakes over and over, something inferior opponents he had faced previously didn’t exploit. He lost that round as a result, the first round Anderson had lost in his professional career.

But Anderson showed he has a strong chin, and demonstrated he can adapt when needed. At various times throughout the fight, Anderson, a righty, switched into a southpaw stance to counter the lefty Martin’s big left hands.

Beyond what it proved of Anderson, it gave him his first taste of the big boys in the division.

Tyson Fury, who owns the WBC title, is 34 years old and constantly teases retirement. Oleksandr Usyk, who owns the WBO, WBA and IBF belts, is 36. The other gatekeepers in the division — Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, Zhilei Zhang, Andy Ruiz Jr., Dillian Whyte, Joe Joyce and Luiz Ortiz — are 33 or older, and and many are in their late 30s or 40s.

There is a large opening for Anderson, and he’s timing his rise perfectly.

After Saturday’s win, Anderson said he wanted to fight anyone ranked in the Top 10. He certainly deserves it.