New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Sam Amick of The Athletic reported last week that the Mavericks reached out to the Timberwolves to inquire about a possible Luka Doncic/Anthony Edwards swap earlier this season before pivoting to the Lakers and Anthony Davis. Veteran Milwaukee-area reporter Gery Woelfel has reported that the Mavs made a similar inquiry with the Bucks about Giannis […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Former lottery pick Johnny Davis has signed an NBA G League contract and was claimed off waivers by the Westchester Knicks, the team announced in a press release. Davis will attempt to rebuild his career in the G League after a disappointing 2 1/2 seasons with Washington. The No. 10 overall pick in 2022, Davis […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
The Knicks have announced that they are cutting a pair of two-way players, wing Matt Ryan and forward Jacob Toppin (Twitter link). With these moves, only swingman Kevin McCullar remains among the club’s two-way players. As Ian Begley of SNY.tv observes (via Twitter), New York also still has an open standard roster spot. Several intriguing […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
For the first time this season, the Knicks are in position to sign a 15th man. New York has been limited by a restrictive hard cap since acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns in October and currently has $540,127 in wiggle room below that second-apron cap, as we detailed earlier this month. As of Friday, a rest-of-season minimum-salary […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
The Knicks are eligible to sign a 15th man to their roster as early as Friday, as we wrote here. Free agent forward T.J. Warren is among the players on the New York’s radar and he’s currently suiting up for their G League affiliate in Westchester. Warren said he’s valuing getting game experience while working […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson was upgraded to questionable and will be able to make his 2024/25 season debut as early as Friday against the Grizzlies, Shams Charania of ESPN reports (Twitter link). Robinson hasn’t played since last year’s Game 1 in the playoffs against the Pacers. It’s unclear exactly which game Robinson will return for, […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks center Ariel Hukporti made his first career start in Wednesday’s victory over Philadelphia, recording eight points, two rebounds and a block in 16 minutes. Unfortunately, the German big man also sustained a significant injury during the game. According to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), the 22-year-old is expected to be sidelined for the […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks can add a player via a prorated veteran’s minimum contract while remaining below the hard cap as early as Friday. They have an open roster spot but as a first-apron team, they can’t sign a player who made more than $12.8MM before being bought out. That leaves them with limited options from the […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson won’t make his season debut on Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, but he’s inching closer to returning from the ankle surgery that has sidelined him for all of 2024/25, writes Dan Martin of The New York Post. Head coach Tom Thibodeau said on Tuesday that the center has looked good and has been […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Josh Hart and OG Anunoby will be available as the Knicks face Boston this afternoon, according to Stefon Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). Both players went through pre-game warmups before a final decision was made on their status. Hart had been upgraded to questionable after sitting out the previous two games due […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The return of Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby to today’s practice gave the Knicks a fully healthy roster for the first time all season, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. This was Robinson’s first time participating in a full practice with contact since undergoing offseason ankle surgery, while Anunoby missed the last five games before the […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Sixers rookie Justin Edwards sprained his left ankle during a post-All-Star practice this week, according to Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports (Twitter link). The injury will cost Edwards at least a couple games. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer (Twitter link), the 21-year-old has been ruled out for Thursday vs. Boston and Saturday […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
In an ironic twist, Hornets center Mark Williams is listed as probable to play against the Lakers on Wednesday, Charlotte’s PR department tweets. Williams would be playing in his first game since the Hornets-Lakers trade was rescinded after he failed to pass Los Angeles’ physical due to “multiple issues.” The probable status is due to […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
All-Star Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is in the midst of perhaps his best season yet. The sharpshooting big man spoke with Stefan Bondy of The New York Post about his progress this season. “Of course, you always want better,” Towns said. “But I’m just happy that I was able to implement myself into the team […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
While 24 of 30 NBA teams are hard-capped at either the first or second tax apron as a result of one or more roster moves they made this season, the hard cap shouldn’t be an issue for the majority of those 24 teams. Now that the trade deadline has passed, clubs will generally only be […]