New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
With 12 players on standard contracts, the Knicks only have enough room below their second-apron hard cap to carry one more player on a veteran’s minimum contract and one on a rookie minimum contract into the regular season. However, the team will have the ability to fill out its 21-man offseason roster because training camp […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks intend to sign free agent guard Garrison Mathews to a training camp contract, reports Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (via Twitter). According to Bondy, Mathews is expected to compete for a spot on New York’s standard roster. As a six-year NBA veteran, Mathews is no longer eligible for a two-way deal. […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Free agent shooting guard Landry Shamet is returning to the Knicks on a one-year contract, agent George S. Langberg tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). According to Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link), Shamet drew interest from other teams but he liked being part of New York’s locker room last season and wants to […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Former Sixers assistant Billy Lange is expected to leave his position as the men’s basketball head coach at Saint Joseph’s University in order to take a job on the Knicks‘ staff under new head coach Mike Brown, according to Pete Thamel, Jeff Borzello, and Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Twitter link). A New Jersey native, Lange […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Maccabi Tel Aviv big man Roman Sorkin, who excelled in the EuroBasket tournament for Israel’s national team, has garnered interest from the Trail Blazers, Knicks and Heat, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. Sorkin was one of the top bigs in the EuroLeague last season, averaging 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds, and opened even more […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Landry Shamet remains under heavy consideration to fill the Knicks’ available opening for a veteran’s minimum contract, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. Shamet was a key reserve for the club last season, appearing in 50 games. Shamet has reportedly been working out in New York while hoping to re-sign with the […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks offered Ben Simmons a one-year contract at some point this offseason, according to NBA insider Marc Stein (Substack link), who reports that the free agent guard passed on that proposal. Due to their proximity to a hard cap, the Knicks aren’t able to offer more than the veteran’s minimum to any free agent, […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Joining the Knicks was an easy decision for Jordan Clarkson after he reached a buyout agreement with Utah in early July, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. The veteran guard explained the process during a taping of “The Roommates” podcast Saturday night with new teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart. Clarkson said he […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
The Knicks are looking like the class of the Eastern Conference heading into the 2025/26 season. But the team will invariably deal with a variety of challenges throughout the year, posits Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link). All-Defensive forward OG Anunoby has dealt with his fair share of health issues, as has […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Timberwolves‘ decision last summer to trade Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo ended up being a rare win-win deal, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski writes in a recent mailbag article. Randle not only turned in a very positive second half to the season and first-round series against the Lakers, but […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Veteran free agent Ben Simmons remains unsigned, and he could decide to end his career instead of joining a team before the start of training camp. A source tells Stefan Bondy of The New York Post that Simmons is unsure “if he wants to continue” playing in the NBA. The Knicks are among the teams […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Celtics alum Kristaps Porzingis, who was traded to Atlanta this summer in a salary dump, has high praise for the only guaranteed holdover Boston center on the club’s 2025/26 roster. In a EuroBasket group play encounter this week, Porzingis led his native Latvia to a 78-62 blowout victory against Boston big man Neemias Queta‘s home […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Lithuanian point guard Rokas Jokubaitis will miss the rest of the EuroBasket tournament and a significant portion of the 2025/26 season after sustaining a significant left knee injury during Monday’s victory over Finland, according to an announcement from Bayern Munich, his EuroLeague team. The press release issued by Bayern Munich refers to it as a […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks have an unusual roster situation with training camps opening late this month. They have only 12 players on standard contracts, yet they can only sign one more player on a veteran’s minimum contract. How so? They are hard-capped at the second tax apron, since they used the taxpayer mid-level exception to sign Guerschon […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks took care of a lot of business this summer, extending Mikal Bridges, hiring Mike Brown, and adding Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson in free agency. But one area that wasn’t addressed is the upcoming free agency of center Mitchell Robinson. In a mailbag for The Athletic, James Edwards III discusses the Robinson conundrum […]