New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks head coach Mike Brown doesn’t get enough credit for the role he played in last season’s championship run, according to assistant coach Rick Brunson. On the Locked on Knicks Squad Show (YouTube link), Brunson said Brown met with all five starters individually at the end of the regular season, when the team was struggling, […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks have signed Kevin McCullar Jr. and Tyler Nickel to two-way contracts, the team announced today (Twitter links). McCullar has spent the past two seasons with New York on two-way deals after being selected 56th overall in the 2024 draft. He made 21 regular season appearances in 2025/26, averaging 2.4 points in 7.4 minutes […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Center N’Faly Dante has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Knicks, the team announced (via Twitter). Dante spent part of last season with Atlanta before suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during a December G League game and being waived in February. He appeared in four games with the Hawks last season […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks guard Miles McBride is entering the final season of his contract, which will pay him a little under $4MM in 2026/27. He’s also eligible for an extension, but it sounds like those talks haven’t gone the way he hoped. “I love being in New York. Obviously, I’ve been here my whole career,” McBride told […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill of ESPN reported Wednesday that extension talks between the Knicks and star center Karl-Anthony Towns have “stagnated” and that a deal seems unlikely to be reached in the short term. On the Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link), ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon said they think the Knicks and Towns’ […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Reigning NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson announced Thursday on a live edition of his Roommates Show podcast (Twitter video link) that he’s “fully cleared” for training camp following July wrist surgery. Reporting at the time of Brunson’s procedure indicated that his availability for the 2026/27 regular season opener in October wasn’t in jeopardy. The Knicks’...
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
It appears Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t willing to give the Knicks a nice discount on an extension. Talks have stagnated between the two parties, according to Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill of ESPN, and an agreement is considered unlikely before the team begins training camp next week. Towns will make $57MM during the upcoming season and […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
James L. Edwards III of The Athletic examines some of the training camp storylines to watch for the Knicks, including how Jalen Brunson’s surgically repaired wrist looks, who will win the battle for the 14th roster spot, and whether the team might still have a trade up its sleeve before opening night. As Edwards writes, […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Raptors forward RJ Barrett, who was traded from New York to Toronto during the 2023/24 season, admitted in an interview with Donnovan Bennett of CBC Sports (YouTube link) that he felt “a little salty” watching his old team win a championship last season. However, Barrett stressed that he’s happy for his former Knicks teammates. “If […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks are getting ready for a heated training battle, as John Konchar, Bruce Brown, and Ochai Agbaji have a training camp wing competition, while Drew Eubanks and James Wiseman will lock horns on the big man front. Despite having two roster spots open, the expectation is that the Knicks will only fill one, Marc […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Bruce Brown should be a fan favorite entering training camp as he battles for a roster spot with the Knicks, Mike Vaccaro of The New York Post writes in a subscriber-only story. Brown, Ochai Agbaji and James Wiseman all signed non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contracts this week, and it appears there will only be room for one […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
With John Konchar off the board, the Heat are likely to keep the 15th spot on their standard roster open, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald tweets. Konchar signed an Exhibit 9 contract this week with the Knicks, rather than waiting on a firm offer from the Heat, who according to Jackson intrigued some members […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Introduced as a member of the Cavaliers at his new team’s training facility on Thursday, Peyton Watson acknowledged that Cleveland wasn’t among his initial suitors this offseason. However, as Joe Reedy of The Associated Press details, once the Cavs entered the mix, the fit appealed to the restricted free agent wing, who is looking forward […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Sixers center Adem Bona has been diagnosed with a left foot sprain following an MRI and is expected to be reevaluated at the start of training camp in a couple weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link via Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports). According to Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter link), […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After Landry Shamet won a preseason battle for the Knicks’ last available roster spot in 2025, the team appears set to hold another competition for a back-end roster opening (or two) this fall. On Wednesday, New York officially signed three wings – Bruce Brown, John Konchar, and Ochai Agbaji – and two big men – […]