Knicks Roster, Salaries, Cap Space, Available Draft Picks and More

(Note: For more information on CBA terms and their impact, read this breakdown from June 2024.)

The New York Knicks are NBA champions.

Every last move over the last several years, every tweak of the salary cap, every bold decision has all led up to this moment, with the Knicks ending a 53-year long nightmare on Saturday night in San Antonio.

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All of the hard work that President of Basketball Operations Leon Rose and his staff have done to shape one of the greatest teams in franchise history should be enjoyed for a long time, but the beauty of being the ones to lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy is that the turnaround is extremely short.

The NBA Draft is on June 23. Free agency begins one week later. In just over weeks, we’ll probably know the direction they’ll go as defending champions in 2026-27.

It’s a lot of work exploring every nook and cranny of NBA business. Thankfully, SBNation is partnering with SalarySwish to use their data and help answer every question we have about the Knicks’ financial situation and what it might mean this offseason and going forward.

Below are the full, comprehensive details from SalarySwish, as well as an FAQ breakdown.

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Knicks Roster, Salaries, Draft Picks, Cap Space and More

Here is a table with all of the Knicks’ salary information, courtesy of our friends at SalarySwish:

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Now, let’s answer some of your most frequently asked questions about the Knicks’ salary cap and draft pick situations moving forward.

What is the Knicks’ cap situation?

According to Salary Swish, the New York Knicks have a projected cap hit of $205.4 million for the 2025-26 season with eight players rostered, leaving them $40 million over the projected salary cap. They are $4.4 million over the luxury tax, $4 million beneath the first apron, and $16.9 million beneath the second apron

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The first step in the offseason will be seeing what Jose Alvarado does with his $4.5 million player option. I feel like that could go either way. After that, you probably have to deal with restricted free agents Ariel Hukporti and Mo Diawara, who both should be reasonably affordable. The…

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Publish date : 2026-06-16 01:22:00

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