Knicks waive Bruce Brown to pave way for James Wiseman to get final roster spot

The Knicks roster is now set. 

They waived Bruce Brown on Saturday, meaning it will be center James Wiseman who takes the 14th and final roster spot. 

They only had room to keep 14 players on the roster in order to stay under the second apron. It set up a competition in training camp and the preseason among five veterans — Wiseman, Brown, Drew Eubanks, Tony Bradley and Ochai Agbaji — for that spot. 

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That competition came down to Wiseman and Brown as the final two. 

New York Knicks guard Bruce Brown (1) and Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles (30) battle for the ball during the second half of a preseason game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

Ideally, the Knicks would have liked to keep both Wiseman and Brown. But that would have required making a trade to clear up cap space and they have so far been unable to find a deal, The Post’s Stefan Bondy reported. 

And with the Knicks needing a third center behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond, Wiseman always had the leg up on Brown, who is a wing. 

The Knicks can still bring Brown back if they are able to make a trade. The two most likely candidates are Pacôme Dadiet and Tyler Kolek, though they’d likely have to give up draft capital in order for a team to take on Dadiet’s contract, and Kolek has little value around the league. 

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So for now, Brown is free to sign elsewhere. 

Wiseman, the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft, now gets a shot to resurrect his career with the defending champions. He played a total of just five games the last two years after tearing his Achilles in the first game of the 2024 season. 

New York Knicks center James Wiseman (35) dunks the ball in the second half of a preseason game at Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

After failing to live up to expectations with the Warriors, Wiseman had brief stints with the Pistons and Pacers. Given his athleticism and former stature as a top prospect, he had the most upside in the competition — but also represented the biggest unknown. 

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