Mikal Bridges Becomes Eligible for Two-Year, $72.5M Extension with Knicks on Oct. 1

New York Knicks veteran forward Mikal Bridges will become eligible for a contract extension worth $72.5 million over two seasons on Oct. 1. Bridges, 28, could also wait until next offseason to sign a three-year, $112.9 million deal. However, according to a source close to Yossi Gozlan, a four-year, $156 million contract in 2025 is […]

James Foglio  •  10 Sep 2024
Knicks Fully Guarantee Jericho Sims’ $2.09M Salary For 2024-25

The New York Knicks are fully guaranteeing center Jericho Sims’ $2.09 million salary for the 2024-25 NBA season, per HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. According to Spotrac, Sims will earn approximately $2,092,344 this upcoming season. That amount is also Sims’ 2023-24 team option, which the Knicks exercised on June 29. At the time, his salary for next […]

James Foglio  •  17 Aug 2024
2024 NBA Schedule Release: TV Info, Start Times, Dates & More

The NBA unveiled its 2024-25 schedule Thursday with the Knicks-Celtics rivalry opening the season on Tuesday, Oct. 22 on TNT. That matchup will be followed by Olympic teammates LeBron James and Anthony Edwards facing off when the Lakers host the Timberwolves. For the second doubleheader night of the 2024-25 season on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2024
NBA Announces Group Play Schedule For Emirates NBA Cup 2024

The NBA released its complete game schedule and national television schedule for group play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. The complete game schedule and national broadcast schedule for the 2024-25 regular season will be unveiled on Thursday, Aug. 15. Group play games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 through Dec. […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Jalen Brunson Named 36th Team Captain in Knicks History

Jalen Brunson has been named the 36th captain of the New York Knicks and the first to be designated team captain by the organization since Lance Thomas during the 2018-19 season. Brunson, 27, becomes the 18th guard in team history to be named captain and just the fourth second-round pick to receive the honor. “The […]

James Foglio  •  06 Aug 2024
Former Magic Forward Chuma Okeke Signs Deal With Knicks

Ex-Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke agreed to a contract with the New York Knicks on Thursday, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Okeke, who will turn 26 on Aug. 18, was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of Auburn. He spent his first four NBA seasons with Orlando. The Magic […]

James Foglio  •  01 Aug 2024
Knicks Re-Sign Precious Achiuwa to One-Year, $6M Contract

The New York Knicks are re-signing forward/center Precious Achiuwa to a one-year, $6 million contract, his representative, Raymond Brothers, informed ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. New York Knicks acquired Precious Achiuwa from Toronto Raptors in a trade deal last December Achiuwa, who turns 25 on Sept. 19, was acquired by the Knicks last season in the OG […]

James Foglio  •  31 Jul 2024
Josh Hart 1st Knick Since Patrick Ewing With 15+ Rebounds in Consecutive Playoff Games

Josh Hart became the first New York Knicks player since Patrick Ewing to record 15 or more rebounds in back-to-back playoff games, in Friday night’s 111-106 Game 3 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Hart, 29, grabbed 15 rebounds in New York’s 130-121 Game 2 win on Wednesday and finished with […]

James Foglio  •  11 May 2024
NBA Confirms Illegal Screen Call Against Pacers’ Myles Turner

The NBA confirmed an illegal screen call on Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the closing seconds of the New York Knicks’ 121-117 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report. With 15 seconds left and Indiana trailing 118-117, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton dribbled up the floor […]

James Foglio  •  08 May 2024