New York Knicks

New York Knicks 2026-27 Salary Cap

Knicks 2026-27 Salary Cap

An updated look at the New York Knicks 2026 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (3) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Hart Josh Hart SG $20,923,760 $20,923,760 - - - $20,923,760 11.85 12.26 $43,299,040
($20,923,760)
Vet Extension /
DiVincenzo Donte DiVincenzo SG $12,535,000 $12,535,000 - $750,000 - $12,535,000 7.10 7.35 $12,535,000
($12,535,000)
Free Agent / NT-MLE
McBride Miles McBride PG $3,956,523 $3,956,523 - - - $3,956,523 2.24 2.32 $3,956,523
($3,956,523)
Vet Extension / Bird


2026-27 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Knicks are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (3) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
RandleJulius Randle PF - $48,612,960 Bird
BrunsonJalen Brunson PG - $37,440,002 Bird
RobinsonMitchell Robinson C - $24,613,637 Bird
Incomplete Roster Charge 9 spots 9 spots       $12,638,331  


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Trade
7/08/2024
Obi Toppin trade with IND
$6,803,012 $6,803,012
Trade
12/30/2024
RJ Barrett trade with TOR
$5,241,072 $5,241,072
Trade
2/10/2025
Malachi Flynn trade with DET
$3,873,025 $3,873,025


2026-27 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Knicks current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2026 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $207,292,000
Total Taxable Salaries $37,415,283
Current Luxury Tax Space $169,876,717


2026-27 New York Knicks Salary Cap Totals

The Knicks are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $37,415,283
Cap Holds $123,304,930
Total Cap Allocations $160,720,213
Salary Cap Maximum
2026 NBA Salary Cap Max $170,610,000
Current Cap Space $9,889,787
Second Apron
2026 NBA Second Apron $229,279,000
Second Apron Space $191,113,717
Salary Cap Floor
2026 NBA Salary Cap Floor $153,549,000
Current Floor Space $116,133,717
 

2026-27 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $120,556,386 — $120,556,386

$120,556,386
Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$120,556,386
Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.





Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Josh Hart 2027-28 Club Option $22,375,280




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2009 Emir Preldzic 36 SF TUR
2008 Tadija Dragicevic 38 SF SRB
2013 Bojan Dubljevic 32 PF MNE
2015 Daniel Diez 30 SF ESP
2015 Nikola Radicevic 29 PG SRB
2009 Sergio Llull 36 PG ESP
2016 Wang Zhelin 30 C CHN
2017 Mathias Lessort 28 SF FRA
2017 Ognjen Jaramaz 28 PF SRB
2021 Rokas Jokubaitis 23 PG LTU
2005 Axel Hervelle 40 PF BEL
2007 Brad Newley 39 F AUS


Future Draft Picks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2024
DAL
Top-10 Protected (from NYK)
NYK
11-30
DET
Top-18 Protected (from NYK)
NYK
19-30 (via HOU to OKC)
NYK
WAS
More favorable of PHX, MEM and WAS 1-12
NYK
11-30
2025
DAL
Top-10 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
11-30 (if not already settled)
DET
Top-13 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
14-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
NOP
1-4
NYK
5-30 (via NOP to POR to DET)
NYK
WAS
Top-10 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
11-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
2026
DET
Top-11 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
12-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
NYK
WAS
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with NYK then more favorable of PHX, ORL and WAS 1-8)
NYK
9-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
2027
DET
Top-9 Protected (if not already settled with NYK)
NYK
10-30 (if not already settled, via HOU to OKC)
NYK
2028
NYK
2029
NYK
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2024
MIA
31-50
ATL
51-55
NYK
56-60 (via CLE to DET to PHI)
PHI
via CHA
NYK
More favorable of CLE and UTA to NYK then other to IND or LAC ((via UTA swap for CLE) via CLE)
2025
NYK
via ATL
NYK
FORFEITED DUE TO TAMPERING
2026
NYK
Less favorable of MIN and NYK to NYK then other to DET
DET
More favorable of MIN and NYK to DET then other to NYK
WAS    NYK
WAS pick if WAS conveys 1st to NYK by 2026; NYK pick if WAS does not convey 1st to NYK to by 2026 (via HOU to OKC)
2027
DET    NYK
DET pick if DET conveys 1st to NYK by 2027; NYK pick if DET does not convey 1st to OKC by 2027 (via HOU to OKC)
NYK
WAS    NYK
WAS pick if WAS conveys 1st to NYK by 2026; NYK pick if WAS does not convey 1st to NYK to by 2026 (via HOU to OKC)
2028
NYK
NYK
Less favorable of IND and PHX to NYK then other to IND (via IND)
2029
NYK
Less favorable of IND and WAS to IND then other to NYK
NYK