For the New York Knicks and their fans, the last few months have been close to perfect. The summer was highlighted by a championship parade, more merchandise sold than any other champion, countless media appearances by the players, and an offseason of referring to themselves as the defending champs.
Knicks All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns, a centerpiece in New York's championship season, is not optimistic a contract extension will be finalized before the season opens in two weeks.
The Knicks won a championship with Karl-Anthony Towns. Getting him to sign an extension is proving harder. “It don’t look good,” Towns said Monday when asked about reaching a deal before the regular season, via James L.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
It just so happens that the New York Knicks are digging through the scrap heap, searching for a serviceable third big man to round out the roster and help lessen the loss of Mitchell Robinson.
There remains a significant gap in contract talks between the Knicks and star center Karl-Anthony Towns, writes James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. Speaking to reporters after shootaround on Monday morning, Towns expressed skepticism about signing an extension before the 2026/27 season begins.
It sure doesn’t seem like the New York Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns will be able to work out a contract extension anytime soon. With the 2026-27 NBA season just weeks away, Towns had a blunt assessment when he was asked about the status of an extension.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Last time I checked, we were celebrating. Turns out, we’re now back to watching games take place again! Not Knicks on Friday Night, but hey, the boys can only play when they tell them to, and I won’t complain.
This past week with Knicks training camp beginning, head coach Mike Brown’s discussed his offensive plans for the upcoming season. In those comments, he mentioned giving both Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby more pick and roll reps.
Just a couple of weeks ago, we weren’t sure if Tyler Nickel would be a Knick. New York took its sweet time signing their rookie sharpshooter mainly due to their desire to maintain as much financial and roster flexibility as possible.
Paying homage to my biggest brain fart… Would you believe the Knicks play basketball tomorrow!? Here’s the latest from around Tarrytown and those places.
We knew that contract extensions would eventually dominate conversations around the New York Knicks when James Dolan made a critical statement in June.
The New York Knicks enter the 2026-27 NBA season as the reigning champions, with hopes of becoming the NBA’s first repeat champion since the 2018 Golden State Warriors.
Draymond Green thinks Jalen Brunson’s decision to leave $113 million on the table with the New York Knicks has created an unintended consequence, giving the franchise leverage to ask his teammates to sacrifice money as well.
Jose Alvarado might not be the New York Knicks’ biggest star, but in Bushwick, the NBA champion is recognised by everyone, especially after what happened on Saturday.
James Wiseman is trying to find his way back. The Knicks may be willing to give him the opportunity. Wiseman has emerged as the frontrunner for New York’s 14th and likely final standard roster spot, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post.
Josh Hart wants to remain with the Knicks. He just doesn’t know whether that’s where this story ultimately ends. Hart is among three notable Knicks players who appear unlikely to agree to contract extensions before the regular season, along with Karl-Anthony Towns and Miles McBride, according to Ian Begley of SNY.
The New York Knicks owner James Dolan was fairly straightforward during the off-season that the team won’t cross the second apron. Because of which Mitchell Robinson left, and several other stars, including Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, are facing uncertain contract extension issues.
Former New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni believes the defending NBA champions have the pieces to remain among the league’s best teams, but he acknowledged the difficulty of winning back-to-back titles.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride faces an uncertain future with the organization as contract extension talks have failed to gain traction ahead of the 2026-27 season.
New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown decided to take a light-hearted approach while heaping praise on Josh Hart’s toughness as it was revealed that he was playing through a finger injury.
Jalen Brunson won the NBA Finals MVP as he led the New York Knicks to an NBA title over the San Antonio Spurs. But Josh Hart, his Knicks teammate and teammate dating back to their college days, had a hilarious response when asked about Brunson’s fame.
It appears that the Knicks are at risk of losing another key player from their title run in the form of Miles McBride, whose extension talks with the team have apparently stalled.