New York Knicks Team Salary

Quick: Spent over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 (flat $109.14 million cap): Up to $44.9 million, less with player options and guarantees.

Roster Count: Six guaranteed, two team options, five non/partially-guaranteed, one two-way

Depth Chart*:
PG: Elfrid Payton, Dennis Smith Jr., Frank Ntilikina
SG: RJ Barrett, Wayne Ellington, Theo Pinson (TO)
SF: Reggie Bullock, Kevin Knox, Ignas Brazdeikis
PF: Julius Randle, Bobby Portis (TO), Kenny Wooten (two-way)
C: Taj Gibson, Mitchell Robinson

*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Marcus Morris, expiring 2/6/21) — $3,988,766
Room Exception — $4,767,000

2020 NBA Draft*: 6th ($5,813,640 cap hold), 27th ($1,977,000 cap hold) from the Los Angeles Clippers (Marcus Morris), 38th from the Charlotte Hornets (Willy Hernangomez); 36th to the Philadelphia 76ers (Timofey Mozgov)

* Lottery/Standings TBD

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Yusuf Sanon (2018-44th), Ognjen Jaramaz (2017-58th), Louis Labeyrie (2014-57th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

Taj Gibson $9,450,000 ($1 million guaranteed) — 10/17/20
Wayne Ellington $8,000,000 ($1 million guaranteed) — 10/17/20
Elfrid Payton $8,000,000 ($1 million guaranteed) — 10/17/20
Reggie Bullock $4,000,000 ($1 million guaranteed) — 10/17/20
Mitchell Robinson $1,663,861 — 10/17/20

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates.

Free Agents (with Cap Holds*)

Full Bird: Mo Harkless ($16,516,851), Damyean Dotson (RFA, $2,023,150)
Early Bird: Theo Pinson (TO, $1,701,593)
Non-Bird: Bobby Portis (TO, $18,000,000), Jared Harper (two-way)

* Estimated, pending the 2020-21 salary-cap figure.

Qualifying Offers (Pending)

Damyean Dotson — $2,023,150
Theo Pinson (PO) — $1,901,593

Rookie-Scale Extension Eligible

Frank Ntilikina
Dennis Smith Jr.

Rookie-Scale Options

RJ Barrett
Kevin Knox

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: None

G-League Affiliate: Westchester Knicks (general manager Allan Houston, Mike Miller head coach)

Two-Way Contracts: Kenny Wooten

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau

Assistants: TBD

Trainer: Roger Hinds, Anthony Goenaga (assistant)

Basketball Executives

Leon Rose – president
Scott Perry — general manager
Gerald Madkins — assistant general manager
Allan Houston — assistant general manager
Jamie Matthews — vice president, basketball operations
Michael Acieri — director, basketball strategy
Harold Ellis — director, player personnel
Craig Robinson — vice president, player development and G-League operations.
Glen Grunwald — basketball advisor
John Gabriel — director, basketball operations

Pick Swaps

2021 — Owed a first-rounder from the Dallas Mavericks (Kristaps Porzingis).
2021 — First-round swap rights with the Los Angeles Clippers, provided the Clippers’ pick is lower than 4th (Marcus Morris).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder from the Detroit Pistons (Khyri Thomas, Tobias Harris, Marcus Morris).
2021 — Owe a second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Guillermo Hernangomez).
2023 — Owed a first-rounder (top-10 protected through 2025, otherwise converts to a 2025 second-rounder) from the Dallas Mavericks (Kristaps Porzingis).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $0

Deadlines

10/16/20 — NBA Draft.
10/17/20 — Taj Gibson’s $9 million guarantees for 2019-20.
10/17/20 — Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington’s $8 million guarantees for 2019-20.
10/17/20 — Reggie Bullock’s $4.2 million guarantees for 2019-20.
10/17/20 — Mitchell Robinson’s $1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21.
10/17/20 — Team options on Bobby Portis and Theo Pinson.
10/19/20-10/23/20 — NBA Moratorium.
Before the first day of the 2020-21 season — Extension deadlines on Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith Jr.
10/31/20 — Team options on Kevin Knox and RJ Barrett (revised date TBD).
2/6/21 — Marcus Morris trade exception expires.
6/28/21 — Julius Randle’s $21,780,000 (incentives TBD) guarantees for 2021-22.
6/29/2021 — Qualifying offer deadlines on Frank Ntilikina, Ignas Brazdeikis and Dennis Smith Jr.
6/29/2021 — Team options on Mitchell Robinson and Ignas Brazdeikis.
6/29/2021 — Mitchell Robinson’s $1,802,057 guarantees for 2021-22.
First day of 2021-22 season — Extension deadline on Kevin Knox.
10/31/21 — Team option on RJ Barrett.
6/29/2022 — Qualifying offer on Kevin Knox.
Before first day of the 2022 season — Extension deadline for RJ Barrett.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadline for RJ Barrett.