New York Knicks Team Salary

Basketball Insiders

January 7, 2014

Quick: Over the cap and over the tax threshold.

Exceptions

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception: $0 (Jason Smith)
Trade Exception (Raymond Felton, expiring 6/25/15) — $3,637,073
Trade Exception (Travis Outlaw, expiring 10/27/15) — $1,863,840
Trade Exception (J.R. Smith, expiring 1/5/16) — $5,982,375
Trade Exception (Iman Shumpert, expiring 1/5/16) — $2,616,975

Roster Count: 12 guaranteed, two 10-day contracts

Depth Chart*:
PG: Jose Calderon, Pablo Prigioni, Shane Larkin
SG: Tim Hardaway Jr., Langston Galloway
SF: Carmelo Anthony, Cleanthony Early
PF: Jason Smith, Travis Wear, Lou Amundson, Amar’e Stoudemire (injured)
C: Cole Aldrich, Quincy Acy, Andrea Bargnani (injured)

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

Head Coach: Derek Fisher (signed in 2014 to a five-year deal for up to $25 million)

Basketball Executives:

Phil Jackson- President
Steve Mills — Executive Vice President and General Manager
Allan Houston — Assistant General Manager
Jamie Matthews — Vice President, Basketball Operations
Mark Warkentien — Director, Player Personnel
Glen Grunwald — Basketball Advisor
John Gabriel — Director, Basketball Operations

Pick Swaps:

2015 — Owe second-rounder to Houston Rockets (Marcus Camby).
2016 — Denver Nuggets have right to swap first-rounders (Carmelo Anthony).
2016 — Owe first-rounder (after Denver swap) to Toronto Raptors (Andrea Bargnani).
2016 — Owe second-rounder to Houston Rockets (Raymond Felton, Jrue Holiday, Wayne Ellington, Jason Terry).
2017 — Owe second-rounder to Utah Jazz (Andrea Bargnani, Steve Novak).
2018 — Philadelphia 76ers have right to swap the Los Angeles Clippers’ second-rounder with the Knicks second-rounder (Byron Mullens, Travis Outlaw).
2019 — Owed second-rounder from Cleveland Cavaliers (Dion Waiters).
2019 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Travis Outlaw).

Acquisitions

6/25/14 — Traded Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton to the Dallas Mavericks for Jose Calderon, Wayne Ellington, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, and the 31st and 51st picks in the 2014 NBA Draft.
6/26/14 — Selected Cleanthony Early (34th) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (51st) in the 2014 NBA Draft.
6/26/14 — Acquired the rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014-57th) from the Indiana Pacers for cash.
7/14/14 — Signed Cole Aldrich to a $981k, one-year contract.
7/14/14 — Signed Carmelo Anthony to a $124.1 million, five-year contract (early termination option on fifth season).
7/18/14 — Signed Jason Smith to a $3.3 million, one-year contract.
7/31/14 — Signed Cleanthony Early to a two-year, $1.4 million minimum contract.
8/6/14 — Traded Wayne Ellington and Jeremy Tyler to the Sacramento Kings for Quincy Acy and Travis Outlaw. Knicks removed protection on 2016 second-rounder.
9/9/14 — Signed Travis Wear to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $507k minimum contract.
9/9/14 — Signed Langston Galloway to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $507k minimum contract.
9/23/14 — Invited Orlando Sanchez to camp on a one-year, non-guaranteed $507k minimum contract.
10/8/14 — Invited DJ Mbenga to camp on a one-year, non-guaranteed $1.2 million minimum contract.
10/23/14 — Signed Jordan Vandenberg to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $507k minimum contract.
10/27/14 — Traded Travis Outlaw, the right to swap a 2018 second-rounder and a 2019 second-rounder for Arnett Moultrie.
10/18/14 — Picked up Tim Hardaway Jr.’s third-year option.
1/5/15 — Traded J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to Cleveland Cavaliers for Alex Kirk, Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas and a 2019 second-rounder.
1/7/15 — Signed Langston Galloway to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
1/10/15 — Signed Lance Thomas to a $55.8k, 10-day contract.
1/10/15 — Signed Lou Amundson to a $77k, $10-day contract.
1/17/15 — Signed Langston Galloway to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
1/20/15 — Signed Lou Amundson to a $77k, $10-day contract.

Waived Players: Lamar Odom, Shannon Brown, Orlando Sanchez, DJ Mbenga, Langston Galloway, Jordan Vandenberg, Arnett Moultrie, Samuel Dalembert, Lance Thomas, Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk, Lance Thomas (10-day expired)

Free Agents