2026–27 New York Knicks season

The 2026–27 New York Knicks season will be the 81st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the third time in franchise history and first time since the 1973–74 season, the Knicks will enter the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the previous year's NBA Finals. They will also enter the season as the defending NBA Cup champions as well.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 24 Cameron Carr SG United States Baylor 2 31 Bruce Thornton PG Ohio State 2 55 Nick Martinelli SF Northwestern The Knicks entered the draft holding one first-round selection and two second-round selections. They retained their two original selections, while the additional second-round pick originally owned by the Washington Wizards, which the Knicks acquired from the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2022 in exchange for the draft rights to Ousmane Dieng.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 5 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 2 | October 8 | Washington

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 3 | October 12 | Minnesota

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 4 | October 13 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 5 | October 15 | Toronto

| Madison Square Garden | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 20 | Philadelphia

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 2 | October 23 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 3 | October 25 | Orlando

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 4 | October 27 | Detroit

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 5 | October 28 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 6 | October 30 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 7 | November 2 | Brooklyn

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 8 | November 4 | Chicago

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 9 | November 7 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 10 | November 10 | Milwaukee

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 11 | November 11 | Cleveland

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 12 | November 13 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 13 | November 15 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 14 | November 17 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 15 | November 19 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 16 | November 21 | Portland

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 17 | November 22 | Indiana

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 18 | November 25 | Cleveland

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 19 | November 27 | Miami

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 20 | November 29 | Atlanta

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 21 | December 1 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 22 | December 2 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 25 | December 12 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 26 | December 14 | @ Houston

| Toyota Center | –

| 27 | December 16 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 28 | December 18 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 29 | December 21 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 30 | December 23 | Utah

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 31 | December 25 | San Antonio

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 32 | December 27 | Brooklyn

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 33 | December 30 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 34 | December 31 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 35 | January 2 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 36 | January 4 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 37 | January 6 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 38 | January 8 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 39 | January 11 | Denver

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 40 | January 13 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 41 | January 14 | Miami

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 42 | January 16 | Dallas

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 43 | January 18 | Minnesota

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 44 | January 20 | Toronto

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 45 | January 22 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 46 | January 24 | L.A. Clippers

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 47 | January 26 | Phoenix

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 48 | January 28 | Atlanta

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 49 | January 30 | L.A. Lakers

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 50 | February 1 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 51 | February 3 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 52 | February 4 | Toronto

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 53 | February 7 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 54 | February 9 | Charlotte

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 55 | February 11 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 56 | February 13 | Golden State

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 57 | February 15 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 58 | February 17 | @ Detroit

| 59 | February 25 | Oklahoma City

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 60 | February 27 | Philadelphia

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 61 | February 28 | Milwaukee

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 62 | March 2 | Memphis

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 63 | March 4 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 64 | March 7 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 65 | March 10 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 66 | March 11 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 67 | March 14 | Boston

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 68 | March 16 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 69 | March 17 | Sacramento

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 70 | March 20 | Washington

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 71 | March 23 | New Orleans

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 72 | March 24 | Houston

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 73 | March 26 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 74 | March 28 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 75 | March 30 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 76 | April 1 | Charlotte

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 77 | April 2 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 78 | April 4 | Boston

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 79 | April 6 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 80 | April 8 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 81 | April 9 | Detroit

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 82 | April 11 | Indiana

| Madison Square Garden | –

NBA Cup

East Group B

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.June 24, 2026 Four-team trade To New York Knicks Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (2024 No. 51) (from Dallas) Draft rights to Chinemelu Elonu (2009 No. 59) (from Los Angeles) Draft rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014 No. 57) (from Los Angeles) 2026 PHI second-round pick (No. 47) (from Phoenix) 2029 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix) 2030 PHI second-round pick (from Dallas) 2032 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) 2033 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles) Cash considerations (from Phoenix)To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Sergio de Larrea (from Los Angeles)To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Cameron Carr (from New York)To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Koa Peat (from Dallas)To New York Knicks Cash considerationsTo Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Ugonna Onyenso (No. 53) To New York Knicks Draft rights to Jack Kayil (No. 39) Draft rights to Ugonna Onyenso (No. 53) Draft rights to Mojave King (2023 No. 47) 2029 SAC second-round pickTo Houston Rockets Draft rights to Bruce Thornton (No. 31) Draft rights to Nick Martinelli (No. 55)Houston flipped his rights to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations.

Free agency Re-signed Player Date Ref. Jose AlvaradoJuly 6, 2026 Mohamed Diawara Landry Shamet Jordan Clarkson July 10, 2026 Kevin McCullar Jr. September 27, 2026

Additions Player Former Team Date Ref. Andre Drummond Philadelphia 76ers July 6, 2026

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Date Ref. Mitchell RobinsonFree agency Boston CelticsJuly 6, 2026 Ariel Hukporti Philadelphia 76ers Jeremy Sochan Portland Trail Blazers August 2, 2026

References

Notes

External links

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