New York Knicks 2026 Player Salaries & Payrolls

Payroll by archived season

9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $207,454,264 · up 112% since 2017

$98m

17

$63m

18

$100m

19

$82m

20

$108m

21

$150m

22

$160m

23

$188m

24

$207m

25

Season archives

Historic payrolls for New York Knicks

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Active roster · 13 players

All 13 players

Karl-Anthony Towns $57m OG Anunoby $42m Jalen Brunson $38m Mikal Bridges $33m Josh Hart $21m Landry Shamet $5.5m Jose Alvarado $4.4m Miles McBride $4.0m

Pacome Dadiet $3.0m

Mohamed Diawara $2.6m

Jordan Clarkson $2.4m Andre Drummond $2.4m

Tyler Kolek $2.3m

13 rows

Active roster · 13 players - New York Knicks
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	TYPE	SHARE OF CAP	BASE SALARY	GUARANTEED
Karl-Anthony Towns	$57,078,728$57.1m	Center	31	Designated veteran extension	34.60%	$57,078,728$57.1m	$57,078,728$57.1m
OG Anunoby	$42,500,000$42.5m	Small forward	29	Free agent	25.76%	$42,500,000$42.5m	$42,500,000$42.5m
Jalen Brunson	$37,739,521$37.7m	Point guard	30	Veteran extension	22.88%	$37,739,521$37.7m	$37,739,521$37.7m
Mikal Bridges	$33,482,145$33.5m	Small forward	30	Veteran extension	20.30%	$33,482,145$33.5m	$33,482,145$33.5m
Josh Hart	$20,923,760$20.9m	Shooting guard	31	Veteran extension	12.68%	$20,923,760$20.9m	$20,923,760$20.9m
Landry Shamet	$5,490,967$5.5m	Shooting guard	29	Free agent	3.33%	$5,490,967$5.5m	$5,490,967$5.5m
Jose Alvarado	$4,439,656$4.4m	Point guard	28	Free agent	2.69%	$4,439,656$4.4m	$4,439,656$4.4m
Miles McBride	$3,956,523$4.0m	Point guard	26	Veteran extension	2.40%	$3,956,523$4.0m	$3,956,523$4.0m
Pacome Dadiet	$2,983,680$3.0m	Shooting guard	21	Rookie scale (1st round)	1.81%	$2,983,680$3.0m	$2,983,680$3.0m
Mohamed Diawara	$2,622,139$2.6m	Power forward	21	Free agent	1.59%	$2,622,139$2.6m	$2,622,139$2.6m
Jordan Clarkson	$2,449,421$2.4m	Shooting guard	34	Free agent	1.48%	$3,876,529$3.9m	$3,876,529$3.9m
Andre Drummond	$2,449,421$2.4m	Center	33	Free agent	1.48%	$3,876,529$3.9m	$3,876,529$3.9m
Tyler Kolek	$2,296,271$2.3m	Point guard	25	Rookie scale (2nd round)	1.39%	$2,296,271$2.3m	$2,296,271$2.3m
Listed total	$218,412,232$218.4m					$221,266,448$221.3m

Additional contracts · 4 players

4 rows

All 4 players

Petteri Koponen $3.2m

Dillon Jones $2.4m

Kevin McCullar Jr. $2.4m

P.J. Tucker $2.4m

Additional contracts · 4 players - New York Knicks
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	TYPE	SHARE OF CAP
Petteri Koponen	$3,173,040$3.2m	Guard	38	Rookie scale	1.92%
Dillon Jones	$2,449,421$2.4m	Small forward	25	Two-way	1.48%
Kevin McCullar Jr.	$2,449,421$2.4m	Shooting guard	25	Two-way	1.48%
P.J. Tucker	$2,449,421$2.4m	Power forward	41	Rest of season	1.48%
Listed total	$10,521,303$10.5m

Contract types

3 rows

Contract types - New York Knicks
TYPE	REASON	EXPIRES	ORIGINAL	AVAILABLE
Taxpayer Mid-Level	-	End-of-Season	$6,064,000$6.1m	$6,064,000$6.1m
Trade	Dalen Terry trade with NOP	2/5/2027	$899,118	$899,118
Trade	Guerschon Yabusele trade with CHI	2/5/2027	$100,882	$100,882

Key contract dates

20 rows

Key contract dates - New York Knicks
DEADLINE DATE	NAME	TYPE	VALUE
Pacome Dadiet	Pacome Dadiet	CLUB 2027-28 Club Option	$5,373,608$5.4m
Josh Hart	Josh Hart	CLUB 2027-28 Club Option	$22,375,280$22.4m
Tyler Kolek	Tyler Kolek	CLUB 2027-28 Club Option	$2,486,995$2.5m
Karl-Anthony Towns	Karl-Anthony Towns	PLAYER 2027-28 Player Option	$62,062,000$62.1m
OG Anunoby	OG Anunoby	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
Jalen Brunson	Jalen Brunson	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2027-28 Extension Eligible	-
OG Anunoby	OG Anunoby	PLAYER 2028-29 Player Option	$48,362,068$48.4m
Pacome Dadiet	Pacome Dadiet	RFA / QO 2028-29 Qualifying Offer	$8,431,191$8.4m
Jalen Brunson	Jalen Brunson	PLAYER 2028-29 Player Option	$43,330,561$43.3m
Landry Shamet	Landry Shamet	GUARANTEED 2028-29 Guaranteed	$6,162,500$6.2m
Jose Alvarado	Jose Alvarado	GUARANTEED 2028-29 Guaranteed	$5,150,000$5.2m
Landry Shamet	Landry Shamet	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2028-29 Extension Eligible	-
Jose Alvarado	Jose Alvarado	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2028-29 Extension Eligible	-
Mikal Bridges	Mikal Bridges	EXTENSION ELIGIBLE 2028-29 Extension Eligible	-
Mohamed Diawara	Mohamed Diawara	GUARANTEED 2028-29 Guaranteed	$2,884,353$2.9m
Mohamed Diawara	Mohamed Diawara	CLUB 2029-30 Club Option	-
Landry Shamet	Landry Shamet	PLAYER 2029-30 Player Option	$1,690,282$1.7m
Mikal Bridges	Mikal Bridges	PLAYER 2029-30 Player Option	$41,517,856$41.5m
Landry Shamet	Landry Shamet	GUARANTEED 2029-30 Guaranteed	$6,587,500$6.6m
Mohamed Diawara	Mohamed Diawara	GUARANTEED 2029-30 Guaranteed	$3,019,000$3.0m

Draft class

20 rows

Draft class - New York Knicks
DRAFTED	NAME	POSITION	AGE	COUNTRY
Melvin Ajinca	Melvin Ajinca	Shooting guard	22	France
Mojave King	Mojave King	Shooting guard	24	New Zealand
James Nnaji	James Nnaji	Center	21	Nigeria
Hugo Besson	Hugo Besson	Point guard	25	France
Rokas Jokubaitis	Rokas Jokubaitis	Point guard	25	Lithuania
Ognjen Jaramaz	Ognjen Jaramaz	Power forward	30	Serbia
Wang Zhelin	Wang Zhelin	Center	32	China
Nikola Radicevic	Nikola Radicevic	Point guard	32	Serbia
Juan Vaulet	Juan Vaulet	Small forward	30	Argentina
Luka Mitrovic	Luka Mitrovic	Small forward	33	Serbia
Louis Labeyrie	Louis Labeyrie	Power forward	34	France
Bojan Dubljevic	Bojan Dubljevic	Power forward	34	Montenegro
Latavious Williams	Latavious Williams	Small forward	37	United States
Emir Preldzic	Emir Preldzic	Small forward	38	Turkey
Sergio Llull	Sergio Llull	Point guard	38	Spain
Chinemelu Elonu	Chinemelu Elonu	Small forward	39	Nigeria
Tadija Dragicevic	Tadija Dragicevic	Small forward	40	Serbia
Brad Newley	Brad Newley	Forward	41	Australia
Petteri Koponen	Petteri Koponen	Guard	38	Finland
Axel Hervelle	Axel Hervelle	Power forward	43	Belgium

MORE basketball

Frequently asked questions

What is New York Knicks' yearly total?

New York Knicks' yearly total is $218,412,232.

How many players are on the New York Knicks roster?

13 players on the New York Knicks active roster. We list a further 4 carried beyond it.

New York Knicks 2026 - payroll & player salaries