Overview
- As training camp opened Saturday, the Knicks brought five veterans to camp on Exhibit 9 invites — James Wiseman, Drew Eubanks, Bruce Brown, John Konchar and Ochai Agbaji — which are non‑guaranteed deals that teams can convert quickly into standard contracts after short preseason evaluations.
- Salary rules known as the second apron, enforced by owner direction, leave the Knicks able to keep essentially one of those non‑guaranteed players without making a cap‑clearing trade.
- Wiseman and Eubanks have the inside track because the team’s clearest need is frontcourt size, and Wiseman’s upside is amplified by his past link to coach Mike Brown even as he carries a history of knee and Achilles injuries that make his availability pivotal.
- Agbaji is widely viewed as the longest shot to stick, and guards Bruce Brown or John Konchar could only change the math if a standout camp performance forces New York to consider trading salary such as Pacôme Dadiet’s to create room.
- Unresolved contract questions for Karl‑Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride and limited natural frontcourt depth — with Andre Drummond the primary rotational newcomer — could push the Knicks toward two‑way, G‑League or trade solutions if injuries or performance force changes.