Overview

• SNY's Ian Begley reports the Knicks have declined to entertain offers for 25-year-old guard Miles McBride, who is in year two of a three-year, $13 million deal that rival teams value.
• Proximity to the second-apron hard cap means a cost-cutting move is required to keep non-guaranteed veterans Landry Shamet and Malcolm Brogdon on the regular-season roster.
• Second-year wing Pacome Dadiet has been discussed with other teams and may be the more likely trade candidate after a rough preseason opener and with head coach Mike Brown indicating he may not be in the rotation.
• Brown continues preseason evaluations, giving Brogdon first-half minutes on Saturday and scheduling Garrison Mathews for first-half minutes in the third preseason game after Shamet received that look in the opener.
• OG Anunoby returned to the starting lineup, Josh Hart was ruled out with back spasms, and McBride led the preseason opener with 12 points, five rebounds and three steals.