Overview
- The Knicks were reported Thursday to be evaluating free agents Drew Eubanks and John Konchar as candidates for their two remaining standard roster spots, and no signings have been announced.
- Eubanks, a 6-foot-10 veteran, is viewed as the more urgent target to address the club’s center shortage but carries recent left-thumb injuries that ended his 2025–26 season and would likely face a non-guaranteed deal and internal competition for a third-center role.
- Konchar became available after being waived this week and would provide perimeter defense, unusual rebound rates for a wing, and ball-moving depth, though his three-point shooting regressed last season.
- New York currently lists 13 guaranteed standard contracts and all three two-way slots open, so the front office is weighing signing a center as the 14th player while deliberately keeping the 15th spot open to preserve trade-deadline flexibility.
- Next steps to watch are the Knicks’ medical checks on Eubanks, the structure of any short-term or non-guaranteed offers, and whether the team fills only one roster spot before opening night to protect midseason maneuvering.