Overview
- The Knicks are evaluating Drew Eubanks and John Konchar as low-cost veteran options to fill their two remaining standard roster openings and finalize training-camp rosters.
- Eubanks would supply frontcourt center depth behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond but carries recent injury risk after season-ending left-thumb surgery that is likely to push any offer to a non-guaranteed deal.
- Konchar offers a different profile as a 6-foot-5 defensive, rebounding wing who moves the ball and can help on multiple matchups, though his three-point shooting regressed last season.
- New York currently has 13 guaranteed contracts, two standard spots open and all three two-way slots available, and payroll proximity to the NBA’s second tax apron is driving cautious, low-cost signings.
- A likely path is signing a center as the 14th player while leaving the 15th spot vacant to preserve trade-deadline flexibility and respond to injuries or better midseason opportunities.