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2026 NBA Draft Discussion Thread, Round Two
The 2026 NBA Draft continues tonight with the opening round beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), while the second round will take place tomorrow evening. Use this open thread to follow every pick, react to trades, and discuss everything happening as the league’s newest class finds its NBA homes. You can watch the […]
Wednesday Posted & Toasted Notes
The Knicks entered Tuesday night with the No. 24 pick. They left with no first-round picks… but five additional second-rounders, a bag full of cash, and what feels like another Leon Rose-Brock Aller masterclass. A few notes and links… “Oh, it would be a cluster. He’s the kind of guy you want on the bottom […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘Let’s go MO’
Day one of the NBA Draft is in the books… …and oh, shocker, there was a trade down completed by the Knickerbockers! Here’s the latest batch of quotes in what is likely going to become a dying Bulletin, at least throughout the dry summer. Josh Hart On the meaning of New York to the NBA […]
REPORT: Knicks fielding trade offers for 2026 NBA Draft No. 31 pick [UPDATED]
June 24, 11 a.m. ET Update: ESPN’s Shams Charania doubled down on his early report, confirming both the No. 1 (Knicks) and Not. 32 (Grizzlies) picks are pu for grabs and available for the highest bidder. The New York Knicks entered the 2026 NBA Draft with a first-round selection (No. 24 overall), but in a […]
What the Knicks’ draft-day dealing means for their tenuous cap situation
You’re telling me Leon Rose didn’t pick at No. 24 and instead decided to trade back multiple times to accumulate future second-round picks? No… it can’t be. He’d never do something like this… The Knicks entered Tuesday night with the 24th pick. They then traded back three different times (technically). They came out the other […]
Knicks, Lakers swap picks in NBA Draft; New York takes, then flips, Sergio De Larrea
UPDATE: That didn’t last long. . . . The New York Knicks came into the draft with the 24th overall pick, but they made a small swap with the Los Angeles Lakers, who held the selection directly after them. The Lakers were eyeing Baylor guard Cameron Carr, whom they asked the Knicks to select with […]
2026 NBA Draft Discussion Thread, Round One
The 2026 NBA Draft tips off tonight with the opening round beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), while the second round will take place tomorrow evening. Use this open thread to follow every pick, react to trades, and discuss everything happening as the league’s newest class finds its NBA homes. You can watch […]
A Toast to the Champions: Thank You, 2025-26 Knicks
Dear 2025-26 Knicks, With the NBA draft hours away, the championship parade over, and the memorable and clinching game 5 over a week in our review mirror, it felt like the perfect time to pen (electronically) a letter to you. Man, what a ride it’s been. For some the ride has been just a few […]
Deuce McBride, NBA Champion
The 2026 NBA Draft begins tonight, and although it’s now a two-day event, it’s a good time to reflect on drafts of the past as we look back on last week’s post-championship jubilation and ahead to this upcoming week’s roster building period. Actually… we’re Knicks fans. We don’t exactly have fond memories of the draft. […]
Tuesday Posted & Toasted Notes
Happy Tuesday from the basement. Temperatures are set to hit 99 F later today at the place I’m typing this thing from, so I guessed it’d be better to do it now before the keyboard melted. Such is life in sunny Spain, where summers are not as cool and fun as they look. “If Robinson […]
St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor addresses ‘crazy’ Knicks scenario before NBA Draft
The New York Knicks are entering the NBA Draft as reigning champions for the first time in 53 years, back when the event saw 178 players getting drafted as New York City hosted it. This time, the Knicks are holding picks No. 24, No. 31, and No. 55, but they might not have all of […]
How to watch the 2026 NBA Draft
The NBA Draft will be held tonight and tomorrow at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the new home of Julius Randle. For once, the Knicks are not scouting for a young buck who can elevate their roster–because they won the championship! You may still have a scrap of confetti lodged in the back of your […]
REPORT: Knicks in trade talks as Jose Alvarado delays player-option decision
Whether the championship hangover has anything to do with Jose Alvarado’s taking his time to decide on his future, we don’t know for sure. What we know, according to reports emerging late Monday, is that Jose won’t make a final call on whether or not to execute his player option until Friday, June 26, instead […]
REPORT: Giannis Antetokounmpo dealt to the Miami Heat
That’s finally over. The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat, sending one of the league’s defining superstars to a direct Eastern Conference rival in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks (including No. 13), one pick swap, and one second-round pick. […]
REPORT: Nets absorb Julius Randle, buy a first-round pick
According to reports, the Timberwolves have traded OAKAAKUYOAK Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for the No. 33 pick, effectively paying Brooklyn to absorb Randle’s contract. As part of the three-team trade, Nic Claxton is going to the Chicago Bulls. Minnesota attached a first-round pick to move off […]
REPORT: Knicks to sign Mo Diawara to multi-year contract
The New York Knicks are already working towards building their roster for their title defense just a few days after parading around the city as champions. According to ESPN insider Shams Charania, the Knicks are signing Mo Diawara to a four-year deal. “Restricted free agent Mohamed Diawara intends to sign a multiyear, $10-plus million deal […]
The P&T 2026 Knicks draft guide [UPDATED]
The Knicks enter the 2026 NBA Draft with a luxury few championship teams enjoy: patience. The draft will be held June 23-24, and New York, fresh off a title run that ended a 53-year drought, is scheduled to make the 24th, 31st, and 55th selections. The championship core is in place. The challenge now is […]
Know the Knicks draft prospect: Jayden Quaintance
The Knicks enter this week’s NBA Draft with the 24th, 31st, and 55th selections. Provided Leon Rose & Co. decide to use those picks, and depending on how the board falls, Jayden Quaintance could be available when our World Champions are on the clock. Should the Knicks give the big youngster a long look? The […]
REPORT: Atlanta lands another rotation player without touching real assets
The Hawks are finalizing a trade for Aaron Wiggins, sending Oklahoma City Atlanta’s 2030 second-round pick and the less favorable of the Hawks’ and Lakers’ 2032 second-rounders. The agreement was reported late on June 21, 2026, hours after Atlanta retained CJ McCollum. Wiggins is a career 38% three-point shooter who can defend wings, attack […]
Monday Posted & Toasted Notes
Just when you think there will be nothing to write about or stories to cover, all of a sudden, you wake up, read 30-something articles, and file a 1,000-word post filled with notes. Such is life in this wonderful place. Enjoy a relatively slow Monday; we’ll be busy again on Tuesday with the NBA Draft […]
Jose Alvarado, NBA Champion
New York is the basketball capital of the world. The game wasn’t invented here, but the history of it has been woven into the fabric of life in the city. There are thousands of basketball courts across the five boroughs that some of the most iconic players to ever play the game once roamed. There’s […]
Jordan Clarkson, NBA Champion
12 years is a long time in the NBA. You have to be doing something right to stay in the league this long, especially with career earnings of over $150 million. But when you’re 11 years in with only four seasons in the playoffs, four total series victories, and just one run past the second […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘After that, we just woke up and we never looked back’
Believe it or not, the NBA Draft is just two days away. Perks of winning the championship, I guess. Here’s the latest from across Knicks nation. Jose Alvarado On the issues with Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs: “They came out hot. They came out and played. There is a lot of pressure […]
Sunday Posted & Toasted Notes
Winning the championship made everything so good that I have been reading old P&T posts from nearly 20 years ago and rewatching early-aughts Knicks games, feeling great about it. Just imagine. This machine never stops, even on Father’s Day, so here’s the latest I’ve gathered from the interwebs. “It’s team and its grit, right? The […]
REPORT: Mitchell Robinson ‘very open’ to Knicks return
Mitchell Robinson is approaching unrestricted free agency with outside interest building, but early indications suggest the New York Knicks are in a strong position to retain their most prominent free agent and backup player. The veteran center has drawn attention from multiple teams, including the meat-lacking Los Angeles Lakers, who are widely expected to explore […]