Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, September 25 · 2 d ago

Knicks Notes: Towns, Nickel, McCullar, 14th Roster Spot

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill of ESPN reported Wednesday that extension talks between the Knicks and star center Karl-Anthony Towns have “stagnated” and that a deal seems unlikely to be reached in the short term. On the Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link), ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon said they think the Knicks and Towns’ […]

Confidence

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Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−1	2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Karl-Anthony Towns

Knicks · C-F · 20.1 pts · 11.9 reb · 3.0 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $57.08M · next season $61.02M

New York Knicks

$230.2M · above the second apron · 18 contracts · cap sheet

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