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Knicks Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 16

Mitchell Mascari Joins New York Knicks Roster

Free agentNew York Knicks
Mitchell Mascari
G · 26 · rookie
The move
Joins the Knicks
official roster · Sep 16, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Knicks payroll
$217.9M
above the first apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
22 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Knicks Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Mitchell Mascari is on the New York Knicks roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, per the club's official roster. The 26-year-old guard is a rookie with no NBA line from last season.

The move

Mitchell Mascari, a 26-year-old rookie guard, is on the New York Knicks roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to the official roster. He arrives from free agency, having held no NBA roster spot before this move. No report preceded the transaction; none is logged for Mascari ahead of his appearance on the roster.

The money

Mascari's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Knicks carry a payroll of $217.9 million across 13 contracts for 2026-27, which puts the club over the first apron. The league cap for 2026-27 is $165.0 million, the tax line is $200.4 million, the first apron is $209.0 million and the second apron is $221.7 million.

The fit

Mascari has no NBA line from last season. He joins a backcourt led by Jalen Brunson, who played 35.0 minutes and scored 26.0 points a game last season, and Miles McBride, at 26.3 minutes and 12.0 points. The wing group includes OG Anunoby (33.2 minutes, 16.7 points) and Mikal Bridges (32.8 minutes, 14.4 points), with Karl-Anthony Towns (31.0 minutes, 20.1 points) up front. New York's roster now stands at 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

What is Mitchell Mascari's contract with the Knicks?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Did an injury or transaction report precede the move?

No report is logged ahead of Mascari's appearance on the roster.

How large is the Knicks' roster now?

22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

By the Knicks Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Knicks rotation

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Toby Okani36.2 min · 10.0 pts
Jalen Brunson35.0 min · 26.0 pts
OG Anunoby33.2 min · 16.7 pts
Mikal Bridges32.8 min · 14.4 pts
Karl-Anthony Towns31.0 min · 20.1 pts
Josh Hart30.2 min · 12.0 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.