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Knicks Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 16

Toby Okani Joins New York Knicks Roster

Free agentNew York Knicks
Toby Okani
F · 24 · rookie · 10.0 ppg 2025-26
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

Forward Toby Okani is on the New York Knicks' roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, per the team's official roster. No report preceded the move, and his contract is not on file yet.

The move

Toby Okani, a 24-year-old forward, joins the New York Knicks from free agency, having been on no roster before. The move was detected from the official roster on Wednesday, Sept. 16. No transaction report preceded it; nothing is logged tying the addition to a specific report or source. The Knicks have not announced further details.

The money

Okani's cap hit and contract length are 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, over the first apron. That sits above the $165.0 million salary cap, the $200.4 million luxury-tax line, the $209.0 million first apron and the $221.7 million second apron.

The fit

Last season, Okani played six games, averaging 36.2 minutes, 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist. At forward, New York's rotation last season was led by OG Anunoby at 33.2 minutes and 16.7 points and Mikal Bridges at 32.8 minutes and 14.4 points, with Karl-Anthony Towns logging 31.0 minutes and 20.1 points. The Knicks' roster now stands at 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

Is Toby Okani's contract known?

Not yet. Terms are not on file; public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Did a report precede the move?

No report is logged as preceding Okani joining the roster.

How many players are on the Knicks' roster now?

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

Are the Knicks over the luxury tax?

Yes. Their $217.9 million payroll across 13 contracts is over the first apron, above the $200.4 million tax line.

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

tracker →
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
Miles McBride26.3 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.