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Knicks Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 16

John Konchar Joins the New York Knicks

Free agentNew York Knicks
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John Konchar
G · 30 · 7 seasons · 4.4 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

John Konchar is on the New York Knicks roster as of Wednesday, September 16, per the official roster. No report preceded the move.

The move

John Konchar, 30, a guard entering his seventh season, joins the New York Knicks from free agency after not being on a roster. The move was detected from the official roster on Wednesday, September 16. No report preceded it.

The money

Konchar'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, over the first apron. The league cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Last season Konchar played 56 games, averaging 19.9 minutes, 4.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He joins a Knicks backcourt led last season by Jalen Brunson at 35.0 minutes and 26.0 points, with Miles McBride at 26.3 minutes and 12.0 points and Landry Shamet at 23.0 minutes and 9.3 points. The roster now stands at 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

Did a report predict this move?

No report is logged ahead of the move.

What is Konchar's contract with the Knicks?

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

How many players are on the Knicks roster now?

22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

Where do the Knicks stand against the salary cap?

Payroll of $217.9 million across 13 contracts for 2026-27, over the first apron of $209.0 million, with the cap at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

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.