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Knicks Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 16

Igor Miličić Jr. Leaves the New York Knicks Roster

New York KnicksOff the roster
Igor Miličić, Jr.
F · 24 · rookie
The move
Leaves 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

Igor Miličić Jr. is off the Knicks' roster as of Wednesday, September 16, per the team's official roster. No transaction report preceded the move.

The move

Miličić, a 24-year-old rookie forward, is no longer on the Knicks' roster, a change picked up from the team's official roster on Wednesday, September 16. No report on the move has been logged, so the circumstances behind his departure are not announced.

The money

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

The fit

Miličić has no NBA line from last season. The Knicks' forward spots last season ran through 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 at 31.0 minutes and 20.1 points at the four and five. New York's roster now stands at 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

Why did Igor Miličić Jr. leave the Knicks' roster?

That is not announced. The move was detected from the team's official roster on Wednesday, September 16, and no transaction report has been logged.

What is Igor Miličić Jr.'s contract status?

His contract is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a transaction by a day.

Where do the Knicks stand against the salary cap for 2026-27?

New York's payroll is $217.9 million across 13 contracts, over the first apron. The cap 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.

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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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.