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Knicks Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 16

Mitchell Mascari Leaves the Knicks Roster

New York KnicksOff the roster
Mitchell Mascari
G · 26 · 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

Mitchell Mascari is off the New York Knicks roster, per Wednesday's official roster. No report preceded the move.

The move

Mitchell Mascari, a 26-year-old rookie guard, is off the New York Knicks roster as of Wednesday, September 16, according to the official roster. No move away from New York had been reported ahead of the transaction, and no source or confidence level is on file for it. Where he goes next is not announced.

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 them 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

Mascari has no NBA line from last season. The Knicks' backcourt minutes last season ran through Jalen Brunson at 35.0 minutes and 26.0 points, Mikal Bridges at 32.8 minutes and 14.4 points, Josh Hart at 30.2 minutes and 12.0 points, and Miles McBride at 26.3 minutes and 12.0 points. New York's roster stands at 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

Why is Mitchell Mascari off the Knicks roster?

It is not announced. No report preceded the move; it was detected from Wednesday's official roster.

What is Mascari's contract worth?

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

Where do the Knicks stand financially for 2026-27?

Payroll is $217.9 million across 13 contracts, over the first apron. The cap is $165.0 million, the tax line $200.4 million, the first apron $209.0 million, and the second apron $221.7 million.

How big is the Knicks roster right now?

22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 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

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.