New York Knicks

What draft picks do the New York Knicks have?

The Knicks control 4 first-round and 6 second-round picks through the 2032 draft, with 1 tied up in swap rights.
First-round picks
4
Second-round picks
6
Next first
2026 1st (own)
Own picks owed out
7

Through the 2032 draft the Knicks control 4 first-round picks and 6 second-round picks, with 1 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2028, 2030, and 2032. 7 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.

In 2026 the Knicks hold 3 picks: their own first, their own second, and WAS's second (Washington's own second conveyed to New York at pick 31, routed via Oklahoma City and Houston.).

In 2027 the Knicks pick twice: their own second and WAS's second (WAS's own second went to New York in the same substitution package triggered by the 2026 first-round protection.); they also owe out their own first to BKN (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.).

In 2028 the Knicks pick twice: their own first, swap-encumbered (BKN holds unprotected swap rights from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.) and BOS's second (Owed to New York via Phoenix, protected 31-45.); they also owe out their own second to DET (Unprotected second owed to Detroit from the February 2024 Bogdanovic/Burks trade.).

In 2029 the Knicks owe out their own first to BKN (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.) and their own second to DET (Unprotected second owed to Detroit from the February 2024 Bogdanovic/Burks trade; a Chicago claim on the least favorable of the New York, Detroit, and Milwaukee 2029 seconds is reported on the same slot.).

In 2030 the Knicks pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to ATL (Unprotected second routed through Portland and terminal in Atlanta, from the Vit Krejci trade.).

In 2031 the Knicks owe out their own first to BKN (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.) and their own second to CHI (Unprotected second routed through Charlotte and terminal in Chicago, from the three-team Karl-Anthony Towns trade.).

Their 2032 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

The rule behind this

An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).

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Numbers come straight from the live Knicks cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.