Can the New York Knicks sign a max free agent in 2029-30?

Max starting salaries run $50.5M to $70.7M depending on experience (projected), and the Knicks' cap position is $10.2M. The one path: renouncing all their free-agent holds would open $142.7M, enough for the $50.5M tier, at the cost of their Bird rights.

Without room, a max-level player can still arrive by trade (matching salary) or by the Knicks re-signing their own free agent with Bird rights, which works over the cap.

This is a forward look at 2029-30: it counts the contracts, options, and cap holds already on the Knicks books for that season. Signings, trades, and option decisions between now and then will move these numbers.