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October 26th, 2025 at 5:03pm CST by Eli Cohen

Josh Hart is no longer on a minutes restriction for theKnicks, reports James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link). Hart missed a majority of the preseason withback spasms and is also dealing with afinger injury that he expects to manage all season, but he was able to make his 2025/26 debut on Friday’s win against the Celtics.

Hart only scored three points on 1-for-8 shooting, but he collected 14 rebounds and dished out three assists with zero turnovers in just under 19 minutes. One person particularly impressed with the performance was head coachMike Brown, writesMadeline Kenney for the New York Post.

“Josh, man, monster, monster, monster.” Brown said. “Not only did he guard everybody, he had six offensive rebounds, eight defensive. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen this before — 14 rebounds in 19 minutes — just a phenomenal, phenomenal game doing the dirty stuff by Josh.”

Hart called the outing a “solid first day here at the office” and noted that he’s still working on getting his conditioning back after missing much of the ramp-up to the season.

We have more on the Knicks:

  • Miles McBride is not with the Knicks on Sunday as they head to Miami, reports Stefan Bondy of the New York Post (via Twitter). McBride will miss the matchup due to personal reasons, and it’s unclear if he’ll join the team for the rest of its three-game road trip. He started the previous game in the absence ofMitchell Robinson, who is still out due to load management, and scored 10 points with four assists and four rebounds.
  • After leaving Friday’s game early,OG Anunoby says that he’s fine, and that he was dealing with cramping and not the ankle injury he fought through during preseason, writesPetter Botte of the New York Post. Botte notes that Anunoby went through practice on Friday, and SNY’s Ian Begley reports (via Twitter) that, according to Brown, Anunoby could’ve gone back into the game if he was needed.
  • AfterMalcolm Brogdon‘s surpriseretirement, second-year guardTyler Kolek has stepped into a larger role and is making the most of it,Botte writes. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, but Brown likes what he’s seeing from the young point guard. “He had a really good game defensively [Friday] night for the most part,” Brown said. “During the first stretch, he was really good offensively. In the second half, he wasn’t as good, but he’s a young guy, and, he’s gonna learn and grow from any minutes that he gets, and that’s what I like about him, because you know he’s young, he’s smart, but more importantly, he’s tough-minded, so he can take any type of coaching or any adversity that he goes through at any time and he’ll bounce back the right way.” Kolek points to his time on the bench withCameron Payne last season as a key to growing his understanding of the game, as the two would analyze the play ofJalen Brunson and others together.
October 25th, 2025 at 3:08pm CST by Arthur Hill

The NBA G League held its draft for the 2025/26 season on Saturday afternoon. Players who signed NBAGL contracts and whose rights weren’t already controlled by a team were part of the draft pool.

Affiliates from all 30 NBA teams took part in the draft, along with the unaffiliated Mexico City Capitanes.

Dillon Jones, who was a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, was selected No. 1 overall by South Bay, which is the Lakers’ G League affiliate.

The 23-year-old small forward was drafted out of Weber State by Oklahoma City with the 26th pick last summer. He appeared in 54 games as a rookie, but only played 10.2 minutes per night and averaged 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

The Thundertraded Jones to Washington in June to clear a spot on their roster. The Wizardswaived him last weekend and still owe him $2,753,280 for the remainder of the season.

Drafting Jones to South Bay won’t prevent another NBA team from signing him, since holding a player’s G League rights doesn’t mean teams control his NBA rights. However, it will give the Lakers a chance to take a first-hand look at him before potentially offering a standard or two-way contract.

With the second pick, the Osceola Magic selectedTyler Smith, who lost a battle for the Bucks’ final roster spot and waswaived last Sunday. The 20-year-old power forward was expected to draw interest as a two-way target, but it doesn’t appear any offers have materialized yet. Smith, who started his career with the now-defunct G League Ignite, was taken with the 33rd pick in last year’s NBA draft.

The Wizards’ affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, had three of the next four picks, selectingAce Baldwin at No. 3,Nolan Hickman at No. 5 andCam Carter at No. 6.

Two notable second-generation players were selected in today’s draft.Jamal Mashburn Jr. was taken at No. 8 by the Westchester Knicks, andJabri Abdur-Rahim, whose father Shareef serves as G League president, went to the Stockton Kings at No. 29.

Here are the full 2025 G League draft results:

Round One:

  1. South Bay Lakers (Lakers):Dillon Jones
  2. Osceola Magic (Magic):Tyler Smith
  3. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards):Ace Baldwin
  4. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets):Adama Bal
  5. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards):Nolan Hickman
  6. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards):Cam Carter
  7. Motor City Cruise (Pistons):Stefan Todorovic
  8. Westchester Knicks (Knicks):Jamal Mashburn Jr.
  9. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets):Ethan Taylor
  10. Raptors 905 (Raptors):A.J. Hoggard
  11. Texas Legends (Mavericks):Kario Oquendo
  12. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets):Kenan Blackshear
  13. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder):Vinicius da Silva (Brazil)
  14. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat):Josh Cohen
  15. Texas Legends (Mavericks):Cearius Warren (St. Thomas University)
  16. Osceola Magic (Magic):Ebenezer Dowuona
  17. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder):John Harge (Adams State University)
  18. Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans):Tray Jackson
  19. Westchester Knicks (Knicks):Jaden Seymour
  20. Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans):Chris Mantis
  21. College Park Skyhawks (Hawks):Tyrin Lawrence
  22. Raptors 905 (Raptors):JP Pegues
  23. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets):Olisa Akonobi
  24. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): No pick
  25. South Bay Lakers (Lakers):Selton Miguel
  26. Motor City Cruise (Pistons):O’Mar Stanley
  27. Noblesville Boom (Pacers):Ben Coupet Jr.
  28. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz):Des Watson
  29. Stockton Kings (Kings):Jabri Abdur-Rahim
  30. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz):Carter Whitt
  31. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards):J.Z. Zaher

Round Two:

  1. Texas Legends (Mavericks):Sean Durugordon
  2. Stockton Kings (Kings): No pick
  3. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz):Jermaine Couisnard
  4. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat):Dischon Thomas
  5. Valley Suns (Suns):Bryce Thompson
  6. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat):Darius Maddox
  7. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors):Derrin Boyd
  8. Austin Spurs (Spurs):Pierre Crockrell II
  9. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets):Markeese Hastings
  10. Maine Celtics (Celtics):Vance Jackson
  11. Texas Legends (Mavericks):Chandler Baker
  12. Osceola Magic (Magic): No pick
  13. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks):Onno Steger
  14. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves):Donte Ingram
  15. Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies):Kobe Webster
  16. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat):Tyler Hawkins (Barry University)
  17. Motor City Cruise (Pistons):Jason Hubbard (Taylor University)
  18. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks):T.J. Weeks
  19. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): No pick
  20. Austin Spurs (Spurs): No pick
  21. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): No pick
  22. Noblesville Boom (Pacers):Ahmaad Rorie
  23. Maine Celtics (Celtics):Nicolas Timberlake
  24. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): No pick
  25. Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers): No pick
  26. Texas Legends (Mavericks): No pick
  27. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Franco Miller Jr.
  28. Motor City Cruise (Pistons):Ray Harrison
  29. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks):No pick
  30. Westchester Knicks (Knicks):Fousseyni Drame
  31. Osceola Magic (Magic): No pick

Teams will fill out their rosters with affiliate players, returning rights players, tryout players, and players who are assigned to the G League from the NBA roster (including those on two-way contracts).

G League training camps open on Monday, with this year’s NBAGL Tip-Off Tournament getting underway on November 7. The Tip-Off Tournament will be played over about a month-and-a-half and will be followed by the G League regular season, which begins on December 19.

October 24th, 2025 at 5:10pm CST by Rory Maher

TheKnicks fired former head coachTom Thibodeau over the offseason shortly after they made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. However, star big manKarl-Anthony Towns tellsDJ Siddiqi of RG.org that he doesn’t view 2025/26 as a championship-or-bust season.

“I feel all 30 teams in NBA are walking in saying the same thing,” Towns said. “It’s unfair just to say that’s for us. I think every team walks in saying the same thing. We’re just focusing on being the best version of ourselves every single day. Every year, you have to earn the respect of the city, continue to earn the respect of the city and the give the fans something to cheer for.

“Just be the best version ourselves when it comes to that point, when the postseason rolls around and play our best basketball. To build as a team so we can play our best basketball when we need to.”

In case you missed it, Towns said after Wednesday’s opening win versus Cleveland that he’s battling aGrade 2 right quad strain.

Here’s more on the Knicks:

  • Although head coachMike Brown continues to insist thatMitchell Robinson hasn’t sustained a new injury, it’s concerning that the 27-year-old center will miss his second straight game on Friday against Boston with what the team calls left ankle injury management, writesJared Schwartz of The New York Post. Robinson has made just 48 regular season appearances over the past two campaigns largely due to issues with his left ankle, which has been surgically repaired two times over that span, Schwartz notes.
  • Wednesday’s win was a good example of how different Brown’s vision for the Knicks is compared to Thibodeau’s, asStefan Bondy of The New York Post details in a subscriber-only story. With the obvious caveat that it was only one game, the players seemed to be bought in to Brown’s fast-paced offense and energized by the fact that the new coach used an extended rotation. “I truly believe this team is a deep team,” Brown said. “Give (president)Leon Rose and his group a lot of credit. It’s my job to keep trying to find combinations out on the floor that work. Just like they’ve got a lot of room to grow, I’ve got a lot of room to grow, too. I’m still learning. The good part about is there are a lot of different ways I can go with it and I can learn on the fly because we have guys that can play. I like to play a lot of guys. I don’t know if I’ll play 11 guys every night but we like to play as many as we can. We want everybody to be ready in case their number’s called anytime.”
  • Tyler Kolek andAriel Hukporti didn’t get much playing time as rookies last season, but earned minutes — and praise — from Brown on Wednesday, perPeter Sblendorio of The New York Daily News. “I thought both guys came in and tried to do what they’re capable of doing,” Brown said of Kolek and Hukporti. “We don’t need anybody to come in and play hero ball or anything like that. Play to your strengths, and both of those guys, they can do some things out on the floor.”
  • Miles McBride played a critical role in Wednesday’s opener, scoring 15 points on only seven field goal attempts and recording a team-high plus/minus of +17 in 26 minutes, according toSchwartz, who says the 25-year-old guard looks like an ideal fit in Brown’s pace-and-space offense. McBride will start on Friday,tweets Bondy.
October 23rd, 2025 at 9:55pm CST by Rory Maher

Kings centerDomantas Sabonis, who missed Wednesday’s regular season opener in Phoenix, appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from aGrade 1 right hamstring strain. The Lithuanian big man has been upgraded to questionable for Friday’s home opener vs. Utah,tweets Sean Cunningham of NBC Sacramento.

The questionable tag certainly doesn’t guarantee Sabonis will suit up tomorrow, but it’s at least an encouraging development after the three-time All-Star was spotted getting shots up during Thursday’s practice. The Kings are banged up in the frontcourt, with forwardKeegan Murray (thumb surgery) and his replacement in the starting lineup (Nique Clifford;hamstring strain) both out as well.

Second-year big manIsaac Jones, who missed Wednesday’s loss with an illness, is no longer on the injury report and will be active for Friday’s game, Cunningham adds.

We have more injury updates from around the NBA:

  • WhileKnicks big manKarl-Anthony Towns managed to record a double-double (19 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes) during Wednesday’s opener vs. Cleveland, his injury designation changed multiple times in the hours leading up to the game, writesVincent Goodwill of ESPN.com. After the victory, Towns said he is battling a Grade 2 right quad strain. “I’ve been banged up, and I really haven’t gotten a chance to practice or play in the last two preseason games,” Towns said. “I didn’t want to disappoint the fans. It’s not something that’s easy to deal with, [but] we made it happen tonight.” Towns admitted he was bothered by the injury during the game, notesJared Schwartz of The New York Post. “It was hurting,” Towns said. “For sure.“
  • Fifth-year guardJalen Green continues to be sidelined by a right hamstring strain.Suns head coachJordan Ott confirmed the offseason addition will miss the first two games (Friday at the Clippers and Saturday at the Nuggets) of a three-game road trip, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (Twitter link). However, Green will be traveling with the team, which is a positive sign, and he hasn’t been ruled out of Monday’s game in Utah.
  • Bucks guardKevin Porter Jr. notched 10 points and two assists in nine minutes during Wednesday’s opening win vs. Washington before exiting late in the first quarter. An MRI on Thursday confirmed Porter has a left ankle sprain, according to the Bucks, who announced (via Twitter) that the 25-year-old will miss at least two games (Friday in Toronto and Sunday in Cleveland) as a result of the injury.Ryan Rollins andCole Anthony are likely to continue to receive more playing time with Porter out.
October 22nd, 2025 at 8:00pm CST by Eli Cohen

TheKnicks are facing the ghosts of injuries past as recently anointed starting centerMitchell Robinson opens the season inactive due to load management, writesKristian Winfield for the New York Daily News.

Winfield notes that there’s no official timetable for Robinson’s season debut, a dissatisfying data point in a confusing saga that began when Robinson sat out the second half of the team’s October 9 preseason game after playing the first half. According to head coachMike Brown, that uncertainty may not be resolved in the near future.

“There may be a stretch of five games where we may sit him. There may be a stretch of two games where we may sit him,” Brown said. “There’s no definition of what load management is. You just go along … myself and the medical team and the front office will go along as we see fit, and we’ll decide if we want to sit him during practice or we want to sit him in a game. It’s as simple as that.”

Stefan Bondy of the New York Post also expresses some confusion regarding Robinson’s status, writing that he doesn’t understand why the big man is sitting out on opening night if he didn’t suffer some sort of injury or setback during the preseason. Bondy also relays Brown’s explanation for Robinson missing the team’s season opener.

“Just because he might be able to play tonight, he might be able to practice today, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m gonna play him or I’m gonna practice him,” Brown said.

We have more from around the world of New York basketball:

  • TheKnicks‘ decision to part ways with head coachTom Thibodeau this summer after one of their most successful seasons in recent memory came down to a philosophical misalignment with certain members of the front office, writesIan O’Connor for The Athletic, who says those front office executives were focused far more on Thibodeau’s flaws than his strengths. “In their world,the players were 51-0 and Tom was 0-31…He also had a sense of betrayal,” a source close to him said. “When you find out that people you helped either weren’t with you in the end or didn’t fight for you like you fought for them, that stings.”
  • Egor Demin was intent on preparing his body for theNets‘ season as he recovered from plantar fasciitis, writesPeter Botte for the New York Post. Demin has added over 10 pounds of muscle since being drafted and he said the difference is noticeable. “[I wanted] to be able to compete against athletes as we have [in the NBA], so I can be a little bit heavier to be stronger on defense, on offense, to get into the paint, and things like this,” Demin said. “As long as I’m above that [number], it’s good, but not too much [because] I want to still be able to run. But I think I’m in a good balance right now with my weight, muscles and condition.” Demin came off the bench on Wednesday in the Nets’ season opener against the Hornets.
  • Cam Thomas will return to free agency in 2026 after accepting his qualifying offer following a lengthy standoff with theNets this summer. However, he’s not struggling to keep his eye on the ball, literally, as he enters another contract year, writesThe New York Post’s Brian Lewis. “I’m not really worried about that. It’ll take care of itself,” Thomas said of his place in Brooklyn and his contract situation going forward. “The main goal is just being on the court and playing, being out there. I love to hoop, I love to play, so that’s really the main thing I’m trying to do this year. Whatever happens, happens. I’ll let that take care of itself.” After a season shortened by injuries, Thomas came into this year slimmed down and ready to take on an even bigger role.
October 22nd, 2025 at 11:13am CST by Luke Adams

Each of the NBA’s 30 teams is permitted to carry 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals once the regular season begins, which works out to a maximum of 540 players across 30 rosters.

[RELATED:2025/26 NBA Roster Counts]

Of those 540 potential roster spots, 522 are currently occupied to open the 2025/26 season, leaving 18 open roster spots around the NBA across 17 teams. Here’s the full breakdown of those 18 openings around the league:

One open standard roster spotand one open two-way slot

  • Cleveland Cavaliers

The only team operating above the secondtax apron, theCavaliers are likely in no hurry to fill the 15th spot on their standard roster, which would cost them exponentially more in tax penalties beyond the player’s salary. Cleveland also has the ability to make changes involving its 14th roster spot at some point if it wants to —Thomas Bryant minimum-salary contract is fully non-guaranteed, so he’d only be owed a prorated portion of his salary if he’s waived at some point on or before January 7.

While two-way players don’t count against the salary cap, they still earn modest salaries (half the rookie minimum), so it’s possible the Cavs will look to save a little money on the league’s priciest roster by holding their third two-way slot open for the time being. A team that has an open standard roster spot is also limited to 90 overall active games for its two-way players instead of 50 apiece, so the Cavs probably aren’t looking to use up many of those games early in the season if they can help it.

One open standard roster spot

  • Atlanta Hawks
  • Boston Celtics
  • Denver Nuggets
  • Detroit Pistons
  • Golden State Warriors
  • Houston Rockets
  • Los Angeles Clippers
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Miami Heat
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
  • New York Knicks
  • Orlando Magic
  • Philadelphia 76ers
  • Phoenix Suns
  • Toronto Raptors

Many of these teams are carrying an open roster spot for luxury tax reasons. TheCeltics,Nuggets,Warriors,Rockets,Clippers,Lakers,Timberwolves,Knicks,Magic,Sixers,Suns, andRaptors are all over the tax line, while theHeat don’t have much breathing room below it.

Most of those teams will add 15th men eventually, but won’t do so yet. Several of them – Golden State, Houston, both L.A. teams, New York, and Orlando – actuallycan’t do so yet, since they’re operating so close to their respective hard caps.

TheHawks have room under the tax line for a 15th man, but of all the teams in this group, thePistons could be the best bet to fill their open roster spot sooner rather than later. They’re well more than $20MM below the tax line, so there are no concerns related to finances or spending flexibility. Still, given thatJaden Ivey is the only player on the roster dealing with more than a day-to-day injury right now, there’s no urgency to bring in a 15th man immediately.

One open two-way slot

  • Brooklyn Nets

In the past, a team without a G League affiliate of its own might be slow to fill its two-way contract slots, but all 30 NBA clubs now have affiliates in the NBAGL, so outside of thriftiness, there’s no real excuse not to carry a full complement of two-way players once the G League season begins in the coming weeks.

That’s especially true for theNets, whose team salary is the lowest in the league entering the season. With so many rookies on the team’s standard roster, a third two-way player might not see any action at the NBA level anytime soon, but it would still make sense for Brooklyn to bring in another young prospect to develop in the G League.

October 21st, 2025 at 9:29pm CST by Dana Gauruder

One of the questions facing theKnicks this preseason was whether new coachMike Brown would chooseMitchell Robinson orJosh Hart as the team’s fifth starter. As it turns out, neither will play in the season opener against Cleveland on Wednesday. They’re listed as out on the official injury report and another starter,Karl-Anthony Towns, is questionable due to a strained right quad, Steve Popper of Newsdaytweets.

Hart is dealing with lumbar spasms, according toJared Schwartz of the New York Post. In terms of the oft-injured Robinson, it’s essentially left ankle injury management.

“With Mitch, we just have to be smart,”Brown said.“That’s part of load management. Just because he might be able to play tonight, he might be able to practice today, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m gonna play him or I’m gonna practice him.”

Here’s more on the Knicks:

  • Brown has been tasked to bring the Knicks a long-awaited championship. He says they can’t skip any steps along the way, Schwartz writes. “The good part about it is, the Finals or the championship round doesn’t happen until June,” Brown said. “We’ve got a long time to get there. It starts on the daily. We can’t skip any steps. We just wanna keep taking steps, because it’s gonna be a process. Knowing that we might take one or two steps backwards, but hopefully we can regroup and continue to take three, four, five more forward.”
  • Towns isn’t entirely sure how his skill set fits into Brown’s offensive schemes, which are more up-tempo with a heavier emphasis on movement compared toTom Thibodeau’s more methodical system.“Honestly, I don’t know, but we’re figuring it out. It’s just different,” Towns toldKristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. Brown is confident Towns will adjust.“First thing is, it’s going to be a process, especially with him missing the last couple of games,” the Knicks’ new coach said. “He’ll be in the strong corner, he’ll be in the weak corner, he can be the push man, or he can be the weak wing, and also he can be at the top of the key and in the dunker. That will help him, the movement.”
  • Guerschon Yabusele has tipped the scales after signing a two-year contract as a free agent, according toZach Braziller of the New York Post. The new Knicks forward weighs in at 283 pounds, 18 pounds more than last season with the Sixers.“I did not ask him to put on weight or take off weight,” Brown said. “That’s something that our performance people talk to him about.”
October 20th, 2025 at 11:05pm CST by Rory Maher

Charlotte’s decision toreleaseSpencer Dinwiddie — after signing the veteran guard to a guaranteed minimum-salary contract over the summer — surprised some people around the NBA, according toMarc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link).

There was some speculation that theHornets might waivePat Connaughton instead, but Stein hears the team decided to keep the veteran wing because he’s popular in the locker room and has championship experience. Another key factor: the Hornets remain cautiously optimistic they might be able to use Connaughton’s $9.4MM expiring contract in a trade before February’s deadline, Stein writes.

Here’s more from Stein:

  • TheKnicks attempted to speak to several employed head coaches when they were looking for a replacement forTom Thibodeau, but all of their formal requests were denied. According to Stein, there have been rumblings that New York also informally explored the possibility of trying to pursueCeltics coachJoe Mazzulla, which obviously went nowhere — a month after the Knicks hiredMike Brown, Mazzulla signed anextension with Boston. While the Celtics vaguely referred to Mazzulla’s agreement as a multiyear extension, Stein hears the 37-year-old likely received a six-year contract.
  • There’s zero doubt that theWarriors will eventually re-signSeth Curry — the only question is when, says Stein. While Golden State could technically bring Curry back on November 11, waiting a bit beyond that date would give the Warriors more breathing room below their second apron hard cap, and they are believed to be considering that path, per Stein.
  • TheMaverickswaived NBA veteransJeremiah Robinson-Earl,Dalano Banton andDennis Smith Jr. on Friday. Their G League affiliate — the Texas Legends — controls the returning rights of Robinson-Earl and Banton, and Dallas expects both players to open the season with the Legends, according to Stein. The Mavs are also optimistic that Smith with play for the Legends, but Stein points out that the former lottery pick’s rights are currently held by the Wisconsin Herd — an NBGL trade between Wisconsin and Texas would need to occur for that to happen. Banton was on an Exhibit 10 deal with the Mavs (Robinson-Earl and Smith were on Exhibit 9s), so he’s the only player of the group who will receive a bonus if he spends at least 60 days with the Legends.
October 20th, 2025 at 9:00pm CST by Rory Maher

While he’s not sure who will be ready for Wednesday’s season opener against Minnesota, head coachChauncey Billups saidToumani Camara (knee),Deni Avdija (back),Robert Williams (knee) andMatisse Thybulle (knee) were full participants in Monday’s practice,tweets Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report.

Williams, who has been plagued by knee issues throughout his career, was limited to just 20 games last season. He didn’t play at all during the preseason, nor did Thybulle, who appeared in just 15 games last season due to knee and ankle issues.

Camara, the recipient of a newfour-year, $81MM extension, appeared in two preseason games, while Avdija played in all four butexited the finale with upper back stiffness.

We have more injury updates from around the NBA:

  • TheKnicks may be without a pair of key rotation players for their regular season opener vs. Cleveland, writesZach Braziller of The New York Post.Josh Hart (back spasms) andMitchell Robinson (load management) didn’t practice Monday, and head coach Mike Brown isn’t sure if either player will be available Wednesday. “Everything we’re doing with him is about managing his workload, which we’ll do the whole year,” Brown replied when asked if there is an injury for Robinson.
  • Rookie guardKasparas Jakucionis (right groin strain) and second-yearKel’el Ware (neck spasms) were unable to practice Monday for theHeat, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). Ware is being evaluated by a doctor, Chiang adds. Miami’s regular season begins Wednesday in Orlando.
  • Lottery pickDerik Queen went through a full practice Saturday for the first time since undergoingleft wrist surgery in July. While thePelicans big man thinks he could play in Wednesday’s opener at Memphis, head coachWillie Green was careful to temper expectations after a lengthy layoff, writesJim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com. “We’ve got to listen to how his body is responding,” Green said. “This is his first time playing with contact in a few months. We don’t want to rush. If he’s ready, that’s another conversation that we’ll have.” Second-year centerKarlo Matkovic was unable to practice Saturday due to an elbow injury the team continues to evaluate, Green added.
October 20th, 2025 at 8:01am CST by Arthur Hill

Young players likePacome Dadiet andTyler Kolek knew there wasn’t much chance they’d see significant minutes underTom Thibodeau, but that’s changed now thatMike Brown is running theKnicks, writesKristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. Brown prefers a larger rotation than Thibodeau, who was notorious for leaning on his starters, and the new coach has a reputation for giving opportunities to unproven talent.

It began with New York’s first preseason game in Abu Dhabi, Winfield notes, as Dadiet found himself in the starting lineup due to a hand sprain that sidelinedOG Anunoby. It’s a philosophy Brown picked up while serving as an assistant toSteve Kerr, who regularly would insert end-of-the-bench players into a game without prior notice.

“If you look at what I’ve done, it’s usually nine-and-a-half to 10 guys,”Brown said.“I try to play as many as I can. Even in (Sacramento), when we had an injury, I started a two-way guy inKeon Ellis. So I’m going to play whoever helps us win and try to get guys an opportunity. With how deep our roster is, everybody should get one at some point.”

Dadiet still could spend time in the G League as long as the Knicks stay relatively healthy, but the team may need Kolek to step into the backup point guard role right away followingMalcolm Brogdon‘s unexpectedretirement. Kolek fits Brown’s up-tempo style, and he delivered 20 points and six assists last Monday in a game where the starters rested.

“There’s urgency every single day,”Kolek said.“They say the hardest thing is not to get in this league — it’s to stay in it. You’re fighting and scrapping for yours while keeping a collective goal as a team. Every day you’re working on your game to put yourself in the best position.”

There’s more from New York:

  • Brown’s plan to play faster got off to a rough start in the preseason as the Knicks ranked 29th in pace with 98.55 possessions per 48 minutes, notesJared Schwartz of The New York Post. Brown attributes that to having so many players missing time with injuries.“The guys that have been out, they’re the key pieces to what we’re trying to do,”he said.“They haven’t gotten the reps and for us to jell together from top to bottom is gonna take a little more time than I thought.”
  • Mitchell Robinson missed most of last season while recovering from ankle surgery, so the Knicks have been cautious with him since training camp opened, perZach Braziller of The New York Post. Robinson was a healthy scratch for the preseason finale at the behest of Casey Smith, who runs the team’s performance group. Brown added that he’s not aware if there’s a specific plan for how often Robinson will be available during the season.
  • James L. Edwards of The Athletic offers predictions for how the rotation will play out now that thefinal roster cuts have been made.

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