During the offseason it’s OK for teams to carry as many as 20 players, but clubs must trim their rosters down to a maximum of 15 by opening night. In the meantime, some teams will hang around that 15-man line, while others will max out their roster counts. Some clubs may actually have more than 15 contracts that are at least partially guaranteed on the books. That means they’ll end up paying players who won’t be on the regular season roster, unless they can find trade partners.
With plenty more movement still to come, here’s the latest look at the Knicks’ roster size, the contract guarantee status of each player, and how each player came to be on New York’s roster.
(Last Updated 3-3-16, 1:00pm)
Fully Guaranteed (15)
- Arron Afflalo (G) — 6’5″/29 years old. Free agent signing.
- Louis Amundson (F) — 6’9″/32 years old. Free agent signing.
- Carmelo Anthony (F) — 6’8″/31 years old. Acquired via trade from Nuggets.
- Jose Calderon (G) — 6’3″/33 years old. Acquired via trade from Mavericks.
- Cleanthony Early (F) — 6’8″/24 years old. Drafted with No. 34 overall pick in 2014.
- Langston Galloway (G) — 6’2″/23 years old. Free agent signing.
- Jerian Grant (G) — 6’5″/22 years old. Draft rights acquired via Hawks.
- Robin Lopez (C) — 7’0″/27 years old. Free agent signing.
- Kyle O’Quinn (F) — 6’10″/25 years old. Acquired via sign-and-trade from Magic.
- Kristaps Porzingis (F) — 7’1″/19 years old. Drafted with No. 4 overall pick in 2015.
- Kevin Seraphin (C) — 6’10″/25 years old. Free agent signing.
- Lance Thomas (F) — 6’8″/27 years old. Free agent signing.
- Sasha Vujacic (G) — 6’7″/31 years old. Free agent signing.
- Derrick Williams (F) — 6’8″/24 years old. Free agent signing.
- Tony Wroten (G) — 6’6″/22 years old. Free agent signing.
10-Day Contracts (0)
- None
TOTAL ROSTER COUNT (15)