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New York Knicks

Eastern Conference · 2026-27

Over 2nd apron

Payroll

$231.5M

Over cap

$66.5M

Over tax line

$30.5M

Luxury tax bill · 2026-27

$80,349,909

$30,465,861 over the $201,000,000 tax line

Not a repeater

Standard tax rates apply.

Cap
$165M

Tax
$201M

1st apron
$209M

2nd apron
$222M

$231M

Roster & salaries

Player	Age	Yrs left	Salary	% of cap
Karl-Anthony Towns	30	2	$57,078,728	34.6%
OG Anunoby	29	3	$42,500,000	25.8%
Jalen Brunson	30	3	$37,739,521	22.9%
Mikal Bridges	30	4	$33,482,145	20.3%
Josh Hart	31	2	$20,923,760	12.7%
Landry Shamet	29	4	$5,357,143	3.2%
Jose Alvarado	28	3	$4,500,000	2.7%
Miles McBride	26	1	$3,956,523	2.4%
Pacôme Dadiet	21	2	$2,983,680	1.8%
John Konchar	30	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
James Wiseman	25	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Ochai Agbaji	26	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Drew Eubanks	29	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Andre Drummond	33	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Jordan Clarkson	34	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Bruce Brown	30	1	$2,449,421	1.5%
Tyler Kolek	25	2	$2,296,271	1.4%
Mohamed Diawara	21	4	$2,232,143	1.4%
Nick MartinelliR	·	2	$1,270,000	0.8%
Total (19 players)			$231,465,861	140%

Rookie class (1): Nick Martinelli

$30,465,861 over the $201,000,000 tax line · standard rates

Bracket	Amount in band	Rate	Tax
$0 to $5,780,000	$5,780,000	$1.50	$8,670,000
$5,780,000 to $11,560,000	$5,780,000	$1.75	$10,115,000
$11,560,000 to $17,340,000	$5,780,000	$2.50	$14,450,000
$17,340,000 to $23,120,000	$5,780,000	$3.25	$18,785,000
$23,120,000 to $28,900,000	$5,780,000	$3.75	$21,675,000
$28,900,000 to $30,465,861	$1,565,861	$4.25	$6,654,909
Total luxury tax			$80,349,909

Total payroll $231,465,861. Tax payroll approximated as the sum of guaranteed cap hits; offseason rosters may be incomplete.