The Knicks are still poking around for help in the frontcourt as training camp approaches, and veteran center Tony Bradley has landed on their radar.
Ian Begley of SNY.tv reported in a mailbag that New York is among the teams looking at Bradley as it continues sorting through the final spots on the roster. Begley had already noted the Knicks’ interest in Drew Eubanks and John Konchar as the club weighs how to round out the group. Unless the team makes a cost-saving move, it’s expected to open the 2026/27 season with 14 players on standard contracts and three more on two-way deals.
Bradley, the 28th pick in the 2017 draft, is an eight-year NBA veteran who split last season between Indiana and Atlanta. He spent roughly half of 2025/26 with the Pacers before finishing with the Hawks, who needed another body in the middle after Jock Landale went down with an ankle injury.
Across 41 games last season, Bradley averaged 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per game. For his career, he’s at 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 11.0 minutes over 234 regular-season appearances.
At center, the Knicks are currently carrying only Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond, though Begley says the team is very confident in that pairing as it tries to defend its title.
Begley also touched on Miles McBride, and that situation sounds like one worth watching. He reported that the Knicks have been in regular contact with McBride’s agents throughout the offseason, but he doubts an extension gets done. McBride has clearly outplayed his current deal, and New York’s payroll is already headed toward expensive territory.
The 2021 second-round pick turned in his best season yet, averaging a career-high 12.0 points while hitting a personal-best 41.3% from deep on 6.6 attempts per game. He did that in 41 regular-season games, logging 26.0 minutes a night.
If McBride ever does come up in trade conversations, Begley says there would be no shortage of interest from other teams. That said, he hasn’t been made available. Because he’s on an expiring contract, the possibility remains that the Knicks could eventually decide to move him rather than risk losing him for nothing in free agency.
Josh Hart, meanwhile, says the Knicks still don’t see themselves as the hunted. Adam Zagoria of NJ.com reported that Hart believes New York “aren’t satisfied with one” championship, but the wing also thinks the team is still being treated like an underdog after its playoff run. The Knicks are currently tied with Philadelphia for the third-best championship odds.
“I don’t think we have a big target because I don’t think anyone’s picking us to win again,” Hart told ESPN on Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
And in another Knicks-related note, Dexter Henry of The New York Post took a look at whether Jalen Brunson has already hit his peak at age 30, and how the Finals MVP’s game might continue to evolve.
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