The Knicks may not be done at center just yet.
New York signed James Wiseman and Drew Eubanks to training-camp deals, but the roster still looks thin in the middle, and James L. Edwards III reported that adding another center through free agency or a trade would not be a surprise. Right now, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond are the only centers on standard contracts.
That is the heart of the issue: camp invites are not the same thing as dependable depth. Wiseman and Eubanks both have a shot to make the team, but neither arrived with a guaranteed standard deal. Even if one of them pops in preseason, that does not automatically solve the Knicks’ center situation for an entire season.
Wiseman brings the kind of upside that once made him the No. 2 pick in 2020, but last season he appeared in only four NBA games for Indiana. Eubanks offers a different profile, with more experience and a steadier track record.
Mike Brown can use camp to figure out which player, if either, can help right away. What camp cannot do is turn a question mark into proven full-season insurance.
The concern became more obvious after Mitchell Robinson left for Boston, leaving Drummond with a bigger job than the usual backup role. If Towns misses time or gets into foul trouble, the Knicks do not have much established center play waiting behind him on the current standard-contract roster.
For now, there is no reported agreement with another big man, and there is no reason to call a trade imminent. Edwards’ reporting points to a roster need and the possibility that New York still makes a move, not to a completed deal.
The Knicks have time before opening night. What they do not have is much room for error if they plan to lean on camp alone.
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