The Knicks have trimmed their camp roster again, moving on from center Tony Bradley and wing Ochai Agbaji after already deciding to waive injured center Drew Eubanks.
The team confirmed the moves, with Shams Charania of ESPN reporting earlier that New York would cut Bradley and Agbaji as well. Ian Begley of SNY.tv first reported Bradley’s waiver, while Stefan Bondy of The New York Post first reported the Agbaji news.
That leaves James Wiseman and Bruce Brown as the two remaining veteran camp invitees still in the mix. Eubanks, Bradley, and Agbaji were among five veterans brought in on non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contracts and were competing for one of the Knicks’ remaining roster openings.
New York technically has two open spots on its standard 15-man roster, but keeping both Wiseman and Brown would mean either going over the second tax apron or clearing salary elsewhere to stay under it. If the Knicks don’t make a trade and owner James Dolan won’t go even temporarily into second-apron territory, one of those players will need to be waived before Monday’s roster deadline.
The reporting around the Knicks this fall has pointed toward a preference for carrying a center to back up Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond. If that remains the plan, Wiseman would appear to have the upper hand over Brown for the 14th spot.
Bradley, taken 28th overall in the 2017 draft, has played in 234 regular season games across eight NBA seasons, including 41 in 2025/26 for Indiana and Atlanta. In three preseason games with the Knicks this month, he averaged 5.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. For his career, he’s put up 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per contest.
Agbaji, a lottery pick in 2022, spent his four-year rookie scale contract with the Jazz, Raptors, and Nets. The 6-foot-5 wing had his best stretch in Toronto in 2024/25, averaging 10.4 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting .498/.399/.708, but his role and output slipped last season before Brooklyn dealt him at the deadline. He was eligible for restricted free agency this summer, though the Nets did not extend him a qualifying offer.
Because both Bradley and Agbaji signed non-guaranteed minimum deals, they can be claimed by any team with room on a 21-man roster. If they pass through waivers, both will become unrestricted free agents.
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