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Given what we know about helicopters, are we sure it’s a good idea for LeBron to be commuting from New York to Philly via that manner, as you’ve suggested might be the case? Brian Windhorst: Well, I don’t know if that’s what he’s going to do. I think what I heard was the first inclination that the 76ers got that they might actually win the sweepstakes was that LeBron started asking questions to people on the team about commuting, and like where to live and like what about commuting between New York and Philly. I don’t know if he’s made up his mind. I’m sure we’ll get an update on that at Media Day. But it just so happens that the Sixers’ actual practice facility in South Jersey has a premium helipad. It was constructed here because Josh Harris, their owner, routinely commutes from New York to Philadelphia by helicopter. But I don’t know. I said that I knew that LeBron had investigated it.
Barry Jackson: For those asking about Gabe Vincent, there has been no Heat offer. Knicks brought him to New York earlier this week. New York signed 5 vets today to compete for 1 or 2 roster spots: Bruce Brown, John Konchar, James Wiseman, Drew Eubanks, Ochai Agbaji. Heat, which is hard-capped, added Nick Richards on this type of non-guaranteed deal but otherwise is holding onto a spot in case something needle-moving shakes free in months ahead.
Things can change, of course. Maybe the Knicks move off of future salary in a trade and open up some money. Maybe Dolan and the Knicks decide to increase future spending without regard for the second apron. It's worth noting that the Knicks and McBride’s representatives have been in regular contact ahead of the season. In a perfect world, those conversations would produce a multi-year extension for McBride. The longest-tenured Knick, McBride loves New York, loves his teammates; he was an integral part of this team’s rise. The fact that he’ll likely have to play this coming season with contract uncertainty is a shame. Yes, McBride on an expiring contract is one of the most valuable trade chips in the league. He would garner significant interest if New York made him available via trade – either in-season or in the offseason. We’re certainly not there yet. But logic tells you that’s where things could be headed.
Do you ever think about how your career might have differed if you had stayed in New York and the Carmelo Anthony trade never happened? Danilo Gallinari: No, I sometimes talk about it. I think about it just with friends and family when we sometimes talk about basketball and my career. We think about it, or when I come back to New York and I talk to my fans or people in New York that still work for the Knicks, we talk about it, but there is a lot of, unfortunately, because of my injuries, there is a lot of what-if in my career. I don't know, I'm probably the biggest what-if guy in the history of the game, maybe. But it's part of an NBA career. It happened to me, unfortunately, more than any other athlete probably, as far as injuries, but I don't think about it too much.
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From your perspective, was that game where Trae Young sent New York home as wild as everyone makes it seem? Danilo Gallinari: Trae played amazingly. I think that we got to the playoffs with so much confidence that, especially winning the first game in New York, gives you another boost of confidence, and we had the confidence that we could win against everybody.
Per SNY sources, guard-forward John Konchar and forward-center Drew Eubanks are among the players on New York’s radar as we draw closer to training camp. Konchar, recently waived and stretched after a trade to Minnesota, is known as a strong rebounder/defender/offensive connector who can knock down perimeter shots over his seven-year NBA career.
NBA Courtside: Jalen Brunson on the challenges of repeating as champions next season: “We have all these people telling us how great we are, we just you know, we won in New York and everyone in New York is up on their high horse everyone saying the best things about us even though middle of the year they were probably saying the worst as well. When we were 2-9. So it was definitely like a roller coaster of a ride but, it’s important for us to come in to the season and be like, “All right that’s over with.” Right? We don’t want to speak of the trophy, we don’t want to talk about the trophy, we don’t want to see the trophy, right? We want to come in with the same mindset if not even tougher mindset we had last year.” (Via @RoadTrippinShow)
Oh No He Didn't: Amar'e on the Knicks: "In New York in the Garden, there's nothing like it. When you hear MVP chants every night, they're chanting your name. The arena is rocking. New York is the No. 1 place to play. And I knew that as a player, but before I got there, no one else wanted to go to New York. So that's why I was like, the Knicks are back, and we're gonna do this. And so it's good to see those guys winning that championship this year in 2026"
A pizza spot in New York has turned a standard safety poster into pure New York Knicks fan art by casting Victor Wembanyama as the choking victim. The framed sign, spotted and shared widely this week, reimagines the classic “Choking Victim” first-aid instructions as “The Heimknick Maneuver.” Illustrations show the San Antonio Spurs star in his No. 1 jersey demonstrating the universal signs of choking: Unable to speak or breathe, turning blue, and collapsing.
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NBA Communications: The NBA schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18) will feature an NBC Sports quadrupleheader. The action begins with a 2026 Eastern Conference Semifinals rematch between the Pistons and Cavaliers, with additional matchups between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Minnesota and New York and Houston and Memphis.
My buddy James Edwards III wrote recently in The Athetic that he doesn’t expect the Knicks to offer Towns a max extension. Towns is a forever Knick; his play in New York’s championship season will be celebrated for as long as the franchise exists. But I agree with Edwards on this: I don’t think the Knicks will offer Towns a max in extension talks. Also, if I had to take a guess, the two sides will reach an agreement. Towns clearly loves New York. Maybe he can make more money with another team next summer (Towns has a $57 million salary this season and his contract has a $61 million player option for 2027-28).
Dwyane Bacon: "I didn't want to go to New York, but my my agent wanted me to go to New York. End up firing him, going into the office, telling Leon Rose and and Wes, I don't want to be here. I appreciate y'all. No, I said it was so respectful. Like I appreciate y'all. But I just came off a season of me playing every game and averaging double figures in the league, which is very hard to do. And I'm I'm just getting started."