The Knicks won a title with Karl-Anthony Towns at center. Now they have to price him. He's owed $57.1 million this season and holds a $61.0 million player option for next year. A max extension runs about $276 million over four years. New York has reportedly offered around $200 million, and James Dolan has said the team will not cross the second apron. Five ways to write the deal and an interactive cap sheet...

Giannis to Miami. Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia. Kawhi back to Toronto. LaMelo to Minnesota. The 2026 offseason reset the map. Here are the 18 biggest moves, every trade, signing and extension, and what each one actually means.

18 moves · trades · max deals · extensions · verified

Minnesota traded for LaMelo Ball, sending Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first, three seconds and three pick swaps to Charlotte (ESPN). The Wolves now pair two 30%-usage guards: Anthony Edwards (30.9% usage, 61.7% TS) and LaMelo Ball (30.6% usage, 38.4% assist rate). That is 61.5% combined usage. That is basketball's hardest math. The fit case is real (a pure setup man beside a pure finisher), and so is the danger (two ball-dominant, below-average defenders who both live above the break). Here is exactly how it fits, and where it breaks.

61.5% combined usage · 18.7 backcourt 3PA/G · Edwards 61.7% TS · LaMelo 38.4% AST

The 2026 NBA Draft opened with AJ Dybantsa to the Washington Wizards at No. 1, headlining a freshman-heavy lottery. All 30 first-round picks are broken down below, with scouting reports, stats and every draft-night trade.

Picks 1–30 · 30 selections · June 23–24, 2026 · Barclays Center

More than 20 of these 30 second-round picks changed hands on draft night. Steals, stretch bigs and international stashes. Every pick analyzed, with all the trades.

Picks 31–60 · 30 selections · June 23–24, 2026 · Barclays Center

The New York Knicks are NBA champions. They beat San Antonio 4-1, closing it out on the road in Game 5, 94-90, for the franchise’s first title since 1973. Jalen Brunson took Finals MVP with 32.6 points a game and 45 in the clincher. They won it on defense, holding the Spurs to 102 a game after San Antonio had averaged 115.3 through the first three rounds.

Karl-Anthony Towns is shooting better in the playoffs than he did all season. Over 19 games he is at 55.1% from the field and 45.6% from three, up from 50.1% and 36.8% in the regular season. He has stopped settling. His paint share is up to 65.8%, and he has all but abandoned the mid-range. The blocks have more than doubled, 0.53 to 1.26 a game. The Knicks beat Atlanta 4-2 in Round 1 and swept Philadelphia 4-0 in the Conference Semifinals and swept Cleveland 4-0 in the Conference Finals.

Reg Season → Playoffs · FG 50.1% → 55.1% · 3PT 36.8% → 45.6% · Paint FG 58.1% → 60.2%

How the Knicks are smothering Tyrese Maxey. Across 4 games in the Conference Semifinals, Maxey is averaging 18.3 points on 15.8% from three. He averaged 28.3 PPG on 36.7% from deep in the regular season. New York has cut his three-point volume nearly in half (8.6 attempts per game in the regular season, just 4.8 now), forced 3.5 turnovers per game (up from 2.4), and built a point-of-attack rotation around Miles McBride and Mikal Bridges.

Reg Season → Series · 28.3 → 18.3 PPG · 3PT 36.7% → 15.8% · 3PA 8.6 → 4.8 · +/− +1.6 → -18.5

Victor Wembanyama has been the best defender in these playoffs, and it is not close. Over 22 games he is blocking 3.55 shots a night, up from 3.08 in the regular season, with a 12-block game against Minnesota on May 4 in the mix. His scoring is down a touch from the 25 a game he averaged in the regular season, and his shooting has held about steady. The story is everything he erases at the other end. San Antonio beat Portland 4-1 in Round 1 and beat Minnesota 4-2 in the Conference Semifinals and beat Oklahoma City 4-3 in the Conference Finals.

Reg Season → Playoffs · BPG 3.08 → 3.55 · FG 51.2% → 48.3% · 3PT 34.9% → 33.6%