2026 NBA Team Depth Chart: New York Knicks

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Functional size roles are inferred from each player’s height relative to the other four teammates in his five-man lineups. Listed positions are shown separately for traditional basketball context. A player’s functional size role does not necessarily indicate his offensive position or defensive matchup. On, Off, and Swing are raw team point differential per 48 minutes. WF RAPM is a first-pass adjusted plus-minus estimate that attempts to account for teammates and opponents.

Functional Center

Top role player: K. Towns · #18 / 57 · WF RAPM: +3.9 · Group avg: +2.5
League role avg: +2.0 · Starter avg: +3.2
Average
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
K. Towns
7-0 · C/PF Starter
75 75 31.0 2,322 +7.09 +6.83 +0.26 +3.9 #18 / 57
M. Robinson
7-0 · C Rotation
60 16 19.6 1,175 +7.52 +6.55 +0.97 +3.0 #25 / 57
A. Hukporti
7-0 · C Depth
54 5 9.2 498 +1.54 +9.92 -8.38 -3.2
T. Jemison III
6-10 · C Depth
13 0 6.3 82 -17.65 +10.53 -28.18 -7.9

Functional Big

Top role player: O. Anunoby · #5 / 57 · WF RAPM: +7.7 · Group avg: +5.4
League role avg: +1.9 · Starter avg: +2.2
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
O. Anunoby
6-7 · SF/PF Starter
67 67 33.2 2,224 +8.66 +2.11 +6.55 +7.7 #5 / 57
M. Diawara
6-9 · SF Rotation
69 7 9.2 634 +5.83 +6.52 -0.70 +2.3 #26 / 57
G. Yabusele
6-7 · C/PF Depth
41 0 8.9 366 0.00 +7.91 -7.91 -2.6

Forward / Big Wing

Top role player: Unranked · WF RAPM: 0.0 · Group avg: 0.0
League role avg: +0.7 · Starter avg: +1.3
Unranked
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
P. Dadiet
6-9 · SG Depth
29 0 4.7 136 -3.18 +8.75 -11.93 +0.2
J. Sochan
6-8 · PF Depth
16 0 6.9 111 +16.46 +10.74 +5.73 -9.7

Wing / Forward

Top role player: M. Bridges · #50 / 84 · WF RAPM: -0.4 · Group avg: -0.9
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +1.8
Weakness
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
M. Bridges
6-6 · SF/SG Starter
82 82 32.8 2,692 +5.80 +7.39 -1.60 -0.4 #50 / 84
K. McCullar Jr.
6-6 · SF Depth
21 0 7.4 155 -13.94 +4.89 -18.83 -8.8
T. Evbuomwan
6-8 · SF Fringe
5 0 1.5 8 -56.01 +11.37 -67.37 -5.3

Guard / Wing

Top role player: L. Shamet · #27 / 70 · WF RAPM: +1.8 · Group avg: +0.1
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +3.0
Concern
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
J. Hart
6-5 · SF/SG Starter
66 52 30.2 1,994 +5.27 +12.98 -7.71 +0.7 #33 / 70
J. Clarkson
6-5 · SG/PG Core Rotation
72 1 17.8 1,279 +4.09 +6.96 -2.87 -2.3 #51 / 70
L. Shamet
6-5 · SG Core Rotation
51 12 23.0 1,171 +8.44 +8.66 -0.22 +1.8 #27 / 70
D. Jones
6-5 · SF Depth
7 0 5.6 39 +7.31 +19.26 -11.95 +2.2

Functional Guard

Top role player: M. McBride · #2 / 80 · WF RAPM: +9.4 · Group avg: +5.6
League role avg: +0.9 · Starter avg: +2.6
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
J. Brunson
6-2 · PG/SG Starter
74 74 35.0 2,590 +6.10 +9.43 -3.34 +4.4 #19 / 80
M. McBride
6-2 · PG/SG Core Rotation
41 15 26.3 1,080 +9.82 -0.16 +9.98 +9.4 #2 / 80
T. Kolek
6-2 · PG Rotation
62 1 11.7 727 +6.87 +7.87 -1.00 +5.7 #13 / 80
J. Alvarado
6-0 · PG Rotation
28 3 16.9 474 +11.14 +7.07 +4.07 +3.2