New York Knicks
Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →
NYK carries $151M of tracked production (3rd of 30) against $370M of true cost, netting −$219M of surplus (28th of 30).
Karl-Anthony Towns carries −$79.3M of negative surplus on $171M across 3 years. It grades "immovable" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.
Weighted profile led by roster quality (92/100).
$151M of tracked production ranks 3rd of 30 tracked teams.
$185M committed at the second-apron tier — hard-capped and rigid.
−$219M of aggregate surplus ranks 28th of 30 tracked teams.
Blend of 92th-pct production now and 8th-pct surplus to build on.
59% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (heavy concentration).
0 positive-asset contracts plus constrained cap sheet.
NYK carries $151M of tracked production (3rd of 30) against $370M of true cost, netting −$219M of surplus (28th of 30). That profile reads win-now: an overall F-grade roster (38/100) whose defining trait is roster quality (92/100).
Miles McBride is the surplus engine: −$11.5M on $9.8M, 2.3 marginal wins of production.
Karl-Anthony Towns is the drag: −$79.3M under water on $171M still owed over 3 years.
Move off Karl-Anthony Towns's money
Karl-Anthony Towns carries −$79.3M of negative surplus on $171M across 3 years. It grades "immovable" — the front office's biggest lever is finding the exit before the term shortens the buyer pool further.
Strategic warning
Concentration risk: Karl-Anthony Towns's −$79.3M deal can swallow the flexibility the rest of the sheet creates.
This is BOW’s curated slice of New York Knicks’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.
AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.
| Player | Cap hit | AASV | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | $53.1M | −$79.3M | Albatross risk |
| OG Anunoby | $42.5M | −$50.3M | Albatross risk |
| Jalen Brunson | $34.9M | −$28.6M | Albatross risk |
| Mikal Bridges | $24.9M | −$27.0M | Albatross risk |
| Josh Hart | $20.0M | −$22.8M | Albatross risk |
| Miles McBride | $9.8M | −$11.5M | Albatross risk |