The New York Knicks exercised the $1.8 million team option on center Mitchell Robinson for next season, the team announced on Saturday.
The move maintained Knicks’ large cap space that can reach roughly $53 million entering Monday’s free agency depending on what they do with their free agents.
Robinson will become an unrestricted free agent next summer if the Knicks and his camp cannot agree on a contract extension until the end of next season. The 23-year old center is coming off a pair of serious injuries that limited him to a career-low 31 games last season.