While owning no draft picks for the upcoming draft, the only improvements the New York Knicks can make will be through free agency. Only seven players are under contract for the 2016-2017 season. Four of the players are the 2016 starters (Robin Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, Jose Calderon, and Kristaps Porzingis), while the rest are Jerian Grant, Klye O’Quinn, and Tony Wroten.
The team is going to need to add eight other players for the 15 player roster limit. While Phil Jackson can offer a max contract to an elite player (Hassan Whiteside, Andre Drummond, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant, etc.