Knicks Draft Picks
The Knicks' draft cupboard runs 2027 through 2032, and the Bridges trade shapes most of it. Brooklyn holds New York's first-round picks in 2027, 2029 and 2031, and the 2028 first is a swap with Brooklyn. The Knicks keep their own first-round picks in 2030 and 2032. The second round is where the stock sits: three picks in 2027 (their own, Washington's, and the third most favorable of Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana and Miami), and two in 2028, one of them conditional. In 2029 they hold the Phoenix and Sacramento second-round picks, in 2030 they hold Philadelphia's second, and in 2032 they hold two again, their own plus Dallas's. Their own second-round picks are owed out in 2028 to Detroit, in 2029 to Detroit or Chicago, in 2030 to Atlanta and in 2031 to Chicago, and their own second is back in hand in 2032.
For contracts, the salary cap and the second apron, see The Front Office.
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Draft stock 2027-2032 · what the Knicks own, what they owe, and what can still move
The first-round price of the Bridges trade still on this board is the three picks to Brooklyn plus the 2028 swap. The Wizards' top-eight protected first never conveyed; it converted into Washington's second-round picks in 2026 and 2027, and the 2027 second above is the last piece of it. Their own seconds are owed out in 2028 to Detroit, in 2029 to Detroit or Chicago, in 2030 to Atlanta and in 2031 to Chicago. Second-round counts are via RealGM and Fanspo; several future seconds are conditional or the less favorable of other teams' picks.
With three of the next five firsts in Brooklyn, the Knicks' asset game is seconds, the 2028 swap, expiring money and two-way mining. That is why a former 17th overall pick landing on a two-way for nothing was a real story, and it lives here now instead of dying in a tweet.
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Knicks Draft Picks by Year
Every year on the board, in plain text · first and second round
| Year | Round | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1st round | TO BKN | Bridges trade |
| 2028 | 1st round | SWAP | w/ Brooklyn |
| 2029 | 1st round | TO BKN | Bridges trade |
| 2030 | 1st round | OWN | Knicks pick |
| 2031 | 1st round | TO BKN | Bridges trade |
| 2032 | 1st round | OWN | Knicks pick |
| 2027 | 2nd round | 3 PICKS | incl. WAS 2nd |
| 2028 | 2nd round | 2 PICKS | one conditional |
| 2029 | 2nd round | 2 PICKS | incl. PHX + SAC |
| 2030 | 2nd round | 1 PICK | incl. PHI 2nd |
| 2031 | 2nd round | 0 | own to CHI |
| 2032 | 2nd round | 2 PICKS | incl. DAL 2nd |
Draft Picks Questions
Do the Knicks have their 2027 first-round pick?
No. The 2027 first-round pick goes to Brooklyn as part of the Bridges trade. The same is true in 2029 and 2031.
What is the 2028 first-round pick?
It is a swap with Brooklyn, and the Knicks keep the less favorable end of it. Together with the first-round picks Brooklyn holds in 2027, 2029 and 2031, it is the rest of the Bridges trade price on this board.
Where did the extra 2027 second-round picks come from?
Two came in. The Wizards' top-eight protected first never conveyed, so it converted into Washington's second-round picks in 2026 and 2027. The other extra pick is the third most favorable of Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana and Miami in 2027.
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