According to Chris Haynes, the Knicks tried to acquire New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi after losing Mitchell Robinson, but offers have been rejected multiple times. It was not stated what the Knicks may have given up in the deal,

The East has stronger teams today than a month ago, but despite all of the offseason chaos, the Knicks should still emerge as favorites.

If Dolan and the Knicks don’t change their stance on the second apron, they would need to shed salary, presumably by trading Pacome Dadiet, Tyler Kolek or Miles McBride, in order to make Robinson a solid offer.

New York has reportedly been trying to acquire Yves Missi from the Pelicans after losing Mitchell Robinson in free agency.

Most franchises spent the two days of the 2026 NBA Draft addressing their futures, but the New York Knicks instead emphasized their present. Knicks owner James Dolan made it clear during a recent radio interview that he doesn’t want his team in the second apron,

The Knicks started Round 2 of the NBA draft just like Round 1. They started the day with the Nos. 31, 47 and 55 picks. But they traded Nos. 31 and 55 to the Rockets in exchange for Nos. 39 and 52 along with a future Kings second-rounder,

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